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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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Hamburg gothic/doom metal act weaving darkly romantic compositions since 2015. Their blend of gothic metal's theatrical melancholy with doom's crushing weight places them within a tradition that Hamburg's port-city gloom suits well.
A São Paulo trio grinding death, thrash, and doom into a single bleak weight, Obsessor channel themes of societal decay and depression through a rawly recorded, underground aesthetic. Their self-released demo material captures a band firmly rooted in the South American extreme metal tradition with no concession to polish.
San Diego's Obsidian Rite began in doom before gravitating toward black metal's harsher cold, and the tension between those two impulses gives their music its distinctive, brooding character. Formed in 2023, they're already building something that feels genuinely ominous.
Black/doom metal and crust crossover from France's Occitanie region, formed in 2022. Their three-genre approach merges black metal's hostility, doom metal's crushing weight, and crust punk's D-beat aggression.
Stoner/doom metal band from Rovaniemi, Finland — the city on the Arctic Circle — active since 2010 with a demo featuring tracks like Weedemon and Green Mind. Their heavy, riff-driven approach delivers stoner doom from one of the world's most northerly metal scenes.
Berlin doom/black metal act operating since 2010, pairing doom's glacial pacing with black metal's tonal bleakness. Over fifteen years in the German capital's vast underground, they have carved out a niche in the intersection of these two dark traditions.
Ocean of Grief from Athens crafts mournful death-doom metal that balances crushing heaviness with sorrowful melody, recalling the melancholic grandeur of early Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride. Their compositions unfold with patient, emotional weight, allowing grief-stricken atmospherics to permeate every note.
Gothic/doom/death metal band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2021. Their oceanic name frames their blend of gothic atmosphere, doom metal's weight, and death metal's intensity from the Eternal City.
Houston progressive doom/death metal with powerful clean vocals. Emotionally devastating heaviness.
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