Sacramento doom and sludge act Chrch are known for slow, colossal heaviness anchored by vocalist Eva Rose's commanding presence. Their 2017 album Unanswered drew wide attention for its emotionally devastating weight.

Cleveland doom and post-metal act Christmas submerges listeners in slow-moving walls of distortion and bleak atmospheric texture. Their music carries the weight of Ohio's rust belt surroundings, melding crushing heaviness with expansive sonic drift.

Baton Rouge doom and sludge metal band Christworm trades in slow, suffocating heaviness shaped by the heat and humidity of Louisiana's Southern gothic atmosphere. Their riffs crawl and distort, leaning into the oppressive weight that defines the best of the Southern sludge tradition.

Roseville, California's Chrome Ghost blends doom, sludge, and post-metal into a slow-burning, psychedelic heavy sound. Their music favors long-form compositions that build tension through layers of distortion and atmospheric dynamics.

Kansas City doom and stoner metal act Chronic Lethargy lives up to their name with slow, fuzz-soaked riffs and a hazy, psychedelic heaviness that invites deep listening. Their sound draws on the cosmic, heavy-lidded side of the doom tradition.

Portland, Oregon's Chronoclops rides the fuzz-heavy intersection of doom and stoner metal, crafting slow, reverb-soaked jams with a psychedelic undercurrent. Their sound fits naturally into the Pacific Northwest's fertile heavy psych and stoner rock scene.

Tucson's Chronovorus merges the cold desolation of black metal with the crawling heaviness of doom, well-suited to the harsh desert landscape surrounding them. Their sound is sparse and suffocating, favoring atmosphere and tempo extremes over riff density.

Philadelphia's Chulainns Hound draws on Celtic mythology and traditional heavy metal song structures to craft doom-tinged metal with an old-world character. Their music blends the weight of doom with the accessibility of classic heavy metal.

Bloomington, Illinois doom-death act Church of Misery stack monolithic, feedback-drenched riffs over plodding rhythms drawn from the bottom of the tuning spectrum. They mine the bleakest corners of doom and death with an unrelenting, hypnotic heaviness.