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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Chicago's Ladies of Leisure bring fuzzy, laid-back riffcraft to the stoner metal and hard rock intersection, with a heavy groove that feels right at home in the Windy City's DIY scene. Active since 2014, they're among Chicago's most relaxed-yet-heavy acts.
Italian stoner/doom metal band from Turin, delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness since 2013. Their pastoral name contrasts with the crushing, low-slung groove of their Piedmontese stoner doom.
Spanish psychedelic doom/stoner metal band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, delivering hazy, mind-expanding heaviness since 2011. Their catalog including 'Drown' and 'No Fun Intended' channels psychedelic exploration through crushing doom and stoner grooves.
German stoner/doom metal band from Hagen, emerging in 2023 with fuzz-drenched heaviness and slow-burning grooves. Their sound channels the hazy, riff-driven essence of stoner doom through a crushing low-end foundation.
Swiss doom rock band from Lausanne formed in 2017 by former members of Favez, Wild Guys, and The Armonist. Self-described as delivering heavy doom rock that 'furiously meows in the darkness,' their releases include 'The Doomsynth Sessions' and 'Wolves/Heavy Planet.'
London-based stoner/doom metal and rock band formed in 2020, delivering fuzz-drenched desert grooves. Their blues-tinged approach to stoner doom channels arid, sun-scorched heaviness.
Stuttgart-based stoner metal/grunge trio self-described as a 'Cozy Doom-Trio from Kaputtgart,' recording live since 2017. Their sound blends doom, grunge, psychedelic, and sludge influences into raw, atmospheric heaviness across sprawling compositions.
Franklin Square's Leeds Point tap into Long Island's blue-collar metal tradition, blending heavy and stoner metal into a riff-heavy, earthy sound that has been growing steadily since 2014.
Charleston, West Virginia's Left Behind drag sludge and stoner metal through a metalcore filter, letting the Appalachian weight of their hometown seep into every lumbering riff. Slow-burning and heavy, they have been at it since 2013 with no signs of lightening up.
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