GUD out of Drammen, Norway play heavy sludge with stoner and doom influences. Their demo released March 9, 2026 with five Norwegian-language tracks of slow, crushing riffage. The band describes their sound as "sludge'n roll" - grinding, down-tuned heaviness with groovy stoner vibes. This is over 25 minutes of oppressive, feedback-drenched sludge-doom.
FFO: Noothgrush, Thou, Primitive Man
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Lord Elephant are an instrumental psych/stoner/doom trio out of Florence, Italy, and they've been around 2016. No vocals, no gimmicks, just three guys making heavy, sprawling rock on Heavy Psych Sounds. Ultra Soul is their second album, came out January 30th, and it has seven tracks with over 48 minutes of blues, doom, and sludge all smashed together.
FFO: Earthless, Karma to Burn, Elephant Tree
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Armus from Portland, Maine just put out Mirror Image and it’s heavy as hell. They’ve always had that slow and kind of hypnotic creepy doom vibe, and this record keeps it going by mixing in elements of sludge and death metal. This new one clocks in at just under half an hour, but every track feels massive.
FROM: Portland, Oregan GENRE: Death Sludge, Doom Metal, Noise RELEASED: December 23, 2024
Bethmoora are a five piece band from Copenhagen, Denmark who formed in 2015. Bethmoora play an ominous, oppressive, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of post metal, doom, and sludge within their sound. Musically, Bethmoora can be loosely be compared to bands such as Batillus, Keeper, Northless, Breag Naofa, and other like-minded bands. Since forming in 2015, Bethmoora have released a two song demo in March of 2016 and a split LP with Dorre in November of 2016. Thresholds is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via Sludgelord and Black Voodoo records on November 27th, 2020. On Thresholds, Bethmoora offer up four tracks of ugly, ominous, oppressive, and brutal as fuck sounding post metal, doom, and sludge. Overall, Thresholds makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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Swarm Of Spheres is a three piece band from Ottawa, Ontario who formed in 2011, from the looks of things. Swarm Of Spheres features a member of Cell Press, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special. Swarm Of Spheres play a ugly, vicious, and scathing style of music that incorporates elements of metal, sludge, doom, and noise rock within their sound. Musically, Swarm Of Spheres can be loosely compared to bands such as Ether Coven, Thunderclap, The Melvins, Big Business, and other like-minded bands. Since forming in 2011, Swarm Of Spheres have released a self-titled six song EP in December of 2011 and a seven song LP titled Invest In Your Death in October of 2013. Brother, Take Five is the band's latest EP, which was released via No Why records on October 15th, 2021. On Brother, Take Five Swarm Of Spheres offer up six tracks of ugly, vicious, and scathing metal, sludge, doom, and noise rock. Overall, Brother, Take Five makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
Antigone are a new four piece band from Syracuse, NY who formed in 2021, from the looks of things. Antigone features members of Bleak, Fed Ash, and Architect, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special. Antigone play a vicious and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, metal, doom, and sludge within their sound. Musically, Antigone can be loosely be compared to bands such as Colonial Wound, Bitter Branches, Throes, Geist, and other like-minded bands. I Have No Comfort To Give is the band's debut EP, which was released on September 21st, 2021. On I Have No Comfort Left To Give, Antigone offer up five tracks of vicious and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, metal, doom, and sludge. Overall, I Have No Comfort Left To Give makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
Abstracter is an Oakland, CA based band who formed in 2012, from the looks of things. Abstracter play an ominous and dense style of music that incorporates elements of black metal, crust, doom, and sludge within their sound. Musically, Abstracter, can be loosely compared to bands such as Mutilation Rites, Black September, Immortal Bird, Primitive Man, and Gehenna. Since forming in 2012, Abstracter have released a three song LP titled Tomb Of Feathers in September of 2012, a four song LP titled Wound Empire in February of 2015, a digital single titled Fear Of God in May of 2015, a split LP with Dark Circles in April of 2016, and a six song LP titled Cinereous Incarnate in June of 2018. Abomination is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Sentient Ruin laboratories on October 1st, 2021. On Abomination, Abstracter offer up five tracks of oppressive, brutal, and ugly sounding black metal, doom, crust, and sludge. Overall, Abomination makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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Dridge are a three piece band from Philadelphia who formed in 2012, from the looks of things. Dridge play a dark, moody, and discordant style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, death rock, goth, metal, and doom within their sound. Musically, Dridge can be said to draw inspiration from bands such as Celtic Frost, No Trend, Christian Death, Ministry, Smashing Pumpkins, Nick Cave, Joy Division, and other like-minded bands. Since forming in 2012, Dridge have released a two song EP titled Gritual in June of 2013 and a three song EP titled Ruby in January of 2020. Curing is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via W.G.M. records on August 13th, 2021. On Curing, Dridge offer up seven tracks of dark, moody, and discordant sounding post punk, death rock, goth, metal, and doom. Overall, Curing makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
Farer are a three piece band from The Netherlands who formed in 2013. Originally, called MENHIR, Farer play a dark, oppressive, and abrasive style of music that incorporates elements of post metal, black metal, doom, and experimental noise within their sound. Musically, Farer can be loosely compared to bands such as Rorcal, AmenRa, Vile Creature, Body Void, and other like-minded bands. Monad is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Tartarus records on September 24th, 2021. On Monad, Farer offer up four tracks of harsh, abrasive, and oppressive sounding post metal, black metal, doom, and noise. Overall, Monad makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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Heckel & Jeckel is a two piece band from France who formed in 2018, from the looks of things. Heckel & Jeckel play a raw and ugly style of music that incorporates elements of doom, metal, grunge, alt. rock, stoner rock, and noise rock within their sound. Since forming in 2018, Heckel & Jeckel have released a four song EP in June of 2018, a four song EP in July of 2018, a third four song EP in August of 2018, a fourth EP in September of 2018, a twelve song LP titled In The Crows We Trust in February of 2019, a four song EP titled Welcome In Crow-Crasti-Nation in February of 2020, a four song EP titled More Alive Than Never in May of 2020, and a nine song LP titled This Is War!! in April of 2021. Sarbalakio is the band's latest EP, which was released via Forbidden Place records on September 4th, 2021. On Sarbalakio, Heckel & Jeckel offer up three tracks of dark, raw, ugly, and unsettling doom, metal, punk, grunge, alt. rock, stoner rock, and noise rock. Overall, Sarbalakio makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
