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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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Chicago's Helmer blend doom and stoner metal into slow, hazy monoliths since their 2021 formation, drawing as much from the city's post-industrial heaviness as from the fuzz-soaked tradition of the genre. Thick, meditative, and built for long nights.
Southern/stoner metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 2012. Their groovy, riff-laden sound brings the warmth of southern metal swagger to the Swiss scene, blending stoner heaviness with bluesy swagger.
Brutal deathcore act from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, active since 2016. Their cyborg-themed name suits a sound blending mechanical precision with extreme metal brutality from England's east coast.
Stoner/Doom Metal/Rock outfit rooted in Ferrara, channeling savage underground intensity since 2018. Glacial compositions unfold with crushing weight, exploring despair and transcendence.
Boone, North Carolina's Hempire hit the Appalachian highlands with a fusion of sludge and stoner metal since 2022, rolling heavy riffs through cloud banks of fuzz and feedback. Mountain air never sounded this thick.
Drawing from Santa Venera's metal heritage, this stoner/doom metal outfit channels fierce energy since 2023. Glacial compositions unfold with crushing weight, exploring despair and transcendence.
Herbicidal is a stoner/doom metal band from Bristol, United Kingdom, active since 2019 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.
Herder is a stoner/sludge metal band from Groningen, Netherlands, active since 2010 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
An established stoner/sludge/doom metal voice from Helsinki, contributing to Finland's underground since 2008. Slow, deliberate riffing and suffocating atmospheres form the foundation of their craft.
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