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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Louisiana doom and sludge outfit from Port Allen drawing on the murky, oppressive atmosphere of the Gulf South, layering post-metal dynamics over crushed, tar-thick riffs.
Funeral doom and black metal project from Portugal, active since 2015. Carma crafts glacially slow, oppressive doom with black metal atmospherics.
Florida black/doom project formed in 2026 out of Palm Coast, channeling bleak, misanthropic atmosphere through the intersection of raw black metal and funeral-paced doom.
Brooklyn outfit pulling from doom, traditional heavy metal, and thrash to craft a sound that is equal parts crushing and driving, occupying a gritty crossroads between old-school weight and aggressive momentum.
Doom metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2012. They craft slow, crushing doom from the Finnish capital.
A nascent doom and sludge outfit from Albany drawing on the slow, crushing weight of funeral doom paired with the corrosive grit of sludge, named after the legendary Arthurian dagger.
Columbia, SC doom and sludge act channeling the swampy, southern-tinged heaviness that the region breeds naturally, building slow-crawling riffs into dense, oppressive walls of sound with a mythology-laced edge.
Bellingham doom and stoner act riding the Pacific Northwest's deep tradition of heavy, haze-filled riffing, crafting slow-burning, psychedelic passages that emphasize tone and mood over velocity.
Denton doom and drone project born in 2025, weaving slow, hypnotic tones into extended meditations on weight and desolation.
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