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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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Zürich's Pagans bring a crossover intensity to Switzerland's thriving metal scene, blending thrash and death metal with a visceral live energy since 2014. Their sound channels the aggression of early Kreator through the Swiss precision that defines the country's musical output.
Progressive, doom, and post-metal band from Reading, England, formed in 2024, crafting dynamic compositions that traverse multiple heavy music territories. They blend progressive ambition with the weight of doom and post-metal.
Patriarchs in Black is a New Jersey doom and sludge metal band formed in 2021 by guitarist Dan Lorenzo (Hades, Vessel of Light) and drummer Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, A Pale Horse Named Death). Their debut album Reach for the Scars arrived in 2022, establishing a heavy, riff-centered sound indebted to classic doom and southern sludge, with subsequent releases including My Veneration and Visioning maintaining steady output. The band regularly features rotating guest vocalists and instrumentalists from across the heavy rock and metal worlds.
Sludge, stoner, and doom metal band from Esbjerg, Denmark, formed in 2020, delivering heavy, low-frequency punishment from the west coast of Jutland. They combine the weight of doom with the haze of stoner metal.
Progressive and melodic doom and death metal band from Patreksfjordur, Iceland, formed in 2022, crafting ambitious compositions from one of the most remote towns in the Westfjords. Their isolated location infuses their music with a unique desolation.
Stoner, sludge, drone, and doom metal turned electronic ambient project from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2015, evolving from crushing doom into atmospheric electronic territory. Their radical stylistic shift reflects restless creative exploration.
California's Peacepipe deals in the slow and heavy currency of stoner doom — hazy, fuzz-drenched riffs that drag like tar through desert heat.
Operating from the Essen-Bottrop corridor since 2011, Phobiatic brings surgical technical death metal precision to the Ruhr Valley's extreme scene. Their dual-city base in Germany's industrial core fuels a mechanistic approach to the genre's most demanding configurations.
Doom, industrial, and sludge metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2017, combining the crushing weight of doom with industrial textures and sludge heaviness. They bring working-class extremity to the Gothenburg underground.
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