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Fallen

There are several groups, at least 5, with the name "Fallen". 1)
Fallen is the extreme-doom solo project of Funeral's drummer Eek. The project was formed in '96. Fans of the old Funeral, old Cathedral, should check this out. In good old doom tradition, the songs are up to 18 minutes long. Very high quality Doom! 2)
Fallen is a melodic metalcore band from the Vilvoorde area (Belgium), playing since 2003 and drawing influence from 90's H8000 metalcore as well as modern day melodic metal.

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Evoken

Evoken is a funeral doom metal band from Lyndhurst, New Jersey, USA, one of the earliest U.S. doom/death metal bands that are still active today along with Novembers Doom and Rigor Sardonicous. Evoken are highly inspired by the Australian band Disembowelment. The band name Evoken is taken from the Thergothon song found on Fhtagn-nagh Yog-Sothoth. The band was founded by guitarist Nick Orlando and bassist Rob Robichaud under the name Funereus in April of 1992 and released a demo which sonds like extremely slow, dark brutal death metal with super deep growls.

Read more about Evoken on Last.fm.

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Pantheist

Mournful doom metal with ethnic and progressive overtones and a heavy dose of melancholy. The extensive use of atmospheric keyboards, various organ sounds and chanted vocals (although a lot of the vocals are grunted) creates a solemn, mystical atmosphere on many tracks. The music also incorporates many metal riffs as well as faster and more aggressive interludes.

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Gallileous

...soon You'll Hear Lament Of Prophecy... Winter 1991 it was a beginning when two friends and enthusiastic of metal Karol-bass and Mirek-drums created Doom Metal band GALLILEOUS, after some time band joined Gego - vocal, Wiesiek - guitar and Wino - guitar. In 1992 they have recorded first demo Doomsday, soon after Wiesiek was replaced by Stona on guitar position! September 1994 was highlights and time for next record, legendary demo Passio Et Mors which was never released! 1995 this is the end of early days of the band and finish of play music for some of the members.

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Catacombs

There are 2 bands with the name Catacombs: 1. Formed in 2000 by Xathagorra Mlandroth and released only one full album in 2006 - "In the Depths of R'lyeh". Catacombs comes from USA and plays very slow funeral doom metal. Xathagorra Mlandroth plays on all the instruments as well as vocals. Lyrical Themes: Lovecraftian, Dark, Esoteric and Conceptual Discography (from Encyclopaedia Metallum):
Echoes Through the Catacombs (EP, 2003)
In the Depths of R'lyeh (Full-length, 2006) 2. Catacombs is a melodic death metal band from Melbourne, Australia.

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Bongripper

Bongripper is a four-piece band from Chicago, IL, United States. Since 2005, they have self-released seven recordings. Known for a deafening and intense live performance, the band thrives on an unrelenting sound that can compete with any of the heaviest bands of their genre. 2006 - The Great Barrier Reefer
2007 - Hippie Killer
2007 - Heroin
2008 - Hate Ashbury
2008 - Meat Ditch (Collab With Winters In Osaka)
2010 - Satan Worshipping Doom

Read more about Bongripper on Last.fm.

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Pallbearer

Pallbearer is a band from Little Rock, Arkansas. The band features two members of the psychedelic drone band Sports, as well as members of Soophie Nun Squad and Placid Eclipse. The current line-up is: Brett Campbell - Vocals/Guitar
Devin Holt - Guitar
Joseph D. Rowland - Bass
Mark Lierly - Drums Pallbearer released their debut album "Sorrow and Extinction" on February 21st 2012 via Profound Lore Records to much critical acclaim. Pallbearer's websites include: www.facebook.com/pallbearerdoom

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Ixion

1)Ixion is an atmospheric funeral doom band : Ixion was born in 2004 when Julien Prat started to work on his own compositions. During three years, he writes several tracks from a dark and atmospheric music to a more classical doom metal. Six tracks are finally selected for the first demo, which combines the doom and atmospheric sides, as well as some electronic and symphonic elements.
From that point, Ixion's music can be linked with some funeral doom and gothic/doom metal bands, with a particular work on keyboards and ambient soundscapes.

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The Slow Death

There are two bands called The Slow Death. 1) Country-tinged punk rock from Minneapolis. Ex-members of Pretty Boy Thorson & The Falling Angels, The Ergs!, and Rest of Us. On tour forever. 2) Melodic death doom metal from Blue Mountains, Australia with both male and female vocals formed by Stuart Prickett (mastermind of Elysium and Stone Wings) in 2007. Their style is ultra slow Doom Death with melodic riffs, powerful deep growls, grandiose female vocals, and tragical lyrics.

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