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Kathartica is a heavy and stoner metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2022 by guitarist Gabriel Policarpo and bassist Matheus Motta, with drummer Yael Torres and vocalist Jessé Monteiro completing the lineup. Drawing from classic heavy metal and a wide range of influences, the band blends weight and groove into their metallic sound. They are active on Bandcamp and Spotify as an independent act.
Stoner/drone/doom metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 2016 and named after the Icelandic word for a volcanic eruption. Their sound layers stoner grooves over drone-like foundations with doom metal's crushing heaviness.
Kaustik is a stoner metal band from Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil, with a history tracing back to 2000. The band released their album Hard Drugs in 2009 as an independent release, drawing on heavy riff-driven stoner rock and metal aesthetics. Their lineup has included Mark Nomad on vocals and guitar, Dirty Robbi on bass, and Richard Badguy on drums.
Part of the island that birthed Sólstafir and Misthyrming, this act channels stoner metal with a focus on fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Formed in 2025, based in Reykjavík, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Stoner metal five-piece from Verona, active since 2006, featuring Massimo on guitar, Daniele on drums, Michele on synth, Alessandro on bass, and Enrico on vocals. Their extensive catalog on Argonauta Records includes Colossus, Space Muffin, New Babylon, and The Survivor, establishing them as one of Italy's most prolific stoner rock acts.
Stoner doom metal group from Austria's Burgenland region, active since 2004 and delivering low-tuned, psychedelia-tinged heaviness. Their extended jams and fuzz-drenched riffs carry the slow-burning weight characteristic of the European stoner doom underground.
Stoner doom metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, formed in 2016 and delivering fuzz-heavy, low-end-driven heaviness. Their live shows in the Swiss underground pair crushing riffs with slow-burning psychedelic intensity.
The Hungarian city of Nyíregyháza serves as headquarters for this sludge metal and stoner metal operation, whose arsenal includes amp-worshipping heaviness filtered through a THC-infused consciousness. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Oslo's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this doom metal and stoner metal unit is among them — wielding wah-soaked leads and bass-heavy grooves in the tradition of Kyuss and Sleep. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
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