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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Fresh out of Asheville, North Carolina in 2025, Killiad brew sludge, stoner, and doom into something slow-boiled and heavy as wet earth. Asheville's fertile heavy underground provides the perfect conditions for this kind of deliberate, bone-deep metal.
The Portuguese city of Barcelos serves as headquarters for this heavy metal and stoner metal operation, whose arsenal includes amp-worshipping heaviness filtered through a THC-infused consciousness. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Stoner/doom metal and rock band from Oxford, active since 2017 and blending the fuzzed-out groove of stoner rock with doom metal's ponderous weight. Named after the prized edible mushroom, their sound roots itself in earthy, riff-heavy territory.
Stoner/doom metal band from Portsmouth, formed in 2024 and trafficking in the heavy, distorted grooves where stoner and doom metal converge. Their sound emphasizes hypnotic repetition and massive fuzz-laden riffs.
When King Drive emerged in 2019 out of Netherlands, they brought with them a sound rooted in stoner metal — all desert-baked tonality and psychedelic haze over lumbering rhythms. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Stoner metal/rock band from Thessaloniki, active since 2018 and trafficking in the fuzzed-out, riff-worshipping grooves that define the stoner metal genre. Their sound emphasizes thick distortion and hypnotic repetition.
Doom/stoner metal band from Cardiff, Wales, active since 2017 and channeling the low-and-slow heaviness of doom through a stoner metal haze. Their sound dwells in the territory where crushing riffs meet psychedelic fuzz.
Heavy/stoner metal band from Cardiff, Wales, active since 2010 and maintaining an active touring schedule across UK venues. Their sound blends heavy metal muscle with stoner rock's groove-driven, riff-worshipping approach.
Stoner/sludge/doom metal band from the Ribe/Trunderup area of southern Denmark, formed in 2018 and delivering massive, fuzz-laden heaviness. Their mammoth-sized sound lives up to their regal name with slow-burning, prehistoric grooves.
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