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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Valparaiso, Indiana doom and post-metal project with three releases since 2019. Their singles Lead the Blind and Paper Crown establish a melancholic, atmospheric heaviness rooted in Northwest Indiana's lakefront industrial landscape.
Arctic Sea Survivors are a Graz-based doom/post-metal band whose releases — including a self-titled record and a live album from Vienna's Viper Room — sit in the slow, expansive tradition of post-metal. Their music builds from sparse, atmospheric passages to heavy, sustained climaxes, using minimalist structures to conjure feelings of isolation and endurance.
Wilmington, North Carolina doom and post-metal project whose 2024 EP Thalassophobia explores the fear of deep water through crushing, atmospheric heaviness. Coastal Carolina dread rendered in slow, suffocating riffs.
Brownsville post-metal act from the southernmost tip of Texas, crafting atmospheric heaviness informed by the unique cultural crossroads of the Rio Grande Valley.
Rijeka's Asheraah craft immersive post-metal soundscapes from Croatia's principal port city, building compositions that ebb and flow between delicate atmospherics and crushing heaviness. Since 2013, they've been channelling the Adriatic's moody character into expansive sonic narratives.
Ashes of Nothing crafts death, doom, and post-metal from an undisclosed Slovenian location since 2009. Their nihilistic-remnant name drives nearly two decades of compositions that explore what remains after everything is consumed.
Askel channels post-metal and sludge from Helsinki since 2022, their Finnish name meaning "step" reflecting a measured, deliberate approach to atmospheric heaviness. The project navigates the space between crushing weight and ambient introspection.
Astralist weaves atmospheric black, doom, and post-metal from Cork since 2020, creating an expansive sonic palette from Ireland's cultural capital of the south. Their celestial name matches the vast, skyward-reaching quality of their multi-genre compositions.
Groveland, Massachusetts post-metal innovators whose self-titled 2019 album and earlier November EP blend shoegaze beauty with metal's power. Their ethereal approach has earned critical acclaim and a devoted following beyond the typical metal underground.
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