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Bruges-based sludge/post-metal band whose 2018 album "Dystopian State" and subsequent singles draw from Mastodon and Baroness influences while addressing social commentary on wealth inequality and systemic corruption. After a two-year hiatus, they returned with expanded lineup and renewed energy, blending heavy riffs with haunting melodies.
Stoner Kings have been delivering stoner metal and hard rock from Jyvaskyla since 2006, making them one of central Finland's most established stoner acts. Their two decades of riff-driven reign represent Lakeland stoner royalty.
Stoner Witch is an unusual hybrid act from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2010, fusing the slow, hazy heaviness of stoner/doom metal with the blasting extremity of grindcore into an abrasive and unpredictable sound.
Stonesword Key is a death/doom metal band from Boise, Idaho, formed in 2022, combining the crushing weight of funeral-paced doom with the guttural intensity of death metal in the tradition of the classic death/doom sound.
Stoneville channel stoner metal and rock from Gran Canaria, building riff-heavy compositions from the volcanic Canary Islands. Active since 2016, they bring Atlantic island vibes to the European stoner scene.
Torremaggiore's Stonewall play heavy metal from the Foggia countryside in northern Puglia since 2010. Their name evokes immovable solidity, channeled through traditional metal of unwavering determination.
Borlange's Stonewall Noise Orchestra deliver stoner metal from the Dalarna city since 2016. Their grand compound name channels the orchestral ambition of noise itself into compositions of groove-heavy, collectively driven stoner rock.
Stonewielder is a doom/sludge metal band from St. Louis, Missouri, formed in 2025, adding to the city's growing heavy underground with monolithic riff craft and the corrosive, slow-motion brutality of sludge-inflected doom.
Stonewielders craft doom and sludge metal from Bielefeld, building crushing compositions from the city famously said not to exist. Active since 2018, they bring ponderous, stone-wielding heaviness to the Westphalian underground.
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