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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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Death-stoner metal band from Tampere, Finland, active since 2012. They merge death metal aggression with stoner metal's heavy grooves.
Reno band Countress occupy an unusual space between metalcore and stoner metal, mixing heavy downtuned groove with the hooky structures of melodic metalcore. The combination gives their sound a hazy, desert-road quality.
Stoner metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2019. They deliver heavy, fuzz-laden stoner grooves from the Catalan capital.
Asheville, North Carolina's Covenator pair stoner metal's haze and warmth with doom metal's deliberate heaviness, crafting the kind of slow-burning music that fits the wooded mountains surrounding their city. Their riffs move like smoke — thick, slow, and hard to shake.
Long Beach stoner/doom act Covenaut traffic in fuzz-heavy riffs and slow grooves with a Southern California looseness. Their music is heavy but never punishing, built for listeners who want weight without sacrificing warmth.
Richmond, Virginia stoner doom act built on hazy, heavy riffs and a ritualistic sense of groove. Their material draws on the Southern rock warmth that has long defined the Virginia heavy underground.
Doom and stoner metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2012. They deliver crushing, psychedelic doom-stoner from the Finnish capital.
Lincoln, Nebraska band blending stoner metal's hazy groove with thrash metal's punch and velocity. Riff-forward and unpretentious, they carry a road-worn Midwest grit throughout their recordings.
Sludge and stoner metal band from Tours, France, formed in 2017. They deliver thick, fuzz-laden heaviness from the Loire Valley.
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