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Lâmmia is a stoner/doom metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2018, pairing heavy and dense riff-driven instrumentation with bluesy female vocals. The band released their self-titled EP in 2018, which includes the track "Acid Trip," and has been featured in compilations spotlighting the Brazilian stoner and doom scene. Their sound draws on heavy psych and classic doom traditions while retaining a distinctly soulful sensibility.
Swiss stoner/doom metal band from Lausanne formed in 2022, delivering heavy, psychedelic doom across sprawling compositions. Their debut album 'Fala' features seven tracks of crushing, atmospheric stoner doom spanning 45 minutes.
German epic heavy/doom metal band from Chemnitz, formed in 2023 and crafting grandiose, slow-burning compositions. Their sound channels the epic tradition of doom metal through towering riffs and majestic atmosphere.
German project from Dresden that evolved from black metal origins in 2018 into ambient/drone/stoner/doom territory. Their genre-shifting approach spans the full spectrum from extreme metal hostility to meditative, atmospheric heaviness.
M.A.R.T.Y.R. is a doom/death metal band from Supraśl, Poland, formed in 1997. They craft crushing doom-death compositions steeped in oppressive heaviness.
M.O.O.N. is a doom/death metal band from İzmir, Turkey, formed in 2010. They craft crushing doom-death compositions steeped in oppressive heaviness.
Macabre Manifesto is a funeral doom and death metal band from Spain, formed in 2025. They craft crushing, glacially paced funeral doom layered with death metal brutality.
Macacos da Manchúria is a death/doom metal project from São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2021 by brothers Alexandre Paloschi (vocals, guitars, drum programming) and Henrique Paloschi (bass, guitars). The band's name is a tribute to victims of Unit 731, and their debut full-length "Bessa" (2022) — recorded, mixed, and mastered entirely by Alexandre Paloschi — was composed and produced in a home studio between August and December 2021.
Mace Head is a black/doom metal and crust band from Ostrava, Czech Republic, active since 2019 with a discography spanning demos, splits, and EPs including "Jötun" and "DAMÄLOG." Their sound fuses the raw nihilism of crust punk with the oppressive weight of black and doom metal.
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