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Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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Stoner/doom metal band from Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, formed in 2024. Their thick, riff-heavy sound channels the hypnotic weight of stoner doom from southwestern Germany.
Stoner/sludge metal band from the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2020. Their thick, fuzz-laden sound channels the heavy grooves of stoner sludge from the green hills of Euskal Herria.
Stoner/doom/sludge metal band from Hondarribia, Spain, formed in 2018. Their crushingly heavy blend of stoner, doom, and sludge emerges from the picturesque Basque-French border town.
Speed thrash metal act from Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast, active since 2019. Their determined name suits aggressive compositions channeling classic thrash from the shores of Cardigan Bay.
Hot Cherry is a stoner metal/rock band from Livorno, Italy, active since 2016 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Hound is a psychedelic doom/stoner metal/rock band from Rome, Italy, active since 2011 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.
Hounds of Hell is a heavy/stoner/thrash metal band from Hede, Sweden, active since 2020 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Madison, Wisconsin's House of Lud have been stacking stoner and doom metal in equal measure since 2018, producing riffs that settle in like weather — slow-moving, overcast, and unavoidable. Their tone carries genuine weight.
Thrash metal act from Oxfordshire, active since 2018. Their cerebral name adds a psychedelic edge to thrash metal compositions from the English Home Counties.
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