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Hailing from Taunton in United Kingdom, this sludge/stoner metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2021. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
Huvala is a one-person stoner and sludge metal project from Bahia, Brazil, formed in 2017 under the sole hand of the musician known as Putrefactus, who handles all instruments, vocals, and mixing. The debut release Sirens of Souls (September 2017) consists of two lengthy, atmosphere-heavy tracks — "The Oathbreaker" (11 minutes) and "Sepulcher of the Bride" (9 minutes) — drawing from doom, atmospheric black metal, and sludge. The project's name is a stylized play on the geological term uvala, with the added H described by the artist as purely aesthetic.
Death/sludge metal and hardcore band from Bielefeld, Germany, active since 2015. Their crushing crossover merges the brutality of death metal with sludge heaviness and hardcore punk intensity.
Hvöya is a black/sludge metal act from Moscow, Russia, active since 2013 and fusing black metal aggression with punk-influenced rawness and energy. The project bridges extreme metal and underground punk traditions.
HxDxYxF is a sludge metal/crust punk band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2025 and delivering crushing, suffocating heaviness from the low end. The project channels the abrasive, punishing weight of sludge metal.
Kansas City, Missouri stoner and sludge metal trio Hyborian formed in 2015, drawing their name and lyrical framework from Robert E. Howard's Hyborian Age mythology. Their debut Hyborian Vol. I appeared on Season of Mist in 2017, followed by Vol. II in 2020, both records reflecting the influence of High on Fire, Mastodon, and Baroness in their dense, riff-driven approach. The band tours extensively in the American Midwest and Southeast, building their reputation through relentless live activity.
Salt Lake City's Hyde Park blend stoner, sludge, and doom into something ponderous and psychedelic since 2021, the high-altitude desert setting lending their sound an arid, expansive quality. Fuzz-drenched and unhurried.
Fresno's Hymns to the Stone move at the pace of sediment, layering stoner fuzz, sludge grime, and doom weight into slow-burning rituals of sound. Since 2014, they've treated heaviness as a meditative practice rather than a competition.
Hyper Talbot is a doom/stoner/sludge metal band from Algeciras, Spain, active since 2014 and delivering crushing, fuzz-laden heaviness where doom's oppressive weight meets stoner metal's hazy grooves. The project channels low-end power and psychedelic atmosphere.
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