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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Charlotte, NC doom and stoner metal band that builds slow, towering walls of fuzz and feeds them through reverb-soaked amplifiers. They have a flair for the dramatic and the catastrophically heavy.
Doom and stoner metal band from Vaasa, Finland, formed in 2023. They deliver heavy, fuzz-laden doom-stoner from the Ostrobothnian coast.
Lyndon Station, WI doom and stoner metal band that sounds like they found something buried and forgotten in the Wisconsin countryside and turned it into riffs. Slow, heavy, and unhurried.
Cosmic Rover is a stoner metal trio from São Paulo, Brazil, formed by drummer and vocalist Edson Graseffi (formerly of Panzer), bassist Rodrigo Felix, and guitarist Xande Saraiva of Baranga. The band blends stoner rock, heavy metal, and southern rock influences, recording their albums live in the room to capture an organic 1970s feel. Their second full-length album, Heavy, was released in December 2021 via Abraxas Records.
Pasadena, CA doom and stoner metal band that has fully embraced the fuzz-drenched, heavy psych sound cultivated across Southern California. Their music sounds like standing in a warm, swirling darkness.
North Little Rock, AR doom and stoner metal band that devours everything in its path at a slow, unstoppable tempo. Their Arkansas-forged heaviness is deliberate, fuzz-laden, and utterly consuming.
Stoner metal band from Carouge near Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 2017. They deliver thick, fuzz-drenched riffs and psychedelic grooves rooted in the heavy traditions of stoner and desert rock.
Stoner metal band from Prato, Tuscany. Cosmotron delivers fuzzed-out, groove-heavy stoner riffs from central Italy.
Indiana stoner metal project Couchlock delivers hazy, fuzz-drenched riffs designed to plant you firmly in your seat. The music leans into repetition and warm tonal density, letting grooves breathe and expand.
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