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Los Angeles-based Dowager has been building doom and sludge monoliths since 2014, a fitting project for a city where everything from the traffic to the smog seems to move at a funeral pace. Their sound carries the sprawling, oppressive weight of L.A.'s vastness — slow tempos, massive guitar tones, and a sludge-influenced abrasion that keeps the prettiness of doom metal from becoming comfortable. There's a distinctly urban ugliness to their sound, music made in and for a city that grinds people down.
Down End Rest is a sludge metal act from Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland, active since 2009 and delivering heavy, low-tuned compositions that grind forward with the relentless momentum of a glacier. Their name's finality — down, end, rest — mirrors the slow-motion inevitability of their crushing sound.
Down on Knees I'm Weak is a sludge metal band from the Leipzig/Chemnitz area of Germany, active since 2008. They deliver crushing sludge metal with a visceral, self-deprecating intensity.
Downfall of Gaia is an atmospheric sludge/post-black metal/crust band from Hanover, Germany, active since 2010. They are one of Germany's most acclaimed bands in the post-black and atmospheric sludge metal sphere, crafting immersive, emotionally devastating soundscapes.
Downhill is a post-metal and sludge metal band from Minsk, Belarus, one of the country's longest-running heavy acts with roots stretching back to 2001. Their approach layers crushing sludge riffs with the expansive dynamics and atmospheric build-ups characteristic of post-metal.
Downward Spiral is a sludge metal and hardcore band from London, active since 2009. The band fuse the crushing weight of sludge metal with hardcore punk intensity in their abrasive, heavy output.
Doxmo is a doom/sludge metal band from Mexico City, Mexico. The band released the EP "Desde el privilegio" in 2017, their only release listed on Metal Archives. Their Bandcamp page operates in Mexican pesos and links to their Facebook presence as Doxmo Band.
Dragged is a sludge/doom metal band from Germany, formed in 2020. They create heavy, oppressive sludge and doom metal.
Drainland is a sludge, doom metal, and crust band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2006. With nearly two decades of activity, the band are veterans of the Irish sludge and crust punk underground.
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