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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Five-piece deathdoom outfit from Sofia, Bulgaria, formed in the winter of 2012, blending death doom and black metal into crushing atmospheric darkness. Their discography includes a 2017 split LP with Whitehorse released through Berlin's Vendetta Records, mastered by renowned engineer James Plotkin.
Doom and death metal band from Lyon, France, named after the sacred cobra symbol of ancient Egypt, active since 2016. Their sound combines the crushing weight of doom with death metal's aggression, channeled through ancient mythological themes.
Urania is a doom/death metal project from Portugal, active since 2019 and trafficking in the slow, crushing weight characteristic of the genre. The project explores heavy, atmospheric territory at the intersection of doom and death metal.
Uray is a doom/post-metal band from Moscow, Russia, blending black metal, doom, hardcore, and neocrust through thematic storytelling that explores maritime tragedy, historical warfare, and existential darkness. Their 2015 debut Part 1 EP was recorded and mixed at YourWay Records in Moscow.
Solo funeral doom project from the Bavarian Alps paying tribute to old Bavarian folklore and tradition, heavily influenced by the surrounding Alpine environment and culture. Their 2021 Demo I, released through Church of Eradication, blends funeral doom with black metal and dark ambient across two extended compositions.
Portland, Oregon's Urchin have been at it since 2001, fusing doom metal's crushing density with post-metal's more expansive, atmospheric tendencies over more than two decades. One of the longer-running acts in the Pacific Northwest heavy underground, they bring weathered depth to every release.
Richmond, Virginia's Urisk are among the more recent additions to their city's fertile doom and stoner metal scene, formed in 2024. Drawing on the Southern-inflected stoner doom tradition, they bring Virginia's blue-collar heaviness to a genre well-suited to it.
Black and doom metal project from Milan, Italy, active since 2022. Their sound merges the atmospheric coldness of black metal with doom metal's crushing weight from Italy's industrial capital.
Funeral doom metal project from Banagher in County Offaly, Ireland, active since 2019. Their glacially slow compositions evoke the ancient burial grounds referenced in their name, channeling crushing heaviness from the Irish midlands.
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