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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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Twin Lords is a grindcore and sludge metal band from Ithaca, New York, formed in 2012, merging the short, brutal blasts of grindcore with the thick, lurching weight of sludge metal into a punishing hybrid sound.
Twin Mammoth is a sludge metal band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 2023, channeling the heavy, distortion-saturated sound of the Midwest underground into slow, crushing riff-driven compositions.
Twisted Dream is a Florida hardcore and sludge metal band formed in 2018, merging the intensity and aggression of hardcore punk with the slow, oppressive weight of sludge metal into a raw and volatile sound.
Two Minutes Hate is a sludge and stoner metal band from Rochester, New York, formed in 2022, channeling the dense, distortion-heavy sound of sludge metal alongside the grooving psychedelic undertones of stoner rock.
Two Tales of Woe is a doom and sludge metal band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2009. They combine doom's crushing weight with sludge's abrasive aggression in heavy, slow-burning compositions.
Two Tons is a doom and sludge metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, formed in 2025, emerging from a city with deep roots in underground heavy music to deliver slow, crushing compositions that draw equally from funeral doom and sludge traditions.
Tyrannosaurus Globi from Basel have been stacking sludge and stoner metal grooves since 2018, building their sound on low-tuned, fuzz-drenched riffs and mammoth rhythms. The band's name nods to a beloved Swiss children's character with tongue firmly in cheek, contrasting playful humor against their crushing sonic weight.
TyrantUsurper is a doom and sludge metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2020. They deliver massive, crushing heaviness combining the weight of doom with the abrasive texture of sludge.
Eisenach's Tønda deliver sludge/doom metal from the Thuringian city where Bach was born and Luther once hid in the Wartburg Castle. Since 2023, their crushing compositions have added a layer of modern heaviness to a town steeped in musical and religious history.
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