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Providence, Rhode Island sludge and stoner metal project. Nocturnal predatory wisdom rendered in crushing fuzz from the Ocean State.
Worcester, Massachusetts stoner metal project. The burnt offering name channels ritual destruction through New England fuzz.
Altar of Betelgeuze is a Helsinki doom outfit that blurs the lines between stoner rock, traditional doom, and death metal, earning acclaim with releases on Transcending Obscurity Records. Their 2024 album "Echoes" continues a tradition established in the mid-2010s of crafting space-themed doom that is as cosmically vast as the red supergiant star they're named after.
Altar of the Witch combines heavy, doom, and stoner metal from Sassari in northern Sardinia since 2020. Their occult name conjures images of pagan worship that their thick, riff-heavy Sardinian sound brings to life.
Altareth crafts stoner and doom metal from Gothenburg since 2015. Their altar-derived name drives a decade of riff-worshipping compositions from Sweden's western coast.
Altus has been delivering groove and stoner metal from Belfast since 2001, making them one of Northern Ireland's longest-running heavy acts. Over two decades of rhythmically driven heaviness speak to extraordinary persistence within the Belfast metal community.
Alunah channels doom and stoner metal from Birmingham since 2020, continuing the Second City's proud tradition of heavy, riff-driven music pioneered by Black Sabbath. Their sound connects directly to the birthplace of doom metal itself.
Athens' Amalphi generate thick, fuzz-drenched doom and stoner metal built on massive riffs and hypnotic grooves. Since 2019, they've been crafting a haze of psychedelic heaviness that nods to the genre's desert rock roots.
Portland stoner metal crew who dropped their debut Black Dawn in 2012, dealing in the heavy, fuzz-drenched grooves the Pacific Northwest does so well. The album channels the region's grey skies into thick, rolling waves of distortion.
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