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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Monolith of Inhumanity (2012)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Krasnodar's Spitter pair sludge and doom metal from the Kuban capital since 2021. Their expectoration-themed name channels the visceral force of ejection into compositions of thick, corrosive southern Russian heaviness.
Kharkiv's Spleteniye merge doom, death, and gothic metal from the embattled eastern city since 2020. Their Russian name meaning "interweaving" channels the entanglement of disparate strands into compositions of triple-genre atmospheric complexity.
Spliff Witch is a doom, stoner, and sludge metal band from Anderson, South Carolina, formed in 2021, delivering hazy, heavy-riffed music steeped in the psychedelic fatigue and swamp-weight of the Southern sludge tradition.
Spliffripper is a doom and sludge metal band from Kalispell, Montana, formed in 2021, offering slow, crushing heaviness from the remote northern Rockies, where the isolation of the landscape matches the oppressive weight of the music.
Split Lung is a stoner, sludge, and doom metal band from Fresno, California, formed in 2015, specializing in heavy, slow-burning riffs and oppressive atmosphere within the Central Valley's underground heavy music scene.
Providence, Rhode Island outfit Sponch traffics in abrasive sludge and doom metal, blending crushing low-end riffs with noise-inflected textures since forming in 2017.
Groningen's Spooken craft doom metal with a Dutch name meaning "ghosts" since 2015. Their spectral name and northern Dutch origins channel the eeriness of the Groningen wetlands into haunting, ponderous compositions.
Derbyshire's Spore operate in the oppressive depths of doom and drone metal, creating glacially slow, monolithic soundscapes since 2019. Their music prioritizes texture and weight over melody or velocity.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama doom metal band Sqquat formed in 2022, adding a heavy, slow-burning presence to the Deep South's doom and heavy underground with oppressive, low-tempo riffs.
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