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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Viennese "pagan desert doom" outfit merging heavy fuzz sounds with folklore since 2016, with releases including the albums Ouroboros and Odyssea. Their sound rides the line between stoner rock's sun-baked grooves and doom metal's crushing weight.
Stoner rock/metal band from Madrid, formed in 2018 and delivering fuzz-drenched grooves from the Spanish capital. Their laid-back yet heavy approach channels the sun-baked psychedelia of the stoner metal tradition.
Birmingham stoner/doom metal project formed in 2012, featuring vocals by Oliwia Sobieszek and music composed by Paul Kenney. Their six-album catalog includes Living Water, Altars, and the final release Necromancer, praised for its "sensual ambience" and otherworldly vocal performances before the band disbanded.
Instrumental stoner rock and metal band from Graz with a prolific catalog stretching back to 2014, blending psychedelic rock, sludge, and stoner metal into purely instrumental compositions. Their 2023 album Blei on Kerberos Records showcases their compact, riff-driven approach without any vocals.
Boston experimental stoner metal outfit Kultivator has been cultivating a psychedelic, boundary-pushing take on heavy music since 2016. Their willingness to fold in noise, drone, and unconventional texture into the stoner metal template reflects the city's tradition of intellectually restless heavy music.
Stoner/doom metal band from London, formed in 2023 and blending Lovecraftian horror themes with the fuzzed-out heaviness of stoner doom. Their name fuses cannabis culture with Cthulhu mythos, pointing to a sound that is both cosmically dread-laden and haze-soaked.
Stoner/sludge metal/hardcore band from Logrono in La Rioja, formed in 2022 and delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness from Spain's premier wine region. Their Norwegian-derived name meaning "mill" adds a Nordic edge to their Iberian sludge.
When Kyata emerged in 2015 from Barcelos, they brought with them a sound rooted in doom metal and stoner metal — all desert-baked tonality and psychedelic haze over lumbering rhythms. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Stoner metal band from Leipzig, formed in 2019 and delivering fuzz-drenched, psychedelia-tinged heaviness from Saxony's cultural capital. Their sound rides the slow-burning grooves characteristic of the European stoner metal underground.
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