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Stoned Beaver is a sludge/stoner/doom metal band from the Black Hills of South Dakota, formed in 2025, one of the newer entrants to the region's nascent heavy underground, blending slow, fuzz-saturated grooves with oppressive sludge weight.
Kyiv's Stoned Jesus have become one of Ukraine's most internationally recognized stoner and doom metal acts since 2012. Over a decade from the Dnieper capital, their provocatively irreverent name has produced a catalog of riff-heavy compositions that have earned them a significant global following.
Stoned Morose is a sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Central Florida, formed in 2023, blending the humid, oppressive weight of Florida doom with stoner grooves and corrosive sludge textures.
Stoned Prophet is a stoner/doom metal act from Virginia, formed in 2022, channeling slow, hazy heaviness and droning low-end riffs into a meditative yet crushing brand of stoner doom.
Stoned Succubus is a stoner/doom metal band from Madison, Wisconsin, formed in 2024, pairing occult-tinged imagery with heavy, sluggish riffs and the psychedelic warmth of stoner rock.
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Cherkasy's Stoneganj pair stoner and doom metal from the central Ukrainian Dnieper city since 2022. Their stone-compound name channels the weight of geological formations into compositions of fuzz-laden heaviness from central Ukraine.
Stoneman is a stoner/doom metal project from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2023, exploring heavy, narcotic tempos and thick, rolling guitar tones in the vein of classic doom and stoner rock.
Stoner Witch is an unusual hybrid act from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2010, fusing the slow, hazy heaviness of stoner/doom metal with the blasting extremity of grindcore into an abrasive and unpredictable sound.
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