Springfield, Missouri's Crypt Key combine death metal aggression with doom's slow, dragging tempos into a sound that's simultaneously crushing and suffocating. Their compositions shift between outright violence and funereal crawl.

Philadelphia's Crypt Sermon are among the most celebrated traditional doom acts in the American underground, crafting slow, majestic songs steeped in early Black Sabbath and Candlemass worship. Their music carries genuine weight and solemnity, built on epic song structures and powerful clean vocals.

Portland, Oregon's Cryptic Edifice specialize in doom metal with a monolithic, introspective quality that suits the Pacific Northwest's grey, rain-soaked atmosphere. Their music is slow and heavy in the best possible way.

Suffocating Doom Metal, Ambient out of Texas.

Instrumental doom and psychedelic metal band from San Diego formed around 2012, building slow, heavy soundscapes with a largely wordless approach to the genre. Their debut release Razorleaf (2014) captured the band's hazy, riff-driven sound recorded at The Continental Garage in Escondido.

Three-piece doom and stoner metal band from Denver, Colorado drawing directly from the 1990s American stoner metal playbook of Kyuss, Sleep, and Corrosion of Conformity. Their debut album Summoning (2022) launched a planned trilogy of doom-soaked records rooted in psych-blues riffing.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania band fusing post-black metal, doom, and d-beat into a raw and genre-blurring sound, with a prolific 2023 output that included multiple releases on Bandcamp. Their music captures a bleak emotional atmosphere rooted in the grim traditions of both black and doom metal.

Gainesville, Florida's Crystal Balls fuse black metal fury with crushing doom tempos, creating a suffocating atmosphere unique to the Sunshine State underground. Their music is cold and unrelenting.

Suffocating Stoner / Doom Metal / Alternative Rock from Los Angeles, California / El Paso.