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Sleepforest craft doom and groove metal from Madrid, building heavy compositions that evoke wandering through darkened woodland. Active since 2018, they bring forest-dwelling heaviness to the Spanish capital's doom scene.
Born from a Craigslist ad in 2010 as an instrumental post-rock project. Evolved into atmospheric post-black metal before disbanding in 2021.
Sleeping Giant formed in Redlands, California in 2006 by members of Christian metalcore act xDeathstarx, establishing themselves as one of the most prominent acts in the intersection of extreme metal and evangelical Christianity. The band released five studio albums between 2007 and 2017, including Sons of Thunder (2009) and Kingdom Days in an Evil Age (2011), consistently integrating direct worship themes into their aggressive metalcore instrumentation. Their music reached audiences well beyond the Christian metal circuit, and the band played their final show in February 2018. Sleeping Giant were notable for treating their faith not as a marketing angle but as the central premise of their live and recorded output.
Sleeping Gods craft doom, death, and gothic metal from Kassel, weaving dark romantic atmospheres through crushing heaviness and deep growls. Their Hessian base provides a fitting backdrop for music that explores the space between slumber and divinity.
Vaxjo's Sleeping Majesty merge symphonic death, black, and gothic metal from the Smaland capital since 2018. Their dormant-royalty name channels the slumbering grandeur of unconscious sovereignty into ornate, multi-genre compositions.
Sleeping Romance is an Italian symphonic metal band from Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 2013 after operating for several years under the name Hybrid Resolution. The project centers on the emotional soprano of vocalist Federica Lanna and the compositional work of guitarist Federico Truzzi, who writes layered, orchestral arrangements in the tradition of European symphonic metal. Their debut Enlighten (2013) on Ulterium Records was followed by the conceptual Alba (2017) on Napalm Records, a narrative-driven work exploring personal growth through darkness. The band thematically centers their albums around the human experience, earning them a following within the female-fronted European metal scene.
Salt Lake City stoner metal band formed in 2017, channeling the desert Southwest's openness and heat into fuzzed-out, groove-heavy riffs drawn from the stoner rock tradition. Sleeping Tigers bring an unhurried, hypnotic quality that suits Utah's vast arid landscape.
Sleeping Tree channel stoner metal and rock from Augsburg, building riff-heavy compositions that evoke sun-drenched, psychedelic heaviness. Formed in 2019, they bring laid-back doom groove to the Bavarian Swabian capital.
New York doom/stoner metal band formed in 2018, steeped in the heavy, psychedelic riff traditions that run from Black Sabbath through generations of slow and heavy music. Sleeping Village prioritize atmosphere and tonal depth, crafting music that moves at the pace of continents drifting.
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