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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Ambassadors of the Sun crafts stoner metal and rock from Falun in Dalarna since 2020. From this historic copper-mining town — whose famous red paint colored half of Sweden's wooden houses — they channel solar energy through fuzz-laden riffs.
Amber Platypus delivers stoner and sludge metal from Odesa since 2021. Their delightfully absurd name — a semi-precious monotreme — brings playful surrealism to heavy, fuzz-laden compositions from this Black Sea port city.
Ambra explores progressive stoner metal from Ljubljana since 2016. Named after the Slovenian word for amber — the fossilized tree resin — they bring geological patience and psychedelic warmth to heavy compositions from the capital.
Pittsburgh stoner metal outfit laying down thick grooves since 2012. Their album Darkest Hours trades in the kind of lumbering, riff-heavy jams that sound best at maximum volume in a basement venue — unpretentious, heavy, and built for the Steel City's blue-collar metal scene.
San Francisco stoner metal project. The Greek word for 'sand' channels desert vibes through Bay Area fuzz.
Amnabys channels doom and stoner metal from the Hampshire town of Farnborough since 2024, bringing heavy, psychedelic grooves to the Home Counties. Their enigmatic name adds mystery to their crushing sound.
Portland stoner metal experimentalists active since 2014, pushing the genre into stranger corners with releases that blur the line between heavy music and art project. From the live document AS LIVE to the digital-age meditation STROBE.RIP, they resist easy categorization while keeping the riffs front and center.
Austin heavy blues rock trio. Rolling Stone praised them for destroying crowds with boogie-war vengeance.
Chicago heavy metal and stoner collective that exploded onto the scene in 2024 with eight releases in a single year. Operating as a label-like entity with numbered catalog entries, they curate a roster of heavy sounds from the city's vibrant underground, blending NWOTHM classicism with fuzz-drenched grooves.
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