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Austin's Egypt trades in sludge and stoner metal with a Texas-sized thickness, formed in 2009 in a city whose creative underground has always made room for bands willing to slow down and get filthy.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa's Ekos has spent over a decade crafting psychedelic doom and stoner metal that feels like a long, hazy drive through the American interior. Slow-burning riffs and an acid-tinged heaviness have been their stock in trade since 2011.
Stoner/doom metal act from Leon in northwestern Spain, delivering heavy, sun-baked compositions since 2013. Their Spanish name, meaning "The Horned One," evokes pagan imagery that enriches their stoner doom aesthetic.
Bowling Green, Kentucky's El Astronauta has been launching stoner metal salvos since 2020, wrapping heavy desert-rock riffage in cosmic ambition. The name hints at the spacey, weightless feel the band chases alongside its considerable heft.
Nässjö's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this heavy metal and stoner metal unit is among them — wielding wah-soaked leads and bass-heavy grooves in the tradition of Kyuss and Sleep. Uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Clearwater, Florida's El Coyote has been delivering sun-baked stoner metal since 2018, an odd but fitting home for a genre rooted in desert heat. Fuzzed-out riffs and a loping heaviness run through their sound.
El Escuadrón de la Muerte is a doom/stoner metal and death 'n' roll band from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, formed in 2009. The band released two full-lengths — "Hombres rata" (2016) and "Los días podridos" (2018) — along with a split with Weedsnake in 2020. Their lyrics deal with drugs, anti-police themes, and absurdist humor.
Psychedelic stoner/doom metal act from Madrid, Spain, crafting hazy, atmospheric compositions since 2014. Their name, Spanish for "The Wasteland," captures the desolate, barren landscape of their psychedelic doom.
Stoner metal band from Nantes, France active since 2002, self-described as loud and proud heavy music. Their discography spans from the 2003 Diesel EP through 2014's Rise Again, delivered by vocalist Richard Royce and a tight four-piece lineup.
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