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Descarado is a doom and stoner metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2014. The project delivers heavy doom and stoner riffs from the west coast.
Richmond, Virginia's Desert Altar have been conjuring heavy, sun-baked stoner metal since 2017, transplanting the sun-scorched aesthetics of desert rock to the mid-Atlantic with surprising authenticity. Their riffs roll and churn with the kind of languid heaviness that makes the genre feel both ritualistic and deeply physical.
Desert Crone is a sludge and stoner metal band from Sundsvall, Sweden, formed in 2023. The project delivers heavy sludge and stoner metal from the Norrland coast.
Desert Gatan is a stoner-sludge metal band from Brig, deep in the Swiss Alps, fusing heavy guitar riffs with psychedelic rock and progressive metal influences. Their albums 'Mental War' and 'Consume at High Volume' combine 1970s-inspired grooves with thick, crushing modern sludge.
Desert Lord plays stoner, doom, and heavy metal from Helsinki, active since 2011 and channeling the international stoner-doom tradition through the darkness of Finnish winters. Their name evokes dry-heat desolation, an ironic contrast to Helsinki's Baltic cold that gives their fuzz-soaked sound a unique character.
Desert Rider is a stoner metal/rock band from the Umbrian city of Perugia, cruising through fuzz-laden, groove-heavy compositions inspired by the American desert rock tradition. Their sound channels Kyuss and Fu Manchu through the ancient streets of central Italy.
Desert Smoker is a sludge/stoner/doom metal band from London, England, formed in 2017. They deliver desert-smoked heaviness across sludge, stoner, and doom.
Desert Witch is a doom and stoner metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2021 by vocalist Valeria Pérez, guitarist Emilio Nova, bassist Eduardo Fuentes, and drummer Alejandro Sanhueza. The band blends doom, occult rock, and dark psychedelia, pairing dense, heavy instrumentation with melodic Spanish-language vocals. Their debut album "La Otra Razón" was released in May 2025 to international critical acclaim, with reviewers highlighting their atmospheric heaviness and distinctive vocal approach.
Desertica is an instrumental psychedelic doom/stoner rock band from La Plata, Argentina, featuring Ricky and Javi on guitars, Arnold on bass, and Chopo on drums. The band released their debut album MobyDick in November 2025, a three-track instrumental record — comprising "Los Asteroides," "El Desernauta," and "Desertica" — recorded, mixed, and mastered by Ariel Belok at MobyDick studios in La Plata.
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