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Providence, Rhode Island project formed in 2023 operating at the intersection of funeral doom and death metal, built around glacially slow tempos, crushing heaviness, and an overwhelming sense of desolation.
Voronezh's Suffer in Paradise craft funeral doom metal from the Black Earth region since 2016. Their oxymoronic name channels the agony hidden within supposed bliss into compositions of glacially paced, paradoxical heaviness.
Los Angeles funeral doom band formed in 2012, delivering the glacially slow tempos, cavernous low-end, and suffocating atmosphere that define the most desolate end of the doom spectrum.
Sutratma is a Santa Barbara, California funeral doom and death metal project formed in 2012, producing lengthy, oppressively slow compositions that dwell in dense atmospheres of grief and decay.
Svavelh practice funeral doom metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2019. Their sulfur-derived name channels the brimstone stench of the underworld into compositions of glacially paced, anonymous heaviness.
The Austrasian Goat from Metz craft funeral doom and black metal named after the medieval Frankish kingdom of Austrasia, which was centered on their Lorraine hometown since 2012. Over a decade of glacially paced compositions, they have channeled the ancient Merovingian legacy of northeastern France.
The Cold View is a German funeral doom metal project from Darmstadt, formed in 2012, with some claiming they play "the world's slowest funeral doom." Their extensive catalog — including "Weeping Winter," "Wires of Woe, Ways of Waste," and splits with Abysmal Growls of Despair — explores glacially paced, crushingly heavy doom.
The Drake Equation from Angers craft funeral doom metal named after the probabilistic formula for estimating extraterrestrial civilizations since 2013. Over a decade of cosmically-paced doom from the Maine-et-Loire capital, they have explored the universe's vast emptiness at a glacial tempo.
Symphonic/funeral doom metal from San Antonio.
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