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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Nisshin Maru is a sludge metal band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2018. Named controversially after the Japanese whaling ship, they deliver marine-weight sludge.
Nitimur in Vetitum is a death/doom/sludge metal band from Falun, Sweden, formed in 2021. Named after the Latin phrase meaning 'we strive for the forbidden,' the band crafts crushing extreme metal from the historic mining city of Dalarna.
Italian sludge and post-metal act formed in 2013, crafting expansive sonic landscapes through the fusion of crushing heaviness and atmospheric dynamics. Their approach bridges sludge metal's raw power with post-metal's contemplative scope.
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No God Only Teeth is a sludge, post-metal, and hardcore band from Hamburg, active since 2020. The band's provocative name matches their visceral blend of sludge heaviness and hardcore fury from northern Germany.
Twente sludge/stoner metal outfit formed in 2013, delivering crushing heaviness and fuzz-drenched grooves from the Overijssel region. Their anarchist-inflected name hints at the confrontational spirit behind their oppressive sonic weight.
Nocturnal Weed is a stoner/sludge/doom metal band from Ulm, active since 2019. The band delivers haze-drenched doom from the Danube city where Einstein was born.
Nodrāztie Zīmuļi is a sludge/stoner metal band from Riga, Latvia, formed in 2022. Their Latvian name adds local character to their heavy, groove-laden sound.
Noiserip is a sludge/stoner/doom metal act from Ylöjärvi, Finland, delivering crushing, extended compositions that merge the suffocating weight of doom with grinding sludge and stoner grooves. Their self-titled 2020 release channels raw, unfiltered heaviness across two sprawling tracks.
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