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Providence, Rhode Island sludge metal band Howl formed in 2006 and signed to Relapse Records in 2009, releasing their debut EP that same year to positive reviews from Decibel Magazine. Their first full-length Full of Hell appeared in 2010, followed by Bloodlines (2013), produced by Zeus and reflecting years of touring alongside Saint Vitus, Kylesa, and Pentagram. The band occupies a well-worn but convincingly executed space between sludge, stoner doom, and Southern-tinged heavy rock.
Heavy metal and hard rock act from Diss in Norfolk, newly formed in 2025. Their cosmic name matches ambitious compositions channeling classic rock and metal from rural East Anglia.
Drawing from Porto's metal heritage, this sludge/post-metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2019. Energetic performances and committed songwriting define their approach.
Human Hate was a downtuned sludge doom hardcore trio from Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil, featuring Thales Gory on guitar, bass, and vocals alongside Davi on vocals and ET on drums. The band released the live EP Eternal Torture - Doomed and Live in August 2019, recorded at Sotão Estudio, before splitting up.
Sludge/doom metal band from Langenzenn, Germany, active since 2012. Their suffocating blend of sludge heaviness and doom metal weight delivers crushing compositions from the Franconian countryside.
Humanfly is a atmospheric sludge metal (early); progressive rock (later) band from Leeds, England, formed in 2003. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Sludge metal/crust band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2018. Their crushing fusion of sludge heaviness and crust punk aggression creates a nihilistic wall of sound from the German capital.
Rooted in Helsinki's underground, this psychedelic death/sludge metal project delivers crushing compositions with conviction since 2015. Their work explores the genre's heaviest territories through savage delivery.
New York's Hung take the melodic and progressive side of death metal seriously, building dense, shifting compositions since 2014 that reward repeated listens. Technically ambitious without losing sight of the riff.
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