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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Post-metal-sludge act from Glazov in the Udmurt Republic, formed in 2025. Charity Unit delivers atmospheric heaviness from the remote Ural region.
Doom and sludge metal trio from Neuchatel, Switzerland, formed in 2014 as a duet by Thierry and Arnaud. Their releases like Kind Of Savagery embody a stripped-down approach centered on crushing heaviness.
Atmospheric sludge metal and post-rock quartet from the Waasland region of Belgium, active since 2014. Their debut 'Dageraad,' recorded in the woods of Daknam and released through Consouling Sounds, blends ambient textures with crushing doom and drone.
Indiana's Charybdis forge a hybrid of death metal, groove, and hardcore that refuses easy categorization, with the visceral directness of punk bleeding into extreme metal's more crushing textures. Their sound has a blunt, functional brutality that suits the unpretentious character of the Midwestern underground.
Dallas sludge metal outfit Cheap Pipe drags down-tuned riffs through thick, tar-coated grooves with the oppressive patience that defines the genre's southern American strain. Their sound is heavy in the way that Texas heat is heavy — inescapable and grinding.
Doom and sludge metal band from Bournemouth, England, formed in 2015. They deliver crushing doom-sludge from the Dorset coast.
Buffalo's Chelseigh channels the oppressive weight of doom and sludge metal through a haze of distortion and slow-burning riffs. The band taps into the Northeast's tradition of heavy, emotionally crushing music.
Philadelphia's Chemical God trudges through the murky intersection of doom, sludge, and stoner metal with monolithic, fuzz-soaked riffs and a hypnotic low-end rumble. Their music worships at the altar of heaviness.
Vicksburg, Mississippi's Chief City drags doom and sludge metal through the humid, oppressive atmosphere of the Deep South. Their slow, heavy sound carries the weight of the region's history and geography.
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