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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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Oklahoma City's Los Hijos del Diablo have spent nearly two decades channeling the Devil's blues into smothering sludge and doom metal built for long, punishing nights.
Phoenix stoner/doom outfit Loserfur cook up a hazy, sun-baked misery that thrives in the desert heat, blending fuzz-heavy riffs with a loose, narcotic groove.
Los Angeles doom metal act Lost Breed returned in 2025 after years away, dragging their slow, suffocating heaviness back into the light with zero urgency and maximum weight.
German gothic/doom metal act from Ulm, formed in 2024 and weaving melancholic beauty into crushing heaviness. Their sound merges gothic metal's dark romanticism with doom metal's slow-burning, monolithic weight.
Belgian stoner/sludge/doom trio from Maaseik delivering thunderous, seismic doom since 2012. Their album 'Beyond The Astral Mind' layers sinister black metal strains over a crushing doom/sludge foundation, ranging from in-your-face heaviness to plaintive neofolk passages.
Greek psychedelic doom metal/rock band from Athens, delivering mind-expanding heaviness since 2015. Their name evokes the regal, transcendent quality of their psychedelic doom approach.
Fort Worth sludge trio that went on a long hiatus then reunited. Features a guest vocal from Craig Welsh of legendary Texas hardcore act Brutal Juice.
French atmospheric black/doom metal band from Paris, blending mournful atmosphere with crushing heaviness since 2019. Their name evokes the tragic, sacrificial romance that permeates their melancholic sound.
Polish psychedelic doom/stoner metal and rock band from Bydgoszcz, delivering mind-expanding heaviness since 2015. Named after the horror author, their sound channels cosmic dread through psychedelic doom grooves.
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