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Featured Album
Death's Forgotten Children (2023)
Featured Death Metal Album
Necromanteum (2023)
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One Day Closer to the End of the World (2019)
05/12 @ The Basement East, Nashville
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
From Days Unto Darkness (2019)
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Out of Monterey, California, Cold Mourning pursues the slow-moving weight of doom metal with funereal patience, conjuring atmosphere more akin to coastal fog rolling in at dusk than anything born of sunshine.
Los Angeles's Conqueror Worm wade through death doom and crushing sludge, layering suffocating low-end heaviness with the kind of desolate atmosphere that weighs down on the listener like a collapsing structure.
Torrance, California death/doom band dragging oppressive heaviness through slow, suffocating riffs and morbid atmospheres. Their blend of death metal brutality and doom's crushing tempo creates an overwhelming sense of dread.
Goleta, CA doom metal band that channels the rolling weight of the Pacific into slow, crushing compositions. Their riffs move like deep water — powerful, patient, and inescapable.
Pasadena, CA doom and stoner metal band that has fully embraced the fuzz-drenched, heavy psych sound cultivated across Southern California. Their music sounds like standing in a warm, swirling darkness.
Long Beach stoner/doom act Covenaut traffic in fuzz-heavy riffs and slow grooves with a Southern California looseness. Their music is heavy but never punishing, built for listeners who want weight without sacrificing warmth.
Sacramento doom and stoner metal duo immersed in thick, hazy riffs and slow-burning grooves that pull listeners deep into a hypnotic, smoke-filled sonic fog.
Fresno doom and sludge metal band dredging up slow, corrosive heaviness from California's Central Valley underground — suffocating riffs, tortured vocals, and a deliberately punishing pace.
Los Angeles-based Crom cast an unusually wide net across doom, sludge, grind, power, and thrash, resulting in a chaotic and unpredictable strain of heavy music from the SoCal underground.
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