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Death/sludge metal act from Haderslev in southern Denmark, merging guttural death metal with sludge's swampy heaviness since 2021. Their maximally infernal name leaves no doubt about the dark, crushing intensity of their sound.
Doom and sludge metal band from Barcelona, Spain formed in 2012, with releases including Cabeza de Vaca and a contribution to October Dust, a Spanish tribute to Peter Steele. Their heavy, crushing sound pays homage to the titans of doom.
Experimental doom metal solo project from A Coruna, Galicia, Spain by M.S. of Arkaik Excruciation and Sudaria. Their 2022 album Sitra Ahra on Dying Sun Records blends traditional doom, drone, funeral doom, and sludge across four expansive tracks.
Avant-garde progressive sludge metal band from Espoo, Finland active since 2013, blending doom, drone, doomjazz, and progressive elements. Their 2025 album Inexorable Decay continues a catalog stretching back to Lost Light (2013) and False (2014).
Doom, sludge, and stoner metal band from London, England active since 2018. They bring crushing, psychedelic heaviness from the British capital.
Doom, drone, and sludge metal band from Helsinki, Finland active since 2012. They craft massive, low-frequency heaviness through drone-laden doom from the Finnish capital.
Doom, drone, and sludge metal project from Finland, active since 2013. They explore the heaviest, slowest extremes of metal through crushing drone-doom.
Exploring the depths of post-metal and sludge metal, this Polish outfit from Poznań has been refining their craft since 2023. Their sound hinges on Eyehategod-indebted misery channeled through crushing volume, delivered with unwavering intensity.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee's Eye on the Sky have been dealing in heavy sludge metal since 2018, channeling the Southern tradition of slow, suffocating heaviness. Their city — home to a scrappy underground scene outside Nashville's shadow — informs a sound that is unadorned, thick, and built to grind.
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