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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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The Atlantic Albums (2019)
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Swedish experimental doom metal project formed in 2021, pushing doom metal into unconventional territory. Their diseased, fiery name captures the corroding, transformative character of their experimental approach.
Portuguese stoner/doom metal band from the Lisbon district, delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness since 2013. Their Portuguese name channels regional character through crushing stoner doom grooves.
Minnesota's Let It Breathe lace stoner rock's fuzz-drenched groove with genuine doom heaviness, a Mankato outfit that sounds like a blizzard rolling in off the prairie — slow, thick, and inevitable.
Turkish gothic/doom metal band from Izmir, crafting darkly beautiful compositions since 2013. Their flowing name channels the organic, graceful character of their gothic doom.
Richmond, Virginia's Letcher have been hauling stoner and doom metal out of the city's fertile heavy underground since 2006, their sound as weathered and slow-burning as the James River at dusk.
Spanish death/doom metal band from Salamanca, merging death metal's brutality with doom's crushing pace since 2018. Their name captures the heavy, slow-burning lethargy that defines their sound.
Named for a toxic lichen, Santa Cruz's Letharia weave atmospheric black metal and slow-burning doom into something as coastal and creeping as Pacific fog rolling over the Santa Cruz Mountains.
French ethereal doom metal project founded in 2002 by Carline Van Roos and Matthieu Sachs, specializing in atmospheric, dreamy heaviness. Their extensive catalog from 'Season of Raven Words' through various EPs blends ethereal vocal textures with crushing doom metal foundations.
Belgian sludge/doom band from Profondeville, crafting a heavy, torn atmosphere that oscillates between devastation and candor since 2016. Their extensive discography, including 'This Fall Shall Cease' and 'Acedia,' weaves darkness with beauty, rage, and melancholy.
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