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diorama (2024)
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Swaath is a sludge metal band from Portland, Maine, formed in 2012, channeling the crushing weight and bleak atmosphere characteristic of the northeastern underground heavy music scene.
Swallow the Sky is a doom/sludge metal band from the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee, formed in 2015, combining noise-laced heaviness with the slow, suffocating dynamics of Southern-influenced sludge.
Swallowed by Apathy is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Newark, Ohio, formed in 2011, merging technically ambitious arrangements with melodic hooks drawn from the Scandinavian death metal tradition.
Swallowed Whole is a Seattle, Washington band formed in 2018 that fuses death metal, doom, and black metal into a dense, morbid sound drawing from the darkest corners of Pacific Northwest extreme metal.
Swamp is a death metal band from Racine, Wisconsin, formed in 2013, delivering straightforward brutality rooted in the old-school death metal ethos of the American Midwest.
Swamp is a stoner/sludge metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana, formed in 2013, combining fuzz-soaked riffs and lethargic grooves in the tradition of Midwest heavy underground acts.
Swamp is a Jacksonville, Florida band formed in 2013 that melds death metal aggression with sludge metal's punishing mid-paced heaviness, drawing on Florida's deep extreme metal heritage.
Swamp Devil is a stoner metal and rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2013, built around hazy, fuzz-drenched riffs and a laid-back menace rooted in the Pacific Northwest underground.
Swamp Druid is a sludge/post-metal band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 2020, weaving expansive, slow-burning heaviness with atmospheric passages informed by Florida's humid, oppressive environment.
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