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Death of Giants plays death/doom/gothic metal from Oslo, formed in 2023 and channeling the fall of mythological titans into crushingly heavy, atmospherically rich compositions. Their name's epic scale matches music that moves between death metal's aggression, doom's weight, and gothic metal's dark elegance.
Death Rides a Horse is a doom/heavy metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2017. They ride through crushing doom and classic heavy metal from the Danish capital.
Death Shrines is a doom metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2025. The band channel the crushing weight and dark atmosphere of doom metal.
Death the Leveller is an epic doom metal and rock band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2017. Their releases include the self-titled debut, A Call to Men of Noble Blood, and the sophomore II, all channeling the grandeur and weight of epic doom.
Death Watch is a sludge/doom metal band from Aberdeen, Scotland, active since 2013. They keep death watch through crushing sludge and doom from the Granite City.
Austin's Death Will Tremble drag doom and sludge metal through the Texas heat until everything warps under the weight — slow, corrosive, and built to last. Active since 2016, they're a fixture in the city's heavier underground.
Deathbell is a doom metal band from Toulouse, France, formed in 2018. They toll crushing doom from the pink city of southwestern France.
Seattle's DeathCave crawl through sludge and doom metal with the slow inevitability of the city's grey winters — oppressive, feedback-drenched, and clearly in no hurry to let you surface. Active since 2019.
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