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Acid Row are a stoner rock trio from Pilsen, Czech Republic, formed in 2012, who pair the fuzzed-out heaviness of doom and stoner metal with punk attitude, psychedelic detours, and grunge-inflected noise. Their third full-length, "Poisoned Mind," arrived in March 2024, backed by a music video for the single "The Emperor" that emphasizes their blunt, groove-driven approach.
Acid State channels doom and sludge metal from Kent since 2025, their corrosive name reflecting the dissolving, heavy sound they create. The project represents the newest wave of extreme heaviness from England's Garden County.
Acid Toad practices doom metal from North Rhine-Westphalia since 2020, their amphibian-psychedelic name evoking the hallucinogenic toad-licking myths of popular culture. Their Rhineland doom favors patient, monolithic riff construction.
Acidemia is a stoner/doom trio from Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed by Henrique Soares (bass/vocals), Mateus Varela (guitar), and Thiago Granetto (drums), drawing heavily from Electric Wizard and Monolord. Their 2021 album Podridão marked a shift toward compositions entirely in Portuguese, blending sludge-inflected doom with psychedelic heaviness across seven tracks. The band has been featured on the Weedian-curated Trip to Brazil compilation, placing them among the notable voices in Brazil's growing stoner/doom underground.
AcidLand creates sludge, stoner, and doom metal from Nysa in Opole Voivodeship since 2013. From this Silesian town on the Nysa Kłodzka River, they craft hazy, riff-worshipping heaviness that dissolves listeners in its psychedelic weight.
Parishville, New York doom metal project named after the genus of sturgeon fish. Prehistoric heaviness from the remote Adirondack foothills.
Acolytes of Moros crafts doom metal from Uppsala since 2013. Named after the devotees of the Greek personification of impending doom, they deliver over a decade of ominous heaviness from Sweden's ancient ecclesiastical capital.
Acrid Nebula fuses death, thrash, and doom metal from Dublin, a tri-genre approach they have maintained since 2022. Their corrosive, cloud-like name captures the toxic haze their music generates across these interconnected styles.
Los Angeles death metal project. The name's hostility channels LA's darker undercurrents through extreme music.
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