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Spanish death metal and grindcore band from Gijón in Asturias, formed in 2019. They deliver grim death-grind from the industrial Cantabrian coast.
Newcastle drone/doom mystics channeling Middle Eastern textures and psychedelic meditation through glacial, extended compositions since 2005. With over fifty releases including eight studio albums, they have performed at Roadburn Festival and shared stages with Sunn O))), establishing themselves as a cornerstone of UK drone metal.
Arnhem/Bennekom-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2012, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
Finnish psychedelic doom/stoner metal project formed in 2022. They channel mob-boss psychedelic doom from the Finnish underground.
St. Albans-based stoner/sludge metal outfit active since 2012, laying down thick, fuzz-caked riffs that move at a lumbering, hypnotic pace. Their sound occupies the hazy intersection where stoner metal's psychedelic warmth meets sludge's abrasive hostility.
Stoner doom act from Sweden, formed in 2015. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
Bong of Depression is a Brazilian doom, black metal, and drone project formed in 2024, with member Niili handling instruments alongside drummer Guna. The project released a split with Mourning Souls through Podreira Records in January 2024 and followed it with the full-length 'Æternal Doomed' in August 2024, exploring bleak atmospheres across drone, doom, and dark ambient terrain.
Suffocating Doom / Stoner Metal from Los Angeles, California (early); Houston, Texas (later).
Stoner doom act from Utrecht, formed in 1998. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
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