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Divine (2024)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Psychedelic stoner rock and metal band from Warsaw, Poland active since 2012. Weedpecker crafts expansive, mind-altering psychedelic soundscapes anchored in stoner rock and metal from the Polish capital.
Stoner doom metal trio from Berlin formed in 2013 when Basti and Philip met Igor at a Belzebong show. Their releases Into the Acid Swamp and Come on let's Druid! deliver heavy, psychedelic riffs rooted in stoner rock, doom, and sludge metal traditions.
Stoner, sludge, and doom metal band from Bolzano, Italy emerging in 2024. Weedzing channels the heavy atmospheres of the South Tyrolean Alps into crushing stoner/doom from the Dolomite region.
Stoner and sludge metal four-piece from Munich featuring Kosta Karakatsanis, Simon Hanke, Moritz Brengel, and Stanislav Bacherikov. Their 2014 demo showcases a blend of progressive, sludge, and stoner metal across tracks like Witches In The Sky and The Tower.
Industrial, sludge, and post-metal band from Nancy, France active from 2009 to 2021, featuring members Fabien W. Furter, Maxime Hanné, Florian Rambour, and others. Their sound drew comparisons to Neurosis and Godflesh, with their 2020 concept album mastered by James Plotkin exploring themes of societal collapse and class warfare.
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.
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