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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
05/07 @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Stone Monolith deliver stoner metal from the tiny southwestern Finnish town of Humppila, building massive, monolithic compositions. Emerging in 2025, they bring geological weight to the Kanta-Hame scene.
Houston power trio delivering Sabbath-style doom and savage sludge. Signed to Ripple Music.
Gothenburg's Stone of Duna pair sludge and stoner metal from Sweden's metal capital since 2023. Their Dune-referencing name channels the desert sci-fi mythology of Frank Herbert into compositions of thick, sandworm-heavy fuzz.
Bergamo's Stone Prophets bring stoner metal to the Lombard hills since 2026. Their oracular name channels prophetic visions through the sacrament of the riff from one of Italy's most elevated cities.
Stone Ritual is a sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Redford Charter Township, Michigan, formed in 2015, weaving together the region's industrial heaviness with slow, ceremonial tempos and filthy, feedback-soaked tones.
Stone the Wizard is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stoner metal act formed in 2021, evolving from blues rock roots into a heavier, fuzz-driven sound rooted in classic stoner rock and heavy psych traditions.
Stone Wizard is a stoner/doom metal band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2021, conjuring hazy, heavy riff worship that draws equally from the desert rock and traditional doom traditions.
Heavy Doom / Stoner Metal / Rock from Denton.
Stoned Beaver is a sludge/stoner/doom metal band from the Black Hills of South Dakota, formed in 2025, one of the newer entrants to the region's nascent heavy underground, blending slow, fuzz-saturated grooves with oppressive sludge weight.
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