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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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York-based three-piece fronted by guitarist and vocalist Cat Redfern, whose soaring, almost folksy vocals contrast dramatically with hefty blues-based sludgy riffs. Influenced by Soundgarden, Sleep, and Pantera, their sound reveals rich seams of jazz and prog beneath the stoner metal surface.
Redneck Bonfire is a stoner/doom metal band from Metz in Lorraine, France, formed in 2018. The band delivers fuzz-drenched stoner doom from the fortress city near the German border.
RedRedRed is a stoner metal/rock band from Poitiers in western France, formed in 2018. The band channels heavy stoner grooves from the medieval university city of the Vienne department.
Redstone is a heavy/stoner metal and rock band from Angers in the Loire Valley of France, formed in 2021. The band delivers riff-driven stoner metal from the Anjou capital.
Reefer is a death/doom/stoner metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2020. The band merges the crushing weight of death-doom with stoner metal's hazy groove from the Danish capital.
Solo stoner doom project of Jordan Allard from Stevenage, whose self-titled 2019 EP was entirely written, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by a single pair of hands. Tracks like 'The Dealer Always Wins' and 'Soul Snatcher' deliver fuzz-drenched doom with DIY authenticity.
Sludge/stoner/doom metal band from Venice, Italy, active since 2016. Their absurdly specific name accompanies crushing heaviness from the floating city.
Sheffield stoner rock and metal outfit formed in 2013, delivering fuzz-laden grooves from England's Steel City. Their heavy, riff-centric approach draws from the well of classic stoner and heavy rock traditions.
Pueblo, Colorado's Rendlesham take their name from a famous UFO incident and match that cosmic mystery with stoner metal that lumbers and levitates in equal measure. Since 2015 they've been Pueblo's heavy ambassadors, building riff-worship around fuzz-drenched guitars and an unhurried, planet-rolling heaviness. Equal parts desert and outer space.
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