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Human Hate was a downtuned sludge doom hardcore trio from Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil, featuring Thales Gory on guitar, bass, and vocals alongside Davi on vocals and ET on drums. The band released the live EP Eternal Torture - Doomed and Live in August 2019, recorded at Sotão Estudio, before splitting up.
Sludge/doom metal band from Langenzenn, Germany, active since 2012. Their suffocating blend of sludge heaviness and doom metal weight delivers crushing compositions from the Franconian countryside.
Humanfly is a atmospheric sludge metal (early); progressive rock (later) band from Leeds, England, formed in 2003. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Sludge metal/crust band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2018. Their crushing fusion of sludge heaviness and crust punk aggression creates a nihilistic wall of sound from the German capital.
Rooted in Helsinki's underground, this psychedelic death/sludge metal project delivers crushing compositions with conviction since 2015. Their work explores the genre's heaviest territories through savage delivery.
New York's Hung take the melodic and progressive side of death metal seriously, building dense, shifting compositions since 2014 that reward repeated listens. Technically ambitious without losing sight of the riff.
Chicago's Hunters have been roaming the stoner-sludge terrain since 2011, combining hazy psychedelic drift with the kind of low-end punishment the Windy City's heavy underground specializes in. Thick, slow, and suffocating in the best sense.
Sludge/stoner metal band from Ghent, Belgium, active since 2012. Their heavy, groove-laden sound draws on the thick, fuzzy textures of stoner rock while anchoring everything in sludge metal's crushing weight.
Rising from Torquay in United Kingdom, this sludge metal/hardcore outfit harnesses furious power since 2025. Tight compositions and aggressive delivery characterize their particular approach.
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