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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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Liars & Thieves (2024)
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Doom and stoner metal band from Kingston upon Hull, England, active since 1993. With over three decades of activity, Cosmic Juggernaut are among the most enduring doom-stoner acts in Britain.
Cornwall, NY black metal act whose misanthropic aggression channels the bleakest strains of the genre. Their music is raw and uncompromising, built for darkness and isolation.
Doom-stoner band from Prešov, formed in 2023. Cosmic Lord delivers heavy, spacious doom and stoner grooves from eastern Slovakia.
Champaign, IL doom and stoner metal band that exhales enormous, fuzz-drenched riffs at a pace that borders on ceremonial. Their music is heavy in the way weather systems are heavy.
Stoner metal band from Dusseldorf, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver heavy, fuzz-drenched riffs and psychedelic grooves from the Rhine-Ruhr metropolis.
Maryville, TN black metal band that approaches the genre with cold conviction and an ear for raw, unfiltered atmosphere. Their music is grim and unrelenting, rooted in the darkness of the Appalachian South.
Stoner metal and hardcore punk band from Brussels, Belgium, formed in 2015, blending influences from Red Fang and Every Time I Die. Their releases including 'Systemic Failure' and 'Superlative Spacetime' deliver a heavy mix of stoner riffs with punk urgency.
Brutal death metal act from Slovenia, formed in 2026. Cosmic Monstrosity represents the newest wave of Slovenian death metal.
Doom metal act from Oss in North Brabant, active since 2010. Cosmic Nod delivers slow, spacious doom from the Dutch lowlands.
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