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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Swedish four-piece from Helsingborg crafting immersive post-metal and sludge, active since 2020 with releases including The Pandemic Sessions, Phantom Centre, and a 2025 self-titled album on These Hands Melt. Their extended compositions build from atmospheric tension to crushing heaviness, earning them spots at Sweden Rock Festival.
Doom/sludge metal band from Toulouse in southwestern France, formed in 2023 and delivering crushing, low-tuned heaviness from the Pink City. Their deliberately archaicized name adds a dark, medieval atmosphere to their modern sludge.
A product of Ukraine's battle-tested metal underground, this Chernihiv-based doom metal, sludge metal, and stoner metal act channels desert-baked tonality and psychedelic haze over lumbering rhythms. Active since 2019, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Dortmund-based sludge/death metal/grindcore outfit formed in 2018, delivering a filthy fusion of the heaviest extreme metal subgenres. Their confrontational name matches their uncompromising approach to sonic punishment.
Sludge/post-metal band from Zaragoza in Aragon, formed in 2017 and building massive, dynamic compositions. Their Kafka-referencing name hints at the existential unease underlying their heavy, atmospheric sound.
Lipetsk-based post-metal and sludge metal act, active since 2012 delivering glacial, punishment-dealing grooves wallowing in distortion. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Finnish band from Aanekoski that evolved from thrash/death metal origins in 2013 into progressive thrash/sludge territory. Their decade-plus journey reflects an ambitious artistic growth from straightforward aggression to complex, layered compositions.
Swiss doom-sludge outfit from Solothurn active from 2020 to 2025, whose self-titled LP and Dethroned Forever EP deliver crushing, slow-burning heaviness with tracks stretching past eight minutes. Their grinding, weighted production draws comparisons to Dopethrone and The Obsessed.
Crafting their sound since 2013, this Eindhoven Sludge Metal and Stoner Metal outfit delivers fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Their place within Holland's dense concentration of metal talent speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
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