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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Philadelphia's High Reeper navigate the border between doom metal and hard rock with the ease of a band that doesn't feel the need to fully commit to either camp. Since 2017, they've written songs built for maximum riff payoff, borrowing from classic rock's instinct for the hook without softening their heaviness.
Stoner/doom metal band from Galicia, Spain, formed in 2025. Their heavy, fuzz-drenched sound channels the mystic, Celtic-tinged landscapes of northwestern Spain.
Doom metal band from Munster, Germany, formed in 2022. Their ponderous, crushing compositions deliver the monolithic weight and sorrow that defines the doom metal tradition.
Higher Council of Mars is a doom/drone/post-metal band from Blackpool, England, formed in 2007. They blend doom metal's crushing weight with post-metal's atmospheric dynamics.
Stoner/doom metal project from Dresden, Germany, formed in 2020. Their ritualistic sound merges the heavy psychedelia of stoner metal with the crushing weight of doom from the Saxon capital.
Speed metal act from Birmingham, active since 2013. Their systematic name matches precise, high-velocity compositions channeling the spirit of classic speed metal from the birthplace of heavy music.
Highwalker is a doom/stoner metal/rock band from Oulu, Finland, active since 2022 and delivering crushing, fuzz-laden heaviness where doom's oppressive weight meets stoner metal's hazy grooves. The project channels low-end power and psychedelic atmosphere.
Crossover thrash act from Järvenpää near Helsinki, active since 2011. Their sound blends aggressive thrash metal with crossover punk energy from the Finnish southern underground.
An established gothic/doom metal voice from Enschede, contributing to Netherlands's underground since 2016. Monolithic compositions and oppressive atmospheres define their crushing sound.
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