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Stone Free play heavy metal from an undisclosed Irish location since 2013. Their name channels the liberating spirit of Hendrix while their sound stays rooted in the sturdier traditions of classic metal.
Stone Giant is a doom metal band from Boulder, Colorado, formed in 2015, known for monolithic riff structures and slow, crushing tempos that evoke the weight of the Rocky Mountain landscape.
Stone Gnome is a stoner/sludge metal band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2021, fusing the Bay Area's history of heavy psych with grimy sludge textures and psychedelic guitar work.
Stone Healer is a progressive black metal band from Mansfield, Connecticut, formed in 2015, blending the technical ambition of progressive metal with the raw, dissonant energy of black metal.
Emmeloord's Stone in Egypt deal in stoner metal from the Flevoland polder since 2000. Over a quarter-century, this land-reclaimed-from-sea project has built one of the Netherlands' most enduring stoner metal legacies.
Fort Worth stoner rock trio known for dark, spacious psychedelic jamming they call Doom Jazz.
Stone Magnum is a traditional doom metal band from Michigan City, Indiana, formed in 2012, rooted in the classic doom sounds of Black Sabbath and Candlemass with a distinctly Midwestern heaviness.
Stone Marrow is a progressive stoner metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2019, combining complex song structures and intricate instrumental passages with heavy, fuzz-laden stoner grooves.
Ambitious Progressive Metal / Shred out of Texas.
Stone Monolith deliver stoner metal from the tiny southwestern Finnish town of Humppila, building massive, monolithic compositions. Emerging in 2025, they bring geological weight to the Kanta-Hame scene.
Houston power trio delivering Sabbath-style doom and savage sludge. Signed to Ripple Music.
Gothenburg's Stone of Duna pair sludge and stoner metal from Sweden's metal capital since 2023. Their Dune-referencing name channels the desert sci-fi mythology of Frank Herbert into compositions of thick, sandworm-heavy fuzz.
Stone of Erech forge folk and black metal from Madrid, drawing their name from Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology. Active since 2015, they bring literary fantasy depth to the Spanish folk/black metal crossover.
Stone of Scone is a black metal act from Kentucky, formed in 2024, named after the ancient Scottish coronation stone, suggesting a project steeped in historical and mythological darkness.
Bergamo's Stone Prophets bring stoner metal to the Lombard hills since 2026. Their oracular name channels prophetic visions through the sacrament of the riff from one of Italy's most elevated cities.
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