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Murder of Reality is a stoner and doom metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2014. They channel heavy, psychedelic doom through a stoner metal lens of haze-drenched riffs and hypnotic repetition.
Murdock deal in slow, heavy riffs steeped in a 1970s Black Sabbath–rooted stoner doom tradition, with a psychedelic edge that the band describes as exploring dark earth rather than outer space. Their 2021 EP "Entre Tigres e Lobos" showcases the quartet's knack for mood-saturated songwriting, and the track "Olhos Sinistros" — a lo-fi, crushing meditation on a bloodthirsty mythical creature — has become a fan favourite.
Named after the silent film director F.W. Murnau, this Morrison, Illinois outfit blends progressive ambition with the crushing weight of doom metal, crafting slow-burning compositions that reward patient listeners. Active since 2008, they occupy a thoughtful corner of the Midwest underground where atmosphere and dynamics take precedence over brute force.
Murtuma is an industrial black and doom metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2024. They merge industrial coldness with black and doom metal's oppressive darkness.
Musha is a psychedelic doom and stoner metal project from Cyprus, formed in 2020. Their sound explores the heavier, more lysergic end of the doom spectrum, layering thick fuzz and hypnotic repetition into a trance-inducing sonic weight.
Mushroom Caravan Overdrive is a psychedelic stoner/doom metal act from the Dalarna town of Leksand, active since 2019. The band channels the fungal, nomadic spirit of their sprawling name into heavily psychedelic doom.
Rockford, Illinois duo Mushroom Forager blend stoner fuzz with the glacial tempos of doom metal, conjuring earthy, psychedelic heaviness that feels rooted in the soil of the upper Midwest. Since 2015, they've carved out a niche in the Illinois underground where low-tuned riffs and hazy atmosphere converge.
Musta Kosmos is a doom and black metal band from Finland, formed in 2021. Their name meaning "Black Cosmos" captures their vast, nihilistic blend of doom and black metal.
Musta Risti is a heavy and doom metal band from Lahti, Finland, formed in 2013. Their Finnish name meaning "Black Cross" reflects their dark, weighty blend of heavy and doom metal.
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