Bergamo's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this stoner metal unit is among them — wielding wah-soaked leads and bass-heavy grooves in the tradition of Kyuss and Sleep. Uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.

Stoner metal and desert rock band from Antwerp, Belgium, paying tribute to the ancient gods of the riff with stoner fuzz, rolling grooves, and raw energy. Emerging from the earlier project Oude God, their 2022 demo features three tracks of heavy, sun-baked riffing.

Straddling the line between doom metal and stoner metal, this Swedish actfrom Karlstad fuses wah-soaked leads and bass-heavy grooves in the tradition of Kyuss and Sleep into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2013, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.

Doom and stoner metal band from Mikkeli, Finland formed in 2017. They bring fuzzy, heavy riffs from the lake district of eastern Finland.

Trading in pure metallic intensity, this stoner metal act from Trollhättan traffics in fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Since 2011, they've built a catalog that reflects the Gothenburg school's homeland.

Stoner metal act from Aviles in Asturias on Spain's northern coast, delivering heavy, fuzz-laden compositions since 2014. Named after the Black Sabbath song, their sound pays homage to the genre's origins with Iberian intensity.

Part of the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition, this act channels stoner metal with a focus on fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Formed in 2016, based in Orkney, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.

Laying down tracks since 2003, this Leeds Progressive Metal and Stoner Metal outfit delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages. Their place within the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.

Part of Ukraine's fierce and unyielding metal community, this act channels doom metal and stoner metal with a focus on fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Formed in 2016, based in Cherkasy, the results are heavier and more inventive than the genre tag might suggest.