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Telepathy is an atmospheric sludge/post-metal band from Colchester, Essex, active since 2011, crafting heavy cinematic instrumental music that alternates between dreamlike passages and crushing sonic intensity. Their 2025 album 'Transmissions' continues their exploration of atmospheric depth across seven extended compositions spanning over 50 minutes.
Dallas heavy trio fusing drone, doom, post-rock, noise, grunge, and classic metal.
Ypres post-metal band Tephrosis blend progressive metal and atmospheric post-metal into cinematic, layered compositions they describe as 'thought-provoking.' Their 2018 full-length Reform, released via Dust & Bones Records, is the centerpiece of their catalog, joined by the Clouded Minds EP and the standalone release Abyss.
Terraform from Brighton craft doom and post-metal that reshapes sonic landscapes with the planet-engineering ambition their science-fiction name demands since 2013. Over a decade of world-building compositions from the Sussex coast has produced immersive, environmental heaviness.
The Big Gloom from Civitanova on the Adriatic coast deliver blackened sludge and post-metal since 2024. Their name captures the overwhelming darkness that pervades their crushing, atmospheric compositions.
The Covenant from Bilbao are one of Spain's longest-running doom and post-metal acts, active since 1991 in the Basque Country's industrial capital. Over three decades, they have evolved from pure doom into post-metal territory, making them genuine pioneers of the Spanish heavy underground.
The Eagle Signal from Aubagne near Marseille deliver post-metal infused with crust punk's raw energy since 2024. Their military-referencing name drives compositions that signal the charge from Provence's rugged Mediterranean coast.
The Ever Living is a post-metal band from London, formed in 2016. Their music builds from quiet, atmospheric passages into towering crescendos of heavy instrumentation, following the post-metal tradition of dynamic contrast and emotional intensity.
The Fathomless Deep is an avant-garde sludge/post-metal band from the Helsinki metropolitan area, formed in 2011. They push the boundaries of sludge and post-metal with avant-garde compositional approaches.
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