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Formed in Lafayette, Indiana in 2011, The Mound Builders traffic in the slow-burning, fuzz-soaked territory where stoner metal bleeds into hard rock and punk. Their sound channels the flat Midwestern landscape into something heavy and hypnotic, built on massive riffs and a loose, lived-in energy.
Billings, Montana's The Old Ones have been cultivating their blend of stoner, sludge, and doom metal since 2015, drawing on the isolation of the northern plains to fuel music that is slow, heavy, and oppressive in the best possible sense. Their sound sits in the long shadow of Lovecraftian dread — fitting for a band whose name references forces older than human understanding.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee doom/stoner metal band formed in 2015, dealing in fuzz-drenched, Sabbath-worshipping heaviness built on crushing low-tuned riffs and powerful groove-oriented rhythms. Released through Ripple Music, their LP Looking for Today pairs psychedelic stoner rock atmosphere with the slower, heavier pulse of traditional doom metal, making no apologies for their deeply roots-minded approach.
Stoner metal band founded in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2013 by guitarist and vocalist Christiano Vieira. After Vieira relocated to Portugal in 2022 and rebuilt the band there, The Red Crow released their debut album Spellbound in January 2025 on Sodeh Records, a ten-track record drawing on Black Sabbath and Red Fang.
The Reefer Wizard is a one-man doom/stoner metal project from Ranst, Belgium, built on fuzz-heavy riffs, pounding bass, and a self-described mission to 'fling listeners into different dimensions.' The project's 2020 EP Cultus — available free on Bandcamp — distills the stoner doom aesthetic into three tracks of psychedelic, acid-drenched heaviness.
Wichita, Kansas stoner metal institution active since 2008, dealing in slow-burning, fuzz-saturated riffs that feel as wide open as the Great Plains themselves. Their music leans into the hypnotic, repetitive groove that defines the best of the stoner metal and rock tradition.
The Rhubarb from Glasgow deliver stoner and doom metal under one of heavy music's most wonderfully absurd band names since 2016. A decade of compositions from Scotland's largest city has proven that crushing heaviness need not take itself seriously.
The Sand Collector from Elche in Alicante deliver stoner and heavy metal with the parched, desert-baked character of southeastern Spain since 2011. Their hourglass-evoking name suits the sun-scorched, fuzz-drenched quality of their Mediterranean stoner riffs.
The Socks from Lyon deliver hard rock and stoner metal with the irreverent, mundane humor their laundry-item name demands since 2011. Over fifteen years of fuzz-drenched compositions from France's gastronomic capital, they have proven that great riffs need not come from pretentious origins.
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