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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Sun Burial is a New York black/doom metal project formed in 2016, combining the desolate atmosphere of black metal with the glacial tempo and oppressive weight of doom.
Sun Crow is a doom metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2020, crafting slow and heavy sonic landscapes that draw on the Pacific Northwest's tradition of atmospheric, riff-driven heaviness.
Sun Decays channel doom/death metal from the Baltic port of Rostock, building ponderous compositions that explore stellar decay and cosmic entropy. Formed in 2023, they bring solar-themed devastation to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Sun God Ra is a Chicago, Illinois stoner/doom metal band formed in 2017, channeling ancient mythological imagery through sun-baked, fuzz-heavy riffs and hypnotic, slow-rolling grooves.
Sun in Shadows is a melodic death/doom metal band formed in 2019 whose location remains undisclosed, pairing the melancholic melody of death-doom with the emotive sweep of melodic death metal.
Sun Mantra is a stoner/doom metal band from Knoxville, Tennessee, formed in 2023, building meditative, fuzz-driven soundscapes that channel the repetitive pull of heavy riff worship.
Sun Mass is a stoner/doom metal band from Kansas City, Missouri, formed in 2023, delivering slow, ceremonial riff cycles that evoke a sense of ritual weight and sprawling, sun-bleached heaviness.
Sun of Grey is a doom/stoner metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado, formed in 2017, drawing on the high-altitude bleakness of the Front Range in their slow, fuzzed-out compositions.
Sun of the Dying craft doom/death metal from Madrid, building crushing compositions that explore the dying of the light. Active since 2017, they bring solar-decline themes to the Spanish capital's doom scene.
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