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Entraven

Leipzig, DE · 2024–present · active
Progressive black/post-metal project from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2024, pushing the boundaries of extreme metal through ambitious, atmospheric compositions. Their approach merges the intensity of black metal with the textural depth of post-metal and progressive structures.
Black MetalPost-MetalProgressive Metal

Epochal

Buenos Aires, AR · 2016–present · active
Epochal is a progressive/post-metal band from Buenos Aires founded in 2013 by guitarists Daniel Bermúdez and Gustavo Cirigliano. The band recorded their debut album Awakening in late 2015 and early 2016 with drummer Tulio Salvatierra, releasing it in 2016.
Post-MetalProgressive

Erebus

Ogden, UT, US · 2017–present · active
Rising from Ogden against the backdrop of Utah's Wasatch Mountains, this atmospheric doom/post-metal band stretches slow, heavy compositions across vast sonic terrain where despair and transcendence coexist.
Doom MetalPost-Metal

Ergo I Exist

Puyallup, WA, US · 2017–present · active
Puyallup, Washington sludge/post-metal band Ergo I Exist philosophize through feedback and slow-burn intensity, turning Pacific Northwest gloom into expansive, riff-laden meditations on consciousness and weight.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Errant

Chicago, IL, US · 2020–present · active
Chicago's Errant grafts the abrasion and cold fury of black metal onto post-metal's patience for expansive, emotionally textured compositions. Formed in 2020, the band channels the Midwest's long winters and urban density into music that is simultaneously claustrophobic and yearning.
Black MetalDeath MetalDoom MetalPost-Metal

Erroma

Astigarraga, ES · 2014–present · active
Post-metal and sludge band from Astigarraga in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2014. Their self-titled debut features four expansive tracks of heavy, atmospheric sludge, released on 180g transparent vinyl through Chaos666.
Post-MetalSludge Metal

Esche

CH · active
Esche is a Swiss ensemble from Bern operating at the intersection of chamber music and experimental composition, releasing their debut album Leiser Protest in 2016 and the follow-up Der Dichter Spricht in 2018. The project, led by pianist Luzius Schuler alongside violinist Laura Schuler and double bassist Lisa Hoppe, received recognition from Swiss national broadcaster SRF and international jazz press. While catalogued under post-metal in some directories, their primary mode is contemporary chamber jazz with somber, introspective textures.
Post-Metal

Escombro

Valencia, ES · 2022–present · active
Doom, post-metal, and sludge band formed remotely between Vigo and Valencia, Spain in 2022. Their self-titled debut was born from pure chance when guitar pedal demos became full songs, recorded entirely DIY with a Zoom H4n Pro.
Doom MetalPost-MetalSludge Metal

Eta Nearrum

Pruszcz Gdański, PL · 2014–present · active
Pruszcz Gdański/Gdańsk's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this post-metal and progressive metal unit is among them — wielding labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Post-MetalProgressive Metal

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