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Philadelphia stoner/doom outfit Mothman and the Thunderbirds mine American cryptid mythology for atmosphere, wrapping their heavy riffs in an occult Appalachian mystique that feels right at home in the city's heavy music scene. Formed in 2020, the band traffics in slow, smoky heaviness with a taste for the strange.
Motores Malditos draw on the heavy riff traditions of Black Sabbath, Kyuss, and Electric Wizard to build a thick-toned stoner metal sound. The quartet from Formiga, MG has moved quickly, releasing their self-titled debut in late 2023 and following it with the full-length '¡Malditos Motores!' just months later in April 2024.
Motorik Road Trip is a stoner metal and rock band from Bristol, England, formed in 2023. They blend motorik rhythms with stoner metal heaviness.
Motorjesus is a heavy/stoner metal and hard rock act from Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia. The band delivers motorized, high-octane metal with a name that channels Motörhead's irreverent spirit.
A three-piece instrumental stoner doom band from the port city of Oudenburg in West Flanders, Belgium, active since 2012 on Polderrecords. Their self-titled debut EP (2014) established their instrumental 'polder rock' identity — a slow, crushing blend of stoner riffs, sludge, and old-school hard rock — and their concept album 'Oumuamua' extended that approach into heavier post-metal territory.
Mount Atlas is a stoner metal act from Oldenburg in Lower Saxony, active since 2017. The band delivers mountain-sized riffs from the flat north German plain.
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.
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