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Drawing equally from doom and traditional heavy metal, Los Angeles' King Raven have been crafting dark, riff-driven songs since 2014. Their sound carries a gothic weight without fully surrendering to doom's slowest tempos.
Edinburgh heavy/doom metal band with a substantial discography including Under the Mountain, Body of Light, and the album III. Their sound blends heavy metal's melodic power with doom metal's crushing weight, earning them a devoted following in the UK underground.
King Woman is the San Francisco project of vocalist and songwriter Kristina Esfandiari, originally conceived as a solo endeavor around 2009 and later expanded into a full band. Their 2017 Relapse Records debut Created in the Image of Suffering, preceded by the 2015 EP Doubt on The Flenser, merged crushing doom metal with the hazy textures of shoegaze, drawing critical comparisons to Swans and Chelsea Wolfe. The follow-up, Celestial Blues (2021, Relapse), deepened the band's exploration of trauma, religious disillusionment, and atmospheric weight.
Stockholm's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this doom metal and stoner metal unit is among them — wielding wah-soaked leads and bass-heavy grooves in the tradition of Kyuss and Sleep. Uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Straddling the line between doom metal and sludge metal, this Hungarian act fuses glacial, punishment-dealing grooves wallowing in distortion into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2023, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
The solo project of Kirk Windstein — guitarist and vocalist known for his work in Crowbar and Down — this New Orleans doom vehicle launched in 2020 as a deeply personal, dirge-laden outlet. Windstein's signature tone and Southern Gothic heaviness are unmistakable here, steeped in the grief and grit that define NOLA metal.
Doom and sludge metal band from the Styrian town of Weiz, formed in 2022 and delivering crushing, slow-burning heaviness. Their sound wallows in oppressive low-end weight and suffocating atmospheres.
Melodic black/doom/death metal band from the Aschaffenburg/Wurzburg area of Bavaria, active since 2008 and weaving three distinct metal styles into dark, atmospheric compositions. Their multi-genre approach creates a rich tapestry of melodic extremity and crushing weight.
Doom, sludge, and stoner metal band from Sweden's Östergötland province, formed in 2021. Their triple-threat approach layers doom metal's crushing weight, sludge's abrasive texture, and stoner metal's psychedelic groove.
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