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Seattle's Winning Hard have been channeling doom and stoner metal's most hypnotic qualities since 2019, adding to a city already stacked with bands who understand that heaviness can be meditative as much as punishing. Their sound leans into the psychedelic side of the stoner-doom spectrum — fuzz-thick, slow, and built for maximum immersion.
Formed in Akron, Ohio in 2022, Witch Dagger deal in the slow, heavy currency of stoner doom — thick riffs dragged through tar pits and left to bake in the Rust Belt sun. Still a young outfit, they have wasted little time establishing a sound rooted in the low-end traditions of Sleep and Electric Wizard. Akron's industrial grit seeps into every plodding, fuzz-drenched note.
Heavy and stoner metal band from Nottingham, England active since 2012. Witch Tripper blends the power of classic heavy metal with stoner rock's psychedelic grooves from the East Midlands.
A very recent arrival from Santa Cruz, California, Witch Whores of Satan formed in 2024 and lean into the fuzz-soaked stoner doom aesthetic with a name that signals absolutely no interest in subtlety. Santa Cruz's countercultural coastal identity feeds naturally into their hazy, riff-forward approach. Still in their earliest days, they are already carving out space in the California underground with pure heaviness.
Witch's Abortion are a Córdoba, Argentina doom/stoner metal duo consisting of Alpha (guitar, bass, lead vocals) and Omega (drums, bass, backing vocals, and samples). They released their debut EP "Initiation" on April 2, 2024 through De La Muerte Records, a three-track record featuring songs including "Water Prefers Low Places" and "Saturn's Void," which the duo recorded and mixed themselves in March 2024.
Stoner/doom metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden formed in 2022. Witch-Killer channels heavy stoner doom from Sweden's west coast music hub.
Stoner and doom metal band from Hämeenlinna, Finland formed in 2021. Witchanger conjures heavy, psychedelic doom from the Tavastian heartland with a witchcraft-themed aesthetic.
Doom/stoner metal band from Stockholm, Sweden formed in 2022. Witchcrypt crafts slow, heavy doom and stoner metal with an occult atmosphere from the Swedish capital.
Gothic, stoner, and doom metal band from Rome, Italy formed in 2020. Witches of Doom channels the Eternal City's dark history through a potent blend of gothic atmospherics, stoner grooves, and doom weight.
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