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Irrational Pull (2020)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Featured Metalcore Album
The Powerless Rise (2010)
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Denver's Harboured emerged in 2020 weaving atmospheric black metal into post-metal expansiveness, their sound as high and cold as the Rocky Mountain backdrop that defines the city they call home.
Salt Lake City's Harvest of Ash bend doom and post-metal into something expansive and unhurried, with the wide-open quality of Utah's landscape seemingly built into their sound. Since 2020, they've occupied the contemplative, atmosphere-heavy end of the spectrum.
Haze of Summer is a melodic black/post-metal band from Podolsk, Russia, formed in 2017. They craft atmospheric melodic black metal with sweeping melodies and emotional depth.
Boston's Head in Hand navigate the slow-motion grief of sludge/doom/post-metal, crafting music that moves at the pace of catastrophe and carries the weight to match. Since 2020 they've contributed to a New England extreme scene that has increasingly embraced heavy, meditative forms.
Spawned in Saint Petersburg's underground, this sludge/doom/post-metal outfit channels russian ferocity since 2020. Monolithic compositions and oppressive atmospheres define their crushing sound.
Hedmark is a post-metal band from Norway, formed in 2025. They craft atmospheric, dynamic post-metal compositions.
Cold sludge/black/post-metal project from Poznań, carving a path through Poland's underground since 2014. Icy melodies interwoven with blast-beaten fury characterize their output.
From Koper in Slovenia, this progressive/post-metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2021. Their work contributes a distinctive voice to their regional underground scene.
Sludge/post-metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2022. Their massive, atmospheric sound merges the crushing weight of sludge with the expansive dynamics of post-metal.
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