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A Past Embrace (2022)
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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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The Wimps from Lyon deliver stoner metal and rock with the self-deprecating irony their meek name belies since 2016. Despite the name, their compositions pack the fuzz-drenched punch of the heaviest stoner traditions.
The Wings of Icarus from Plymouth deliver black metal that soars toward the sun with the mythological recklessness of Daedalus's doomed son since 2014. A decade of compositions from the Devon port city has channeled the Greek tragedy of ambition and hubris.
The Wiring from Wiesbaden craft stoner and doom metal that plugs into the fuzz-drenched, riff-worshipping tradition of the genre since 2016. Their electrical namesake suits the buzzing, amp-driven heaviness they channel from the Hessian state capital.
The Wisdoom is a doom/stoner metal band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2011. They craft heavy, fuzz-laden doom and stoner metal with massive riffs and psychedelic undertones.
Out of Midland, Michigan, The Wizard of Bong Mountain lean into every expectation their name sets — slow, fuzzy stoner doom built for maximum low-end punishment, the kind of riff-worship that makes a virtue of repetition and deliberate, crushing tempo.
The Wizards from Bilbao deliver a potent brew of heavy, stoner, and doom metal laced with occult rock mysticism from the Basque Country since 2014. Their sorcerous name drives compositions that channel the retro-doom revival through the industrial-port grit of northern Spain.
Saint Paul's The Wolf Council have been delivering stoner metal with a distinctly Midwestern character since 2015 — heavy, groove-locked riffs with the kind of patience and unpretentious weight that thrives in the Twin Cities underground.
The Wolf Garden from southern England craft atmospheric black metal that cultivates a den of lupine darkness since 2018. Their name suggests a curated, tended space where wolves — and their sonic equivalent — are deliberately nurtured.
The Wolf Sings is a heavy metal band from Florence, Italy, formed in 2023. They deliver traditional heavy metal with a lupine thematic edge from the Tuscan capital.
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