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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)
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A freshly formed doom and stoner metal act out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Psychic Shiv emerged in 2025 wielding the Rust Belt's blunt force through heavy, slow-burn riffs and a crushing low-end that anchors their nascent sound.
Not to be confused with the countless other bands sharing their name, Sofia's Phoenix has been crafting ambitious heavy metal with progressive flourishes since 2013. Their Bulgarian roots inform a melodic sensibility that sets them apart from the more extreme end of the local scene.
Stoner and doom metal band from Poznan, Poland, formed in 2016, delivering heavy, low-tuned riffs from the Greater Poland capital. They bring crushing stoner doom to the Poznan underground.
Scranton doom and stoner metal band born in 2022, stacking fuzzed-out riffs and tar-slow tempos in the tradition of the Northeast's working-class heaviness. Their name alone signals a commitment to lung-collapsing low end.
Stoner and thrash metal turned psychedelic stoner metal band from Krakow, Poland, formed in 2013, evolving into increasingly psychedelic territory. Their Hendrix-referencing name signals the trippy, mind-expanding nature of their heavy music.
Named after the iconic Silent Hill antagonist, Berlin's Pyramid Head has been crafting stoner and groove metal since 2008. Their video-game horror inspiration translates into riffs as heavy and oppressive as their namesake's relentless pursuit.
Bayonne, New Jersey's Pyre Fyre marries sludge metal's tar-thick heaviness to stoner metal's hazy, fuzz-soaked grooves, forming a swamp of heavy riffs and slow-burning momentum that leans hard into the oppressive and the hypnotic since their 2021 formation.
Stoner and doom metal band from Braga, Portugal, formed in 2016, delivering heavy, riff-driven stoner doom from the Minho region. They bring crushing grooves to the northwestern Portuguese underground.
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