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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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Richmond, Virginia's Letcher have been hauling stoner and doom metal out of the city's fertile heavy underground since 2006, their sound as weathered and slow-burning as the James River at dusk.
Spanish death/doom metal band from Salamanca, merging death metal's brutality with doom's crushing pace since 2018. Their name captures the heavy, slow-burning lethargy that defines their sound.
Named for a toxic lichen, Santa Cruz's Letharia weave atmospheric black metal and slow-burning doom into something as coastal and creeping as Pacific fog rolling over the Santa Cruz Mountains.
French ethereal doom metal project founded in 2002 by Carline Van Roos and Matthieu Sachs, specializing in atmospheric, dreamy heaviness. Their extensive catalog from 'Season of Raven Words' through various EPs blends ethereal vocal textures with crushing doom metal foundations.
Belgian sludge/doom band from Profondeville, crafting a heavy, torn atmosphere that oscillates between devastation and candor since 2016. Their extensive discography, including 'This Fall Shall Cease' and 'Acedia,' weaves darkness with beauty, rage, and melancholy.
German stoner/doom metal band from Passau, delivering colossal heaviness since 2019 with releases including 'King in Yellow' and 'Colossal War.' Their doom-oriented approach channels crushing riffs and atmospheric weight through a dark, ritualistic lens.
Hungarian doom/black metal band from Szeged, formed in 2020 and merging doom's crushing weight with black metal's atmospheric hostility. Their zodiac name signals the balanced duality of their genre fusion.
German doom/melodic death metal band from Frankfurt, formed in 2021, blending doom's crushing weight with melodeath's harmonic sophistication. Their hybrid approach bridges the gap between slow-burning heaviness and melodic intensity.
German funeral doom metal project from Dinkelsbuhl, founded in 2021 by Benjamin Hampel and debuting with the 2025 album 'Lindisfarne.' The three-track release features glacially-paced compositions with both harsh and clean vocals across fifteen minutes of crushing funeral doom.
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