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Four-piece sludge/stoner metal band from London, formed in 2016, blending black metal, doom, grunge, and sludge influences. Their 2016 demo was recorded live at Soundlab Studios, capturing raw, atmospheric heaviness across five tracks of crushing, genre-blending metal.
Reykjavík-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2016, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
Black Feather Klan is a stoner and doom metal band from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, formed in 2015 by Cristiano Nibal (vocals), Pedro Barros (guitar), Rubens Grilão (bass), and Thiago Fernandes (drums). Drawing on influences from Kyuss and Fu Manchu, they debuted with "Vol. I" in 2015 and followed with the heavier, doom-leaning "Vol. II: Cracking the Shell" in 2019. They released a live album, "Live at Demotape," in 2023.
Larissa-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2019, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
Heavy/stoner metal band from Liverpool, active since 2010. They deliver riff-driven heaviness rooted in the stoner metal tradition from Merseyside's underground music scene.
Stoner doom act from Katowice, formed in 2019. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
Black Motor Chimps is a Stoner Metal power trio from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed around 2019–2020. The band—consisting of Plínio Grecco (vocals/bass), Claudio Moreira (guitar), and Alfredo Malagoli (drums)—draws from blues, grunge, and heavy stoner metal. Their self-titled debut EP features four tracks including “Cold Heart Witch” and “Gravity of Tone.”
Stoner doom act from Porto, formed in 2024. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
Stoner doom act from Łódź, formed in 2021. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
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