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Doom and stoner metal band from Paris, France active since 2015. Where the Pavement Ends crafts heavy, groove-laden doom and stoner riffs that transport listeners beyond the urban sprawl.
West Greenwich, Rhode Island's Whisky Fyre have been playing stoner-doom metal since 2015, which makes them one of the longer-running bands in a New England scene not typically associated with warm, fuzz-drenched heavy psychedelia. They pair the narcotic slow-burn of stoner metal with doom's bleaker undercurrent, finding the space where pleasurable heaviness tips into something more unsettling. Rhode Island's density and insularity seems to suit the form.
Psychedelic doom and stoner metal band from Passau, Germany formed in 2019. Their releases Myriads and Dead Leaves channel heavy, mind-expanding soundscapes through a fusion of psychedelic textures and crushing doom metal weight.
Phoenix's desert heat is baked into Wicked Reign's stoner metal, the band forming in 2024 in a city that seems purpose-built for the sun-baked, fuzz-heavy riffing that defines the genre. Equal parts psychedelic haze and crushing low-end, they carry forward the tradition of arid-climate doom that Arizona has quietly produced for decades.
Gainesville, Florida's Widow and Children have been dragging stoner and doom metal through the subtropical heat since 2015, cultivating a sound that's as much about atmosphere and weight as it is about riffs. Florida's oppressive humidity seems to thicken every note, and the band channels that sense of sluggish, psychedelic heaviness into slow-burning, fuzz-drenched songs.
Stoner rock and metal band from Nottingham, England active since 2006. Widows has spent nearly two decades delivering heavy, groove-laden stoner riffs from the East Midlands.
Stoner and doom metal band from Toruń, Poland active since 2013. Wieczny Powrót, meaning "eternal return," crafts heavy stoner doom from the medieval Vistula city.
Stoner doom turned progressive heavy metal band from Darmstadt, Germany active since 2011 with an extensive catalog including Wight Weedy Wight, Through The Woods Into Deep Water, and Atlas. Their evolution from stoner/doom roots into heavier progressive territory has earned them a dedicated following and a split release with Stone Axe.
Richmond, Virginia's Windhand are one of the defining acts of the American stoner-doom revival, forming in 2013 and quickly establishing themselves with heavily distorted, slow-motion riffs and vocals that float ethereally above the crush. Richmond's fertile underground scene gave them room to develop a sound that is both undeniably heavy and hauntingly beautiful.
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