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Desert Gatan is a stoner-sludge metal band from Brig, deep in the Swiss Alps, fusing heavy guitar riffs with psychedelic rock and progressive metal influences. Their albums 'Mental War' and 'Consume at High Volume' combine 1970s-inspired grooves with thick, crushing modern sludge.
Desert Icons is a Madrid-based sludge metal act active since 2011, crafting massive, distorted compositions inspired by the arid landscapes of central Spain. Their sound channels the desolation of the Castilian meseta into heavy, repetitive riffs that shimmer with heat-haze intensity.
Desert Smoker is a sludge/stoner/doom metal band from London, England, formed in 2017. They deliver desert-smoked heaviness across sludge, stoner, and doom.
Deshuesadero is a sludge metal and crust band from Mexico City, Mexico. The band has been active since at least 2015 and released their debut full-length, La agonía de los sin suerte, in 2017, followed by the EP Al Azif: El Murmullo de los Demonios in 2019. They have appeared on multiple splits with other underground Mexican acts.
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Knoxville's Desolate Anguish have been grinding through the Appalachian underground since 2011, fusing sludge's abrasive edge with doom's suffocating patience. Their music feels lived-in and weathered, shaped by years of slow-burning Southern heaviness.
Desomorphine plays stoner/sludge metal from Haarlem, formed in 2025 and named after the notoriously destructive street drug. Their corrosive chemical namesake matches a sound built on toxic, fuzz-drenched riffs and sludge metal's punishing heaviness.
Despeñaperros is a sludge metal/crust punk band from Bilbao, Spain, active since 2012. Named after the famous Spanish mountain pass, they deliver crushing sludge and crust from the Basque capital.
DevilsHarvest is a drone/doom/sludge metal band from Hagen, Germany, formed in 2024. They create massive, oppressive walls of droning doom and sludge.
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