Self-styled "Blackened Crowleyan Doom" — psychedelic blues and crushing doom filtered through the occult lens of Aleister Crowley.

Black metal project of unknown origin named after the neurological condition of restless agitation. Uncomfortable extremity.

Akem Manah is a doom/death metal band that started in Seattle before relocating to Eugene, Oregon. Named after a Zoroastrian demon of evil intent, the band's 2024 remastered full-length "The Testament of Sealant Mound" delivers crushing doom-death steeped in ancient mythological themes.

Brooklyn doom metal project named after the alchemical universal solvent. Music that dissolves everything it touches.

Sequim, Washington blackened sludge/doom project delivering punishing, slow-burn heaviness from the Olympic Peninsula. Their third volume is a nineteen-track monolith of crushing, atmospheric doom.

Black/doom metal project of unknown origin named after the fourth book of the Lemegeton. Grimoire-derived heaviness.

Baltimore doom-inflected heavy rock drawing from the city's rich tradition of heavy music. Act One establishes a foundation of muscular, riff-driven heaviness with a classic rock swagger.

Lewisburg, Kentucky doom metal duo crafting patient, heavy compositions from rural Appalachia. Their work bridges traditional doom's weight with a DIY intimacy that reflects their small-town origins.

Sparta, Michigan death/doom metal project. The Germanic name adds Old World weight to West Michigan heaviness.

Newark, Delaware doom metal outfit channeling Lovecraftian horror through crushing, deliberate riffs. Named for the fish-god of the Cthulhu Mythos, their sound wallows in oceanic dread and occult atmosphere.

Brooklyn doom metal project. Slow, crushing heaviness from New York City's creative borough.

Cleveland doom/industrial metal project merging crushing heaviness with mechanical, electronic textures. Two releases since 2023 explore the intersection of organic doom weight and synthetic industrial menace.

Turnersville, New Jersey progressive thrash metal act blending technical riffing with aggressive velocity. A South Jersey project that channels the Garden State's deep thrash metal roots through a progressive lens.

Maplewood, New Jersey doom metal project with a staggering thirteen releases since 2023. A hyper-prolific solo effort burying listeners under an avalanche of slow, heavy output.

Winchester, Virginia doom merchants conjuring heavy, psychedelia-laced riffs since 2017. Named after the genus of poisonous mushrooms, their catalog sprawls across multiple EPs and full-lengths that explore the intersection of crushing weight and hypnotic repetition, from the lysergic haze of Love³ to the pandemic-era Quarantine in Warm.