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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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Doom/death metal project from England, formed in 2022. Their arboreal name frames a blend of doom metal's crushing weight with death metal's guttural intensity.
Norwegian band from the Arctic town of Sortland that evolved from death/doom metal into djent, active since 2018. Their stylistic shift reflects a move toward modern progressive heaviness from above the Arctic Circle.
Brazilian doom and stoner metal solo project, formed in 2023. The debut full-length Lucid Nightmare (September 12, 2023) runs eight tracks, including "Notes From Underground," "Smoking A Blunt In Darkness," and "Death Is My Only Flight." The release is self-described as exploring existential and psychological themes.
York, Nebraska's Ropewalker have been weaving together black metal, doom, and gothic metal since 2020, a combination that puts atmospheric desolation front and center. The gothic sensibility lends the project's doom and black metal a certain mournful elegance that's rare in either genre on its own.
Rorcal is a Geneva-based extreme metal band formed in 2007, blending doom, black metal, drone, and post-hardcore into a crushing, genre-defying sound. Signed to Hummus Records and supported by the City of Geneva and ProHelvetia (Swiss Arts Council), their discography includes Silence, Witch Coven, and Muladona.
Doom metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2022. Their prayer-bead name accompanies crushing, meditative doom from the Polish capital.
Multifaceted artist from Carlisle, England, whose career since 2004 has evolved from folk and acoustic music through folk/doom/psychedelic rock into full-bore drone and doom metal. This remarkable stylistic journey spans two decades and multiple genre worlds.
Doom/sludge metal/crust band from Vladivostok in Russia's Far East, formed in 2019. Their triple-genre approach delivers crushing heaviness from the Pacific coast city.
Death/doom metal band from Szeged, Hungary, active since 2019. Their Hungarian name, meaning 'decomposition' or 'rotting,' signals the putrid character of their death-doom from the Tisza river city.
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