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The Fear (2022)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Dial Tone (2022)
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Swedish doom metal and heavy metal act, active since 2025 delivering Sabbathian worship filtered through decades of underground evolution. Rooted in Sweden's legendary metal infrastructure, patience is rewarded with crushing, cathartic payoffs.
Bergen's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this doom metal unit is among them — wielding Sabbathian worship filtered through decades of underground evolution. Patience is rewarded with crushing, cathartic payoffs.
Black/doom metal project from Hanover, formed in 2016 and merging black metal's cold fury with doom's crushing weight. Their dual-genre approach creates a uniquely oppressive and atmospheric heaviness.
Death/doom metal band from Helsinki, active since 2011 and delivering crushing, cavernous heaviness. Their name's deliberate misspelling of "crypts" signals the subterranean, tomb-like atmosphere of their death-doom.
Active in Stockholm since 2019, this Swedish act forges Doom Metal and Sludge Metal built on Eyehategod-indebted misery channeled through crushing volume. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Trading in pure metallic intensity, this doom metal act from Venice traffics in glacial tempos and crushing, monolithic riffs. Since 2013, they've built a catalog that reflects Italy's underrated but thriving metal community.
Doom/death metal/grindcore band from Berlin, active since 2015 and merging three extreme styles into a volatile, genre-defying blend. Their provocative name matches the confrontational, boundary-pushing nature of their music.
Kuarup is a Brazilian sludge/doom metal trio formed in 2025 by current and former members of Nekkrofuneral, A Peste, and Omfalos — José Antônio Dai Hou (bass/vocals), Fabrício Cardoso (guitars), and Vinicius Rispoli (guitars). Their debut EP, A Dor é o Combustível da Mudança, was released on March 21, 2025, blending heavy sludge riffs with melodic lead passages and lyrics in Portuguese addressing colonialism, fascism, and late capitalism.
Heavy duo from Norwich featuring Jade Ashleigh Squires and Thom Longdin, blending doom, sludge, drone, and psychedelic elements since 2018 on Church Road Records. Their albums Here Lies Kulk, We Spare Nothing, and It Gets Worse build atmospheric, crushing compositions from a deceptively minimal two-piece setup.
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