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X-ULL is a death/doom metal trio from Lodi, Italy, consisting of Samuele, Paolo, and Francesco. Their 2025 EP "Last Hope X-3" weaves apocalyptic narratives inspired by Richard Matheson's "I Am Legend" across five crushing tracks of slow, atmospheric death doom.
Xanathar is a black/doom metal project from Italy, formed in 2021 with releases including "Thunders over Waterdeep" and "Gold, Black and Crimson." Their fantasy-themed album titles and dark atmospheric compositions fuse the menace of black metal with the crushing weight of doom, channeling imagery drawn from epic and occult sources.
Xanthoma is a doom/death metal band from Manchester, England, formed in 2016. They merge the crushing weight of doom metal with the brutality of death metal, creating slow-burning, oppressive compositions rooted in Manchester's long tradition of heavy music.
Xaos Oblivion is a solo black/doom metal and ambient project from Walbrzych in Lower Silesia, Poland, active since 2004. Created by a vocalist also involved in Demonic Slaughter and Blaze Of Perdition, the project blends dark atmospheric metal with ambient soundscapes on releases like the remastered compilation "Rituals Of Ancient Wisdom."
Blackened doom metal project from France, formed in 2015. The band weaves together the oppressive heaviness of doom with black metal's bleak atmosphere, dwelling in the darkest corners of the French underground.
Doom/folk metal band from Istanbul, Turkey, formed in 2021 as a three-piece featuring Berk on vocals and guitar. Their discography spans five releases from "Oz" (2014) through "Kar Prensesi" (2021), blending Turkish folk sensibilities with crushing doom metal weight and lyrics exploring loss and existential reflection.
Formed in Norrköping, Sweden around 2006 by Thomas Sabbathi, Year of the Goat operate within the occult rock tradition, fusing proto-metal heaviness, psychedelic hard rock, and gothic doom with esoteric lyrical themes in the lineage of Blue Öyster Cult, Witchfinder General, and In Solitude. Their debut Angels' Necropolis (2012) established the template, and the subsequent albums The Unspeakable (2015) and Novis Orbis Terrarum Ordinis (2019) sustained critical recognition within heavy rock and doom circles. The 2025 album Trivia Goddess, released through Napalm Records, took the historically documented persecution of women by religious and patriarchal power as its conceptual framework.
Doom metal band from Liverpool, England, formed in 2019. The band channels crushing, slow-tempo heaviness in the tradition of classic British doom, building on the rich legacy of heavy music from the north of England.
Atmospheric doom/post-metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2020. The band crafts layered, melancholic soundscapes blending the crushing weight of doom with the expansive atmosphere of post-metal, exploring themes of sorrow and introspection.
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