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Bala is a sludge metal and stoner rock duo from Galicia, Spain, formed in 2013 and consisting of guitarist/vocalist Anxela Baltar and drummer/vocalist Violeta Mosquera. Operating without a bassist, the pair construct a dense, fuzz-saturated sound rooted in heavy riffing and raw energy, with lyrics delivered in both Spanish and Galician. The band released two albums on Santiago de Compostela label Matapadre before signing with Century Media Records for Maleza in 2021.
Barizon are a stoner/doom metal band from Rio de Janeiro who released their debut full-length "Towards the Rising Sun" in 2014 through Monstro Discos, recorded at Estúdio Superfuzz. Described as eight sludgy stoner doom rippers packed with hallucinogenic heaviness, the album drew comparisons to Down, Red Fang, and Mastodon, placing the band among Rio's more prominent underground stoner acts. The five-piece features Alexandre "Beef" Barbosa on vocals alongside Eduardo Sodré and Gabriel Zander on guitars.
BASK is a stoner rock and post-rock band from Asheville, North Carolina, active since 2012 and distinguished by an unusual integration of Americana songwriting with heavy, reverb-saturated stoner and desert rock. The band began recording their debut album American Hollow in 2014, followed by Ramble Beyond (2017) and III (2019), all released via Season of Mist. They have toured alongside High on Fire and Black Tusk, and their regional Appalachian flavor sets them apart within the broader sludge and stoner rock sphere.
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