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Budasses is a stoner/doom metal project from Villa Lo Errazuriz, Maipú, formed from the ashes of the band Sahumerio. The group released their self-titled demo in 2012 through Proyecto Sepulcro, and later appeared on a 2021 split with Saturno titled "Kura Kütral Ko," tagging their sound as acid weed metal and doom stoner.
Buffalo is a stoner metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed around 2002 by guitarist and vocalist Claudio Filadoro following his tenure as bassist in legendary Argentine desert rockers Los Natas. The band has released six studio albums including their debut Temporada de Huracanes (2002), Karma (2005), and Parálisis (2018), blending heavy stoner riffs with 1970s hard rock influences across a catalog spanning nearly two decades.
Stoner doom act from the Netherlands, formed in 2014. 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.
Groove metal outfit from Oslo, formed in 2011. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
Stoner/doom metal band from Strasbourg, founded in 2011, who have shared stages with Crowbar, Solstafir, and Planet of Zeus. Their discography spanning the 2012 Demo through Red Dirt & Zero Gravity on Sleazy Barn Records delivers heavy, groove-laden stoner doom.
Glasgow-based stoner/sludge metal outfit active since 2018, laying down thick, fuzz-caked riffs that move at a lumbering, hypnotic pace. Their sound occupies the hazy intersection where stoner metal's psychedelic warmth meets sludge's abrasive hostility.
Spanish stoner metal band from Móstoles near Madrid, formed in 2011. They deliver witchy, bubbling stoner metal from the southern outskirts of the capital.
German heavy/stoner/southern metal band from Rhineland-Palatinate, formed in 2010. They blend heavy metal foundations with stoner and southern metal grooves for a sun-baked, riff-heavy sound.
Birmingham-based stoner/sludge metal outfit active since 2013, laying down thick, fuzz-caked riffs that move at a lumbering, hypnotic pace. Their sound occupies the hazy intersection where stoner metal's psychedelic warmth meets sludge's abrasive hostility.
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