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A psychedelic doom outfit from the small Wisconsin town of Hatley, Third Eye Rider pursue the hazy crossroads where stoner riffing and slow, crushing doom converge. Their sound leans into extended, fog-thick arrangements that reward patience over speed.
Bloomington, Indiana's Thorr-Axe play a riff-worshipping brand of stoner doom that sits comfortably in the lineage of Electric Wizard and Saint Vitus while carrying its own Midwestern heft. Formed in 2010, the band leans into fuzz-thick guitar tone and hypnotic, plodding tempos that invite the listener to lose themselves in the low end.
Thorun from Cardiff deliver stoner and sludge metal from the Welsh capital since 2011. Over a decade of fuzz-drenched compositions from South Wales has produced some of the region's most crushing slow-tempo heaviness.
Three Eyes Left is a stoner/doom metal band from Bologna, active since 2011. Their surreal name adds a bizarre edge to the heavy, fuzz-laden doom and stoner riffs they deliver from the Emilian capital.
Fort Wayne, Indiana outfit formed in 2018 who draw from the deep well of stoner, doom, and sludge metal, building songs around heavy, slow-rolling riffs and oppressive atmospheres that reward patience and reward volume.
Oakland, California outfit formed in 2018 who fuse stoner metal's hazy, fuzz-drenched weight with crossover thrash's punk-inflected velocity — a pairing that captures something of the Bay Area's tradition of genre-blending heaviness.
Thrill of Confusion is a sludge and stoner metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland, formed in 2022. They deliver heavy, fuzz-laden grooves and crushing sludge riffs from the volcanic island nation.
Memphis, Tennessee's Throne weave symphonic orchestration through the foundation of black and death metal, adding cinematic grandeur to the aggression in a way that reflects the city's long history of genre-defying musical ambition.
Providence, Rhode Island's Throne of Saturn deal in the slow and heavy end of the sonic spectrum, fusing stoner rock fuzz with doom metal's ceremonial weight since 2014. Their sound draws naturally from New England's dense psychedelic and heavy underground, favoring low-tuned drone and cosmic riff repetition.
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