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Stoner/doom metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2011. Their long-running project delivers riff-heavy stoner doom from the Eternal City.
Otep was a Los Angeles nu-metal and alternative metal band formed in November 2000, led throughout its existence by vocalist and poet Otep Shamaya. After being selected by Sharon Osbourne for Ozzfest 2001 and signed to Capitol Records without a demo, the band released two Capitol albums — Sevas Tra (2002) and House of Secrets (2004) — followed by five more through Victory Records and Napalm Records, with the final album The God Slayer appearing in 2023 via Cleopatra Records. Shamaya announced her retirement from music in November 2024, ending the band after a twenty-four-year run.
Tampa's Othalan take the ancient rune at their core seriously, fusing pagan metal's folk-infused grandeur with the raw cold of black metal in a city better known for death metal extremity. Since 2013, they've stood apart from Florida's scene with a distinctly Northern spiritual character.
From the weathered port city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Other Beings conjure suffocating drone-doom and sludge that feels dredged up from the Atlantic floor — slow, monolithic, and relentlessly heavy. Formed in 2012, they operate at the intersection of patience and punishment.
Molfetta viking/death metal act from Puglia, active since 2020. Their fusion of Norse-themed viking metal with death metal intensity from a Mediterranean port town creates an appealing tension between Nordic mythology and southern Italian heat.
Otherside brings Marseille's gritty energy to a groove-thrash hybrid that favors pit-ready riffs and muscular rhythmic patterns. Their straightforward, high-energy approach channels the aggression of Pantera and Machine Head.
Las Vegas hard rock outfit Otherwise, built around the Basham brothers Adrian and Ryan, have forged a muscular yet melodic sound that splits the difference between modern hard rock and post-grunge. Their breakout single 'Soldiers' from the 2012 debut 'True Love Never Dies' earned significant radio play, while subsequent albums have demonstrated consistent growth in their arena-ready songwriting. Grinding it out through relentless touring and independent releases, Otherwise embody the DIY spirit of Sin City's rock underground.
Othuyeg is a death metal band from Córdoba, Argentina, formed in 2017 by guitarists John Long and Syd Xöxō, vocalist Leonardo, bassist Facha, and drummer George Corpsefucker. After a self-titled demo and the "II" EP (2018), the band released their debut full-length "The Doom Walker" in February 2020, a blackened and dissonant death metal record noted for its gritty production and unconventional vocals. They continued with the "Inanis Imago" EP in November 2024, extending their exploration of technical, dissonant extreme metal.
Thunderous Progressive Sludge / Stoner Metal out of Texas.
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