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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Crushing Atmospheric Doom / Sludge Metal from Houston.
Midnight Tears is a doom and groove metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2019. They blend doom's crushing weight with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Midnight Worship formed in California in 2019 at the intersection of gothic and doom metal, crafting music that moves slowly and mourns loudly. Their sound is steeped in atmosphere — minor-key melodies, dirge-paced rhythms, and a romantic darkness that nods to the gothic metal tradition without being imitative.
A doom metal act from Gallarate near Milan, Midryasi has been crafting crushing, slow-paced compositions since 2009. The band channels the weight of Lombardy's industrial landscape into oppressive doom.
Midsund is a doom/sludge metal band from Amiens, France, formed in 2010. They channel crushing sludge-doom through abrasive riffs and oppressive weight.
Mighty Papal Dome Shape is a two-piece sludge and noise project from Gladbeck, Germany, formed in 2017. Their sound is built on pure amp worship and droning heaviness, conjuring evil tidings from the depths of an opium dream.
Lawrence, Kansas's Migrator work in the overlap between doom and post-metal, building slow-motion structures that expand and collapse over long stretches of time. Their sound is patient and atmospheric, the kind of music that feels shaped by the flat horizon and open sky of the Great Plains.
Miika Keskimäki is a one-man progressive, stoner, doom, and death metal project from Finland, active since 2016. The project spans an ambitious range of extreme metal styles from crushing doom to progressive complexity.
Mind Blast is a doom/gothic metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2022. They craft dark, atmospheric gothic doom layered with emotional depth.
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