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To Take Your Place (2022)
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Seventh Rum of a Seventh Rum (2022)
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rosemary (2023)
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Doom-sludge-stoner trio from Cork, Ireland, formed in 2017. Coroza layers massive, low-tuned riffs over plodding tempos, channeling the grey skies of southern Ireland.
Stoner metal act from Saint Petersburg, active since 2012. Corroded Realms delivers fuzzed-out, groove-heavy stoner riffs from Russia's cultural capital.
Heavy and stoner metal band from Jamsankoski, Finland, formed in 2024. They blend classic heavy metal with stoner metal grooves.
Groove and stoner metal band from Angers, France, formed in 2020. They blend heavy grooves with stoner metal's fuzz-laden sound from the Loire Valley.
Boston doom and stoner metal band that builds massive, slow-rolling riffs on a foundation of fuzz and psychedelia. Their music has the density of stone and the haze of desert heat.
Sludge and stoner metal band from Lower Saxony, Germany. They deliver thick, fuzz-laden riffs and heavy grooves rooted in the stoner-sludge tradition.
San Marcos, TX doom and stoner metal band that mixes heavy psych fuzz with the dirge-like pace of traditional doom. They ride the slow burn of Texas heat into heavy, hazy oblivion.
Doom and stoner metal band from Kingston upon Hull, England, active since 1993. With over three decades of activity, Cosmic Juggernaut are among the most enduring doom-stoner acts in Britain.
Doom-stoner band from Prešov, formed in 2023. Cosmic Lord delivers heavy, spacious doom and stoner grooves from eastern Slovakia.
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