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Evidence (2023)
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Nottingham-based drone and funeral doom duo of Tanya on bass, synth, and vocals and Joe on drums, active since 2013. Their discography includes collaborations with Vile Creature and Gnaw Their Tongues, and the environmentally themed The Slow Dying of the Great Barrier Reef, pushing the boundaries of heavy, glacial extremity.
Sludge metal band from Southend-on-Sea, formed in 2021. They bring crushing, abrasive sludge to the Essex coastal underground.
Stoner metal band from Aberdeen, Scotland, active since 2012. They deliver heavy, riff-driven stoner metal from the granite city's underground music scene.
Manchester death/groove metal band formed in 2007, capturing a nineties mid-tempo metal vibe that is loud, aggressive, and groove-laden. Three albums deep from Supreme Beings through Bisonhammer III, they deliver straightforward, energetic heaviness without pretension.
Bisonte is a stoner/doom/sludge metal band from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, formed in 2019 by Paulina and Mario as a vehicle for heavy, spiritually charged music. The band released their debut EP, The Beholder, in 2021, and followed it with their first full-length, Mother Tempest, in February 2025, which includes a cover of The Melvins' With Teeth. Their music draws on the slow, crushing traditions of doom and sludge metal with an introspective lyrical focus.
Bisonte is a stoner/doom/sludge metal band from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, formed in 2019 by Paulina and Mario as a vehicle for heavy, spiritually charged music. The band released their debut EP, The Beholder, in 2021, and followed it with their first full-length, Mother Tempest, in February 2025, which includes a cover of The Melvins' With Teeth. Their music draws on the slow, crushing traditions of doom and sludge metal with an introspective lyrical focus.
German melodic power metal band from Münster, formed in 2017. They deliver soaring power metal with strong melodies and the anthemic quality the genre demands.
Spanish grindcore band from Cantabria, formed in 2016. They deliver surgical blasts of grindcore from northern Spain.
Spanish stoner/doom metal band from Palma on Mallorca, formed in 2020. They craft heavy, sun-scorched stoner-doom from the Balearic Islands.
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