The Lumbar Endeavor
Portland, Oregon's The Lumbar Endeavor have been operating at the murky overlap of doom and sludge metal since 2013, drawing on the Pacific Northwest's tradition of slow, crushing heaviness while adding layers of feedback and texture that reward patient listening. Their name itself — evoking both physical strain and a deliberate undertaking — signals music built for endurance, not speed.
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The Lumbar Endeavor Discography
The First & Last Days of Unwelcome
The Worker Bee’s Burden
Life in the Tornado
Large Wolves at a Small Gate
Counting Blessings on Broken Fingers
Revisiting the Darkest of Days
Vampyre
Waves of Heat
Monarchs on High
Crowning the Cadaver
The Saints Take Flight
Lhermitte
You Destroyed All That I Was
As They Fell, So They Rose
Long Distance Love Letters
A Holy Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Three Wishes on the Monkey's Paw
Under Sky and Above Ground
The Very Strongest of the Most Fragile
On Performing an Exorcism
The Worst Music for the Worst People
The Serpent, The Rainbow, The Curse
Protective Circles
Agglomeration
Mahātattva
V V O L F E
The Dead Sea
AC/D-Beat
I Am Not an Animal
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