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(0)

DK · active
(0) is a Danish extreme metal band operating in the space between death metal, doom metal, and post-metal. Signed to Napalm Records, the band layers crushing low-end riffs with atmospheric, expansive passages characteristic of the post-metal tradition. Their approach places them within a lineage of Scandinavian bands pushing the boundaries between heaviness and texture.
Death MetalDoom MetalPost-Metal

(waning)

Sacramento, CA, US · 2007–present · active
(waning) is a doom and post-metal band from Sacramento, California, active since 2007 with a catalog spanning eight releases. From the sparse beginnings of their 2007 self-titled EP through the expansive atmospherics of 2017's full-length "Still Hours," the band has steadily refined a sound rooted in glacial heaviness and brooding emotional weight. Their work occupies the space where crushing doom riffs dissolve into shimmering post-metal passages.
Black MetalDoom MetalPost-Metal

5ive

Boston, MA, US · 2000–present · active
Boston post-metal pioneers and one of the most respected instrumental heavy bands in American music. Their innovative approach to crushing, riff-centric heaviness without vocals helped define the post-metal genre alongside Isis and Pelican.
Post-Metal

A Constant Knowledge of Death

Worcester, MA, US · 2015–present · active
Worcester, Massachusetts hardcore punk and post-metal project. The existentialist name channels the ever-present awareness of mortality through heavy, boundary-crossing music from central Massachusetts.
Hardcore PunkPost-Metal

A Death by the Seaside

Philadelphia, PA, US · 2021–present · active
Philadelphia post-metal project whose name pairs mortality with the tranquil shore. Atmospheric heaviness that finds darkness in beauty.
Post-Metal

A Ghost in Rags

Freiburg im Breisgau, DE · 2018–present · active
Formed in Freiburg im Breisgau in 2018, A Ghost in Rags play instrumental post-metal that blends post-rock dynamics with doom heaviness, black metal riffing, and sludge undertow. Their debut album Akarano arrived in June 2022, followed by the announcement of their second full-length Solfatara for release in June 2025, both demonstrating the band's commitment to slow-unfolding, structure-defying compositions.
Doom MetalPost-MetalSludge Metal

A Storm of Light

Brooklyn, New York City, NY, US · 2007–present · active
Brooklyn post-metal project delivering atmospheric heaviness from New York City's creative epicenter. Cinematic, boundary-crossing music.
Post-Metal

Abandoned Cities

Örebro, SE · 2012–present · active
Abandoned Cities crafts post-metal from the Örebro and Stockholm corridor since 2012. Their urban-decay name drives over a decade of atmospheric compositions that explore the desolation of empty metropolitan spaces.
Post-Metal

Abraham

Lausanne, CH · 2011–present · active
Post-hardcore and sludge/post-metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, signed to Pelagic Records and known for dense, slow-burning compositions that blend doom, black metal, and post-rock dynamics. Their 2025 album "IDSUNGWÜSSÄ" has been described by fans as part of a conceptual trilogy, built around existential themes and a suffocating sonic intensity.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

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