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Doom and sludge metal band from Liverpool, England, active since 2013. Coltsblood craft crushing, filthy doom-sludge from the Merseyside underground.
Milwaukee black metal act Columbarium conjure cold, atmospheric darkness from the shores of Lake Michigan. Their music is austere and ritualistic, dwelling in shadows rarely lit by the Upper Midwest sun.
Metalcore and groove metal band from Weyer, Austria, formed in 2017. Their album 'Strains in a Hollow Man' blends melodic metalcore with groove-driven heaviness across six tracks of technically proficient modern metal.
Charlotte, NC's Columns grind through death metal with a ferocity and economy that leaves little room to breathe. Short bursts of controlled violence are their calling card in the Carolina underground.
Colônia Cratera is a progressive metal and hard rock band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2017 and named after the ancient meteor crater located in the city's southern outskirts. The band describes their sound as "rock progressivo espacial" (progressive space rock), blending heavy, stoner, and space-influenced elements, with releases including "Flecha e Destino" (2017) and "Templo e Abismo" (2019).
Black metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2009. They channel dark intensity through atmospheric black metal from the German capital.
Progressive death metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2024. They merge progressive complexity with death metal intensity.
Oslo stoner metal and rock duo launched in 2023, delivering fuzz-drenched riffs and heavy grooves from Norway's capital. Their downtempo heaviness channels the hypnotic repetition central to the stoner genre.
Westerly, Rhode Island's Coma Hole bring a heavy dose of stoner doom to the small New England scene, lumbering through molasses-thick riffs with a baked, meditative quality. Their sound is slow, heavy, and pleasantly disorienting.
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