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Abrams

Denver, CO, US · 2014–present · active
Abrams is a sludge and post-metal band from Denver, Colorado. Since their 2014 debut EP "February," the band has released three full-lengths of massive, emotionally charged heaviness, with their sound evolving from raw sludge into expansive post-metal territory across a decade-plus career.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Absent In Body

BE · 2017–present · active
Absent in Body is a Belgian post-metal supergroup formed in 2017 by Amenra guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove and vocalist Colin H. van Eeckhout alongside Neurosis vocalist Scott Kelly and former Sepultura drummer Iggor Cavalera. Their debut album Plague God, released in 2022 on Season of Mist, melds post-metal, drone, sludge, and EBM into five sprawling compositions that draw on each member's history in confrontational, ceremony-driven heavy music. The project is deliberately collaborative and sparse, functioning as a slow-moving, ritualistic extension of the members' respective primary bands.
DronePost-MetalSludge Metal

Abysslooker

Samara, RU · 2020–present · active
Abysslooker crafts doom and post-metal from Samara since 2020. Their name — one who gazes into the abyss — invokes the Nietzschean warning that drives their contemplative Volga-born heaviness.
Doom MetalPost-Metal

Ab·est

Göttingen, DE · 2012–present · active
Ab·est are a post-metal band from Göttingen, Germany, signed to Moment of Collapse Records, who have been building a substantial catalog since 2012. With releases spanning from their Demo MMXII through Molten Husk and Into a Mirrored Hall, they craft dense, layered post-metal that has earned them a dedicated following in the European underground.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Acher

Würzburg, DE · 2008–present · active
Acher are a black metal, doom, and post-metal band from Würzburg, Germany, active since 2008, who blur the boundaries between these heavy genres. Their multi-faceted approach reflects the creative restlessness of Franconia's underground scene, where traditional heaviness meets avant-garde experimentation.
Black MetalDoom MetalPost-Metal

Ad Undas

London, GB · 2011–present · active
Ad Undas has been crafting doom and post-metal from London since 2011, their Latin name meaning "to the waves" evoking the drowning heaviness of their compositions. Over a decade of atmospheric doom speaks to deep roots in the English capital's underground.
Doom MetalPost-Metal

Adliga

Minsk, BY · 2019–present · active
Adliga is a post-metal and doom metal band from Minsk, Belarus, whose name means "thaw" in Belarusian, with lyrics rooted in Belarusian literature, folklore, and poetry. Signed to Sliptrick Records, the band released the debut EP "Kali Paciače Nieba" (2020) and the full-length "Vobrazy," delivering a crestfallen blend of stripped-back doom filtered through a post-metal framework.
Doom MetalPost-Metal

Adora Nocturna

SE · 2018–present · active
Adora Nocturna creates post-metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2018. Their Latin-inflected name meaning 'worship the night' drives atmospheric compositions of nocturnal devotion.
Post-Metal

Adzes

Seattle, WA, US · 2020–present · active
Adzes is a sludge and post-metal band from Seattle. Their two full-lengths — "No One Wants To Speak About It" (2020) and "Inver" (2023) — layer massive sludge riffs over post-metal's atmospheric expansiveness, drawing from the Pacific Northwest's deep well of heavy, contemplative music.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

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