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Los Angeles' Deathchant take a DIY punk approach to heavy psych and stoner metal, channeling '70s hard rock twin-guitar harmonies in the vein of Wishbone Ash and Thin Lizzy through a rawer, hardcore-influenced lens. Signed to Riding Easy Records, their third album 'Thrones' showcases fluid tandem guitar acrobatics married to an unpolished, punk-rock urgency.
Gnome formed in Antwerp in 2016 and turned a compact trio setup into one of the most distinctive stoner-rock identities in Europe. The band's music is riff-heavy, playful, and deceptively tight, combining fuzzed-out guitar, punchy bass, agile drumming, and vocals that often lean into absurd fantasy imagery. Father of Time introduced their instrumental and heavy-psych leanings, while King pushed them toward a broader audience with songs that paired massive grooves with odd humor and memorable videos. Tracks such as "Wenceslas," "Ambrosius," and "Kraken Wanker" show the band's balance of heaviness and mischief: the riffs are serious, but the presentation keeps a surreal grin on its face. Vestiges of Verumex Visidrome expanded the mythology and sharpened the songwriting, with Gnome sounding more confident in their blend of stoner metal, progressive movement, and strange narrative energy. Their appeal lies in contrast. The music can be crushing and precise, but it never feels self-serious; Gnome make heavy rock that is technically strong, rhythmically satisfying, and joyfully weird.
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets are a Perth psychedelic rock band whose music turns heavy psych, garage energy, prog-flavored guitar lines, and dizzy melodic color into a hyperactive modern rock language. Formed in 2014, the group came out of Western Australia's fertile psych scene but quickly established a more riff-hungry and maximalist personality than many of their peers. Jack McEwan's vocals and guitar writing sit at the center, guiding songs that can feel sunburned, surreal, and tightly wound all at once. Albums such as High Visceral, Pt. 1, High Visceral, Pt. 2, And Now for the Whatchamacallit, SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound, Night Gnomes, and Fronzoli show a band fascinated by bright tones, odd turns, and riffs that spiral rather than simply repeat. They fit accepted scope through hard rock and metal-adjacent heavy psych, especially when the guitars thicken into stoner-friendly grooves. The music is playful but rarely lazy; underneath the cartoonish titles and saturated artwork are carefully arranged songs with restless momentum. Psychedelic Porn Crumpets matter because they make psychedelic rock feel athletic and loud, carrying the tradition forward without sanding off its weirdness.
REZN are a Chicago heavy psych and doom metal band whose music stretches massive low-end riffs into dreamlike, saxophone-tinted atmosphere. Formed in 2016, the group developed around Rob McWilliams, Phil Cangelosi, Patrick Dunn, and Spencer Ouellette, building a sound that feels both crushing and vaporous. Their albums, including Let It Burn, Calm Black Water, Chaotic Divine, Solace, and Burden, move through stoner rock weight, doom repetition, psychedelic drift, and progressive textures without losing the physical pull of the riff. REZN fit metal scope directly through doom metal and metal-adjacent heavy psych. What makes them stand out is the way they let heaviness breathe. Guitars churn and bloom, bass lines move like undertow, drums keep the songs grounded, and synth or saxophone colors can make the music feel cosmic rather than simply bleak. The vocals often arrive as another layer of haze, adding melody without breaking the trance. REZN's appeal lies in immersion. They write songs that feel less like quick attacks than weather systems, slowly gathering pressure until the distortion, rhythm, and atmosphere become inseparable. Their best moments make doom feel wide, luminous, and strangely weightless despite the mass.
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