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The Wildhearts formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1989 and became one of Britain's most beloved unstable rock bands by smashing together hard rock, punk velocity, power-pop melody, and glam chaos. Led by Ginger Wildheart, the group debuted with Earth vs the Wildhearts, a record packed with huge choruses, jagged riffs, and songs like "Greetings from Shitsville," "TV Tan," and "My Baby Is a Headfuck." P.H.U.Q., Fishing for Luckies, Endless, Nameless, The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed, Chutzpah!, Renaissance Men, and later releases showed a band capable of brilliance, self-sabotage, and improbable returns. The Wildhearts fit both hard-rock and punk scope through their speed, distortion, hooks, and long association with heavy alternative audiences. Their music is heavy but rarely grim, melodic but never tidy. The best songs feel overstuffed in the most exciting way, with choruses arriving like emergency exits and riffs piled on as if restraint were the enemy. The Wildhearts' history is messy, but the catalog remains a high-voltage argument for chaos as craft.
Portland's The Will of a Million have been crafting atmospheric black metal since 2012 — vast, cold compositions that use texture and space as much as traditional black metal aggression, building immersive environments out of the Pacific Northwest's characteristic bleakness.
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.
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