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Silver Spring, Maryland doom metal outfit formed in 2018, drawing from the slow-moving, grief-laden tradition of the genre from the Washington D.C. suburb. Their sound favors crushing weight over speed, embracing the long-form misery that doom demands.
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Doom and sludge metal band from Yorkshire, England emerging in 2025. Named after the Old English word for a wild man of the woods, Wudwas channels primal heaviness through crushing doom and sludge.
Columbus, Ohio outfit Wurm Sun fuse the crawling weight of doom metal with the abrasive filth of sludge, conjuring a suffocating heaviness that feels born from the industrial grimness of the Midwest. Active since 2022, their sound prioritizes atmosphere and oppressive volume over speed.
Melodic death/doom metal band from Clermont-Ferrand, France emerging in 2025. Wurmian channels the volcanic landscape of the Auvergne into melancholic, crushing melodic death/doom.
Stoner and doom metal band from Manchester, England formed in 2019. Wvlf delivers heavy, groove-laden doom and stoner riffs from one of England's most prolific music cities.
Drone and doom metal duo from Liège, Belgium who describe their mission as writing "music for gods." Active since 2015 with releases like Exile to Beyn Neharot and āl bēlūti dārû, their conceptual works draw on ancient Mesopotamian and religious imagery, and they performed live at Roadburn Festival in 2023.
Heavy/doom metal and hard rock band from Skellefteå, Sweden. Wytch brings crushing heavy doom with a hard rock edge from the mining town of northern Västerbotten.
Tennessee's Wëëdkiller are a nascent stoner/doom act formed in 2026, crafting slow, hazy heaviness from the fertile Southern underground where heat and humidity seem to seep into every downtuned riff. Their name and sound together point toward a band comfortable wallowing in the slow burn.
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