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Nestled in the mountains of Franconia, New Hampshire, Tractorass have been hauling stoner doom's slow, bludgeoning weight since 2004, blending fuzz-soaked riffs with the lethargic, oppressive atmosphere the genre does best.
St. Cloud, Minnesota's Trailboss cut against the grain of their northern climate with sun-baked southern and stoner metal, hauling thick, fuzz-drenched riffs out of the upper Midwest since 2013.
Columbus, Ohio's Traitors Return to Earth have been sinking deep into stoner-sludge-doom's tar pit heaviness since 2011, layering fuzz and feedback over glacial tempos and a persistent sense of weighted despair.
Orlando's Tranquilizer fuse doom and stoner metal into a heavy, lethargic wall of sound — slow-churning riffs, fuzz-drenched tones, and the kind of suffocating groove that the Florida heat demands.
Little Rock, Arkansas's Tranquilo lean deep into the psychedelic end of stoner/doom, weaving hazy, slow-burning riff cycles with a trippy, meditative quality that sets them apart from heavier fare in the mid-South.
Transcendent Barrier is a doom/sludge/stoner metal band from Hamminkeln, Germany, formed in 2019. They deliver crushing, multi-layered doom with sludge and stoner metal influences.
Transhumance is a Swiss instrumental doom duo of Jo Transhume and Manu Le Bé, crafting crushing riff-driven compositions without vocals across releases like "Blood Therapy" and their self-titled "II." Their sound pairs monolithic doom heaviness with a tongue-in-cheek Swiss identity, citing raclette and wine alongside depression as creative fuel.
Nashville's Transylvania Stud drag doom and stoner metal through the South's gothic backwoods, their fuzz-heavy riffs and swampy low-end grooves creating a sound that feels more haunted holler than Music Row.
New Haven stoner metal band formed in 2021, stacking fuzz-heavy riffs over lumbering rhythms with the unhurried confidence the name implies. Connecticut's underground scene gets a steady dose of psychedelic heaviness from these roots.
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