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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Brighton's Old Mayor drags doom and sludge metal through the gutter with punishing, down-tuned heaviness and a confrontational attitude. Their crushing riffs and abrasive vocal delivery create an oppressive sonic experience that trades melody for raw power.
Houston's Old Skull deliver sludge metal with the swampy, humid weight of the Gulf Coast baked into every riff. Since 2020, they've embraced the slow crush of the genre's heaviest tendencies, building songs around punishment and perseverance.
Berlin sludge/stoner/doom metal act delivering triple-layered heaviness since 2021. Named after the largest volcano in the solar system, their sound aspires to similarly colossal proportions through low-tuned, feedback-drenched compositions.
Turin industrial/sludge metal act active since 2017, welding mechanical rhythms to corrosive sludge from Italy's former automotive capital. Their factory-city origins provide a fitting context for music that sounds like heavy machinery grinding against itself.
Little Rock's Omnibane drag sludge metal's slow, suffocating weight into hardcore's more volatile territory, building something that's both brutally heavy and shot through with urgency. Formed in 2019, they're Arkansas's own contribution to the South's ongoing sludge/hardcore conversation.
Stuttgart atmospheric sludge metal act active since 2009, sculpting slow-burning, texturally rich compositions over fifteen years. Their French-inflected name -- meaning 'spherical wave' -- hints at the enveloping, immersive quality of their sludge.
Novosibirsk sludge/doom metal act formed in 2021, delivering corrosive heaviness from Siberia's largest city. Their ironic, cheerful name stands in stark contrast to the oppressive weight of their sludge-doom compositions.
Khmelnytskyi sludge/post-metal act from western Ukraine, active since 2016. Their fusion of sludge's corrosive weight with post-metal's atmospheric dynamics reflects the resilience and creativity of Ukraine's underground metal scene.
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