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Actin' Up (2023)
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Green Man Rising (Demo) (2017)
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I Am the Void (Drumcorps Remix) (2024)
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Doom-stoner band from Umeå, active since 2013. Cosmic Overlord delivers lumbering, space-themed doom from northern Sweden.
Doom and stoner metal band from Heraklion, Crete, formed in 2014. They deliver thick, fuzz-laden doom-stoner from the Cretan capital.
Death metal project from Milan, formed in 2019. Cosmic Putrefaction has rapidly gained recognition for atmospheric, otherworldly death metal that channels Lovecraftian cosmic horror.
Charlotte, NC doom and stoner metal band that builds slow, towering walls of fuzz and feeds them through reverb-soaked amplifiers. They have a flair for the dramatic and the catastrophically heavy.
Doom and stoner metal band from Vaasa, Finland, formed in 2023. They deliver heavy, fuzz-laden doom-stoner from the Ostrobothnian coast.
Lyndon Station, WI doom and stoner metal band that sounds like they found something buried and forgotten in the Wisconsin countryside and turned it into riffs. Slow, heavy, and unhurried.
Maryland-area technical death and deathcore act that brings precision and ferocity to bear in equal measure. Their compositions are technically demanding without losing sight of sheer destructive power.
Cosmic Rover is a stoner metal trio from São Paulo, Brazil, formed by drummer and vocalist Edson Graseffi (formerly of Panzer), bassist Rodrigo Felix, and guitarist Xande Saraiva of Baranga. The band blends stoner rock, heavy metal, and southern rock influences, recording their albums live in the room to capture an organic 1970s feel. Their second full-length album, Heavy, was released in December 2021 via Abraxas Records.
Oswego, NY progressive death metal band that navigates complex song structures and shifting dynamics with a sure hand. Their music is both technically ambitious and genuinely heavy.
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