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Heavy duo from Norwich featuring Jade Ashleigh Squires and Thom Longdin, blending doom, sludge, drone, and psychedelic elements since 2018 on Church Road Records. Their albums Here Lies Kulk, We Spare Nothing, and It Gets Worse build atmospheric, crushing compositions from a deceptively minimal two-piece setup.
Moscow sludge and post-metal band blending dark hardcore, neocrust, and screamo elements, active since 2013. Their 2017 album Смирение (Humility) was recorded at Pentagram House studio in Moscow and released through Towner Records, delivering five tracks of aggressive, atmospheric post-metal.
Progressive doom/sludge metal band from London, active since 2011 and navigating the boundary between progressive composition and the crushing weight of doom and sludge metal. Their sound balances intricate arrangements with monolithic heaviness.
Death'n'roll/sludge metal/crust punk band from Tartu, Estonia, formed in 2019 and fusing three distinct styles into a grimy, high-energy blend. Their Estonian-language project name adds local character to their genre-crossing approach.
Sheffield duo creating what they call "hypnotic/hallucinogenic heavy metal" since 2014, with a catalog spanning releases like Born of Obsidian, Of Amber and Sand, and a three-way split with Conan and Granule. Their sound fuses doom, sludge, and psychedelia into a trance-inducing wall of heaviness.
Progressive sludge metal/post-hardcore band from Jyvaskyla, active since 2011 and pushing heavy music into ambitious, structurally complex territory. Their Japanese-derived name adds an Eastern cultural dimension to their Finnish progressive sludge.
Sludge/groove metal band from Kolding in southern Denmark, formed in 2020 and delivering thick, rhythmically heavy compositions. Their Danish name meaning "strangled" or "choked" reflects the suffocating weight of their sound.
When Kvelja emerged in 2022 from Reykjavík, they brought with them a sound rooted in sludge metal — all Southern-fried heaviness with hardcore punk's confrontational energy. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Stoner/sludge metal/hardcore band from Logrono in La Rioja, formed in 2022 and delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness from Spain's premier wine region. Their Norwegian-derived name meaning "mill" adds a Nordic edge to their Iberian sludge.
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