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SUCKERPUNCH (2025)
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On The Hunt (2023)
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Seattle's Cofgod blend doom, gothic metal, and stoner metal into heavy, atmospheric journeys that balance introspection with crushing weight, draped in the grey Pacific Northwest gloom.
Minneapolis's Cold Colours fuse death metal's brutality with gothic metal's mournful atmosphere, producing a sound that is both punishing and laced with a melancholic, darkly romantic quality.
Vancouver, WA doom and gothic metal band that fuses the melodrama of gothic metal with the heaviness of traditional doom. Their music is dark, theatrical, and drenched in atmosphere.
Portland, Oregon's Crimson Altar deal in traditional doom metal with a slow, crushing devotion to the genre's foundational heaviness. Their music evokes the Pacific Northwest's gray skies and introspective weight.
Columbus, Ohio gothic metal band weaving dark atmosphere, heavy guitar work, and melancholic melody into brooding compositions. Cursed Be draws on the gothic metal tradition with an emotionally resonant and gloomy aesthetic.
Boston death/grind band operating in the New England extreme metal underground with an unrelenting approach to brutality and noise. Cynicism attacks with short, punishing blasts of combined death metal and grindcore aggression.
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