The ritual of sound continues — deeper, darker, more unrelenting than before.Descend. Transcend. Ascend.

Style: Blackened Doom & Sludge Metal | Origin: France, LyonCult of Occult formed in 2010 in the basements of Lyon, France, and has since grown into a central force in the European Sludge and Doom underground scene. Surrounded by walls of vintage amplifiers and sound pushed to its absolute limits, the band fuses Sludge, Doom, Black Metal and Noise into suffocating sonic rituals built on extended compositions and relentless tension. With four albums released since 2011 — including three concept records — Cult of Occult explores the darkest psychological reaches of the human mind. Having now recorded their fifth album, the band returns to present their uncompromising vision live. The work of Cult of Occult centres on psychic breakdown and the fragmentation of identity. Through extended compositions and oppressive repetition, the band crafts haunting sonic rituals conceived as inner monologues rather than narratives of external violence.

Style: Instrumental Post-, Sludge- and Progressive Metal | Origin: Belgium, LeuvenThe Brussels-based band draws inspiration from contemporary acts in Post-Rock and Doom Metal, as well as Noise Rock, Hardcore and progressive music. They transform these influences by weaving powerful arrangements, haunting contrasts, destabilising rhythms and crushing noise into their overall sonic vision. Often described as cinematic, atmospheric and contemplative, AUFHEBUNG takes the listener on a journey along both the scenic and the less scenic paths of the psyche.
The quintet pushes boundaries in a live setting, working on multiple levels with extremes — through an homage to pure slowness, a deliberate assault on groove, harmonic disorder and a taste for ear-splitting, blasphemous, distorted rawness.
With their latest release "Luchtbegrafenis" (Sky Burial) from 2026, the band enters a new, more mature phase of their deeply creative songwriting and production. On this second album, the band explores the contrast between life and death, growth and decay, through the lens of ritual

Style: Stoner Doom & Drone Metal | Origin: Germany, KielEarthbong is a three-piece doom band from Kiel/Germany. The band was formed in 2018 and released three studio records, a live album and one EP so far. Earthbong are heading towards the riff-filled land with their unique blend of doom, metal and sludge: “They’re like a Bongzilla-Sleep-Milkshake. But they get it. They are their own thing.“ (Mike Scheidt, YOB).Earthbong has toured Australia in spring 2025, including headlining performances at Sun Burn Festival and Stoned To Death Fest Sydney and shared the stage with the ancestors of the bong metal genre like Bongzilla, Bongripper and Belzebong. They also supported bands such as The Obsessed, Unida and Firebreather. With more than 90 shows over the past years, including festivals like ReykjaDoom Festival (Iceland), Stoned From The Underground (DE), Rock in Bourlon (FR) and Hoflärm Open Air (DE), Earthbong earned a reputation as one of the heaviest and best live acts within the underground doom scene.Their 4th studio album SALUTATIONS TO THE CULTIVATORS will be released on October 23rd 2026 via The Lasting Dose Records (Vinyl, CD, digital) and Evil Noise Recordings (Cassette), followed by a show at the legendary Høstsabbat Festival in Oslo/Norway.ARISE BAPTIZED!

Style: Post-Hardcore, Noise-Rock & Sludge | Origin: Germany, WürzburgMALM from Würzburg have been playing their own brand of steamroller rock — somewhere between Noise Rock, Hardcore and Punk — since 1998. Live, the band is loud, intense, close to the audience and focused on immediate impact: dissonant, forceful, cathartic and without unnecessary posturing.
Between chaos, tension and raw energy, MALM stand for an independent form of noise-driven Hardcore/Punk with attitude and a clear live DNA — suited equally to HC, Punk and Noise bookings in clubs and at festivals.
The band is currently working on a new record. Recordings are scheduled for April 2026, with release planned for late 2026 / early 2027. New songs are already part of the live set.

Style: Blackened Death Doom | Origin: Germany, KarlsruheGREH creates a dense, dark atmosphere through deliberate minimalism. The band intentionally performs live with just one guitar, drums, and vocals. This minimalist setup produces an extremely massive and oppressive sound that blends black, death, and doom metal. Without unnecessary frills, what you get here is raw anger, oppressive heaviness, nasty dissonances, and plodding grooves. A raw, atmospheric form of extreme metal that gets right under your skin.

Style: Stoner Doom | Origin: Germany, EisenachCaught between stillness and the abyss: Vast Pyre are among the most compelling travellers the German underground has to offer right now. Born from a jam project in late 2021, the band condenses monolithic Doom riffs, abyssal bass pressure and ritualistic slowness into a claustrophobic sonic mass.
Following their self-titled debut (2024), Bleak arrives as their second full-length — darker, more uncompromising. Earth-splitting guitar walls, whipping drums and psychedelic undercurrents drag the listener into a suffocating pull that feels simultaneously archaic and hallucinatory. Modern Doom in its coldest, densest form — for those who seek immersive, physically felt heaviness.