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A recently formed US doom/death outfit, Tortured Remains blend the dragging tempos and mournful weight of doom metal with the down-tuned brutality of death metal, working in the tradition of the genre's most sepulchral expressions.
Tortured Spirit from Münster have been crafting doom metal for over two decades since 2004, making them one of Westphalia's most enduring purveyors of slow, crushing heaviness. Their name captures the anguished spirit that animates their glacially paced compositions.
Bloomington, Indiana's Torturess weave together doom, sludge, and traditional heavy metal into a dense, riff-forward sound that recalls the crushing weight of Electric Wizard alongside the groove-driven swagger of '70s-influenced hard rock.
Washington State's Torvus began in the black/doom metal tradition before pivoting toward gothic metal in their later work, tracing a path from bleak atmospheric extremity to darker, melodic emotional textures.
Toscrew is a black/death/doom metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2008. They weave together elements of all three genres into a dark, multifaceted extreme metal sound.
Tosiro from České Budějovice traverse the boundaries between doom, sludge, post-metal, and post-hardcore, creating a genre-fluid heaviness that has evolved considerably since their 2008 formation. Their willingness to incorporate atmospheric post-metal textures alongside crushing sludge riffs makes them one of southern Bohemia's most versatile heavy acts.
Salem, Oregon's Total Darkness sink into the murk of death/doom metal, dragging riffs through oppressive tempos and graveyard atmospheres that suit the Pacific Northwest's brooding climate.
San Francisco's Totem approach doom metal through a psychedelic lens, layering hazy, reverb-soaked atmospheres over glacially slow riff progressions in a style that reflects the Bay Area's history of mind-expanding heavy music.
Toten Hex is a sludge/doom metal band from Oswestry on the Welsh border, active since 2017. Their Germanic name, meaning 'Death Hex,' suits their crushing approach to sludge and doom from the Shropshire borderlands.
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