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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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Swedish stoner metal/rock band from Karlstad, delivering fuzz-drenched grooves since 2017. Their name channels the low-riding, slow-cruising character of their stoner approach.
French stoner/doom metal band from Strasbourg, formed in 2020 and delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness. Their name captures the low-frequency, bass-heavy character of their stoner doom approach.
Swiss heavy psych/stoner metal band from Thun, channeling dark, psychedelic heaviness since 2019. Their releases including 'Black Abyss' and their self-titled album deliver acid-drenched riffs and expansive sonic landscapes.
Stuttgart-based stoner/doom metal and rock duo featuring Louve La Nuit on vocals and MorighosT on all instruments, debuting with 'Love, Music, Lucifer' in 2020. Their eight-track album ranges from compact rockers to an epic near-nine-minute closer, blending occult themes with doom and stoner grooves.
Spanish stoner metal/rock act from Vigo, newly formed in 2025 and delivering riff-driven heaviness from the Galician coast. Their name, a portmanteau of 'Lucifer' and 'luciernaga' (firefly), signals a playful edge to their stoner approach.
French stoner/doom metal band from Lille, delivering hazy, riff-heavy compositions since 2016. Their celestial name evokes the nocturnal, ritualistic atmosphere of their doom-laden approach.
Spanish stoner/doom metal band from Malaga, delivering sun-baked heaviness since 2021. Their name, meaning 'old moon,' evokes the nocturnal, cyclical character of their stoner doom sound.
Welsh stoner/doom metal band from Cardiff, delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness since 2017. Their anatomical name reflects the breathing, organic quality of their stoner doom compositions.
Italian stoner/doom metal band from Asti in Piedmont, delivering hazy heaviness since 2001. Their deliberately misspelled name, combining 'wisdom' with 'doom,' reflects over two decades of groove-laden stoner doom.
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