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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Rochester's stoner metal crew pilots a vessel loaded with fuzz-soaked riffs and woozy desert grooves, pulling hard on the tiller since 2015. Their sound sits somewhere between a bar-room strut and a narcotics-induced drift.
I Saw the Deep is a progressive stoner metal band from The Hague, Netherlands, active since 2012 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
I, the Witchfinder is a doom/stoner metal band from Krasnodar, Russia, active since 2022 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.
IAmFire is a stoner metal/rock band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since 2015, crafting hazy, riff-heavy compositions with a psychedelic edge. The band channels Copenhagen's vibrant underground music scene into swirling stoner grooves and heavy rock swagger.
Icarus Burns is a psychedelic doom/stoner metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2025, channeling the hazy, riff-heavy aesthetics of stoner and doom metal through a psychedelic lens. The band represents Berlin's thriving underground with a sound that merges crushing heaviness with mind-expanding sonic textures.
Boston's prolific stoner/doom shapeshifters have been churning out hazy, low-slung riff workouts since 2007, their psychedelic tendencies pulling the heavy blues toward realms both cosmic and oppressively earthbound.
Idle Gear is a stoner/southern metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2011 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Idle Hand is a stoner/doom metal band from Porto, Portugal, active since 2022 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.
If You See Kaye is a stoner/sludge metal band from Martfű, Hungary, active since 2017 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
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