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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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A stoner metal act from Leipzig with diverse influences, Mount Fuji has been crafting heavy, groove-laden compositions since 2011. The band channels the volcanic grandeur of their Japanese namesake into thick, rumbling metal.
Philadelphia stoner/doom band Mountain High embrace the fuzzed-out, slow-burning side of heavy music, delivering riff-heavy material that prizes groove and heft over velocity. Formed in 2013, they are part of a deep-rooted Philly heavy tradition that has long favored the low and slow.
New Jersey stoner/doom outfit Mountain Kings have been generating dense, slow-rolling heaviness since 2014, applying the Garden State's hard-rock heritage to a sound rooted in fuzz-pedal worship and glacial tempos. Their music is built for volume and patience in roughly equal measure.
Winter Haven, Florida's MountainOvDawn have been delivering fuzz-heavy stoner metal from the Florida interior since 2015, bringing the region's oppressive heat and flatland weirdness to a sound more commonly associated with desert landscapes. They are a distinctive voice in a Florida heavy music scene dominated by death metal and grindcore.
A stoner metal act from the oil city of Stavanger, Mountains of Mars has been delivering extraterrestrial groove since 2013. The band channels the red planet's desolate landscapes into heavy, psychedelic compositions.
Mountains of Mine is a progressive stoner metal band from the UK, formed in 2020. They blend progressive ambition with stoner metal's fuzzy grooves.
Thunderous Stoner / Sludge / Progressive Metal out of Texas.
A thrash and stoner metal band from Belgium, formed in 2001, who released the album 'Fikkas' in 2005 before splitting up. The band combined straightforward heavy metal riffing with the harder-edged sensibility of Belgian underground metal from the era.
Psychedelic Stoner Metal / Rock from Houston.
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