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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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Neo-psychedelic doom metal from Amsterdam
Drone-laced riffs and thunderous grooves with bluesy vocals and electric violin in a maelstrom of feedback, loops, and effects.
Emerging from Oslo's underground, this stoner metal/rock act has been forging dark sonic fury since 2014. Their work contributes a distinctive voice to their regional underground scene.
High is a stoner/sludge/doom metal band from England, United Kingdom, active since 2006 and delivering crushing, fuzz-laden heaviness where doom's oppressive weight meets stoner metal's hazy grooves. The project channels low-end power and psychedelic atmosphere.
Texas desert rock creating massive riffs influenced by Alice in Chains and Queens of the Stone Age.
Sludge/stoner metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2014, blending heavy riffs with blues inflections and schizophrenic vocals. Signed to Svart and Argonauta Records, their 2021 Live at WDR Rockpalast album captured their only pandemic-era performance at Landschaftspark Duisburg Nord for the iconic German TV program.
Philadelphia's High Leaf rolled into the stoner metal world in 2023 with thick riffs and a commitment to the form's hazy, unhurried pleasures. They're squarely in the tradition of Philly heavy rock — unpretentious, loud, and more concerned with feel than complexity.
Heavy groove metal outfit from the Newcastle upon Tyne area, active since 2014. Their insect-metal hybrid name suits riff-heavy compositions from the heart of northeast England's vibrant metal scene.
Oakland's High on Fire are one of the defining forces in American doom and sludge, built on Matt Pike's mythological vision and the kind of riff density that makes everything around it feel thin. Since reforming their presence in the early 2010s, they have remained one of the heaviest and most uncompromising bands on earth.
An uncompromising doom/stoner metal project from Trondheim, active since 2011. Slow, deliberate riffing and suffocating atmospheres form the foundation of their craft.
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