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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Acid Ocean has navigated stoner and sludge metal waters from Milan since 2012, their evocative name suggesting vast expanses of corrosive heaviness. Their Lombard-bred sound favors the slow, saturated approach that defines the stoner-sludge intersection.
Acid Reflux channels stoner and doom metal from Rotterdam since 2019. Their gastroenterological name captures the burning, rising discomfort of their heavy, fuzz-laden sound from the Netherlands' industrial port city.
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 Satan is a five-piece metal and punk fusion band from La Rioja, Argentina, formed in early 2023, featuring Kevin Satan on vocals and guitar, Mati Argonaut on guitar, Neri Blackmass on keys and vocals, Pablo Fat Pipe on bass, and Pablo Kdk on drums. Their debut EP "Doomed Junkies," released September 28, 2023 and recorded in the Matadero neighborhood of La Rioja, contains six tracks exploring themes of witchcraft, paranoia, and dark psychedelia. The band fuses crossover thrash energy with stoner heaviness and lysergic textures uncommon in Argentina's northwest.
Acid Trip is a four-piece progressive and stoner metal band from Valdivia, Chile, formed in 2010, comprising Felipe Mendoza (guitar/vocals), Sergio Hinojosa (guitar/vocals), Nicolás Mendoza (bass/vocals), and Felipe Valencia (drums/vocals). Their debut album "Volumen Uno" was released on December 9, 2024, recorded at Estudios MonteRanco in Futrono, and features singles including "Hombre Elefante," "Mary Jane," and "Cabalgata en el Apocalipsis." The record received positive reception across the Chilean metal and rock press.
Acid-Hologram is a stoner metal and rock band from Salt Lake City, Utah. The project filters heavy, riff-centric stoner metal through a kaleidoscopic, psychedelic lens.
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.
Acidsaurus Bong brings psychedelic sludge and stoner metal from Edinburgh since 2020, their prehistoric-drug name promising a mind-altering journey through heavy, dinosaur-sized riffs. Their Scottish origins feed a sound as thick as the Edinburgh fog.
Los Angeles death metal project. The name's hostility channels LA's darker undercurrents through extreme music.
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