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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Reggio Emilia's Stonedrift pair groove and sludge metal from the Emilian plains since 2014. Their geological-movement name suits a sound that shifts and flows with heavy, sedimentary inevitability.
Stoneflow pair thrash and groove metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2005. Over two decades, their lithic-current name has channeled the paradox of solid matter in motion into compositions of rhythmically driven aggression.
Stonefuze pair heavy and stoner metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2013. Over a decade of channeling their fused-rock name into compositions of thick, stone-weighted heaviness.
Cherkasy's Stoneganj pair stoner and doom metal from the central Ukrainian Dnieper city since 2022. Their stone-compound name channels the weight of geological formations into compositions of fuzz-laden heaviness from central Ukraine.
StoneGazer channel stoner metal from Tampere, building riff-heavy compositions that stare into stone-age oblivion. Active since 2013, they bring Pirkanmaa fuzz to the Finnish stoner scene.
Stonegroove is a power/progressive metal band from Ogden, Utah, formed in 2020, combining soaring melodies and technical proficiency within a sound that bridges the epic scope of power metal and the compositional depth of progressive metal.
Stonegrunger is a heavy/groove metal band from San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentine Patagonia, known for a prolific run of numerically titled EPs: UNO (2017), DÚO (2019), TRY (2021), QAT (2023), and KIN (2024). All releases are self-published through their Bandcamp page, and the band sings in Spanish.
Voronezh's Stonehand play heavy metal from the Black Earth region since 2017. Their lithic-grip name channels the unyielding force of a stone fist into traditional metal compositions from central Russia.
Stonehaven is a folk/black metal band from Kansas City, Kansas, formed in 2016, weaving traditional folk instrumentation and melody into a foundation of raw, atmospheric black metal.
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