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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Sons of God is a southern/sludge metal band from Douglasville, Georgia, formed in 2015, merging the gritty heaviness of sludge with the swaggering groove sensibility of Southern metal.
Southern Heretics are a Duncan, Oklahoma band formed in 2014 that fuses Southern metal's gritty, bluesy heaviness with the speed and ferocity of thrash, carving out a regionally distinctive sound from the Oklahoma underground.
Southern Whiskey Rebellion is a New Orleans, Louisiana band formed in 2005 whose Southern/stoner metal sound draws from the region's bluesy, hazy heaviness, combining the slow burn of stoner metal with distinctly Louisianan grit.
Southview is a heavy metal band from Rochelle, Illinois, formed in 2015 that blends traditional heavy metal with Southern metal influences, delivering a riff-driven sound rooted in American metal's blue-collar heartland tradition.
Speedfreak is a Southern/heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2022, blending the groove and swagger of Southern metal with classic heavy metal riffing in an unusually Northern context.
Stoner/southern metal band from Rio de Janeiro formed in June 2012, featuring Thiago Norvico (vocals), Wendell Lavor and Roger Avlis (guitars), Rubens de Castro (bass), and Henrique Silva (drums). The band has released two albums: I (January 2014) and White Mountain (September 2017), rooted in the heavy riff traditions of Black Sabbath, Pantera, and Corrosion of Conformity.
Spline is a southern metal band from Memphis, Tennessee, formed in 2010, channeling the groove, grit, and blues-inflected aggression that has defined the Memphis underground's hard edge for decades.
Huntingtown, Maryland southern and stoner metal band founded in 2019, blending the grit of Southern-style metal with the fuzz-drenched grooves of the stoner rock tradition.
StoneBender is a Southern metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2024, an unusual transplant of the Southern metal aesthetic — groove-heavy riffs and swampy, aggressive energy — to the Pacific Northwest.
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