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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Brest-based Pulsar has been flying the power metal flag in Belarus since 2017, a country where extreme styles dominate the local scene. Their commitment to soaring vocals and uplifting melodies makes them a relative rarity in the Belarusian metal landscape.
Progressive and stoner metal band from Finland, formed in 2020, whose Finnish name means 'burning pharaoh.' They combine progressive complexity with stoner metal's heavy, psychedelic grooves.
Stoner rock and metal band from Palermo, Italy, formed in 2012, delivering sun-baked, fuzz-drenched stoner grooves from the Sicilian capital. They bring Mediterranean warmth to their heavy, psychedelic sound.
Hagen's Pariahlord has been dealing in fuzz-drenched stoner metal since 2020, channeling the Westphalian city's industrial heritage into low-and-slow riff worship. Their doom-adjacent grooves carry the weight of the Ruhr region's steel-town legacy.
Stoner metal band from Dudley, England, formed in 2018, delivering fuzz-drenched stoner metal grooves from the Black Country. Their heavy riffs echo through the industrial heartland of the West Midlands.
Sludge, stoner, and doom metal band from Esbjerg, Denmark, formed in 2020, delivering heavy, low-frequency punishment from the west coast of Jutland. They combine the weight of doom with the haze of stoner metal.
Stoner, sludge, drone, and doom metal turned electronic ambient project from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2015, evolving from crushing doom into atmospheric electronic territory. Their radical stylistic shift reflects restless creative exploration.
Belgian doom and stoner metal band from Leuven, started in 2007 by Adriaan De Raymaeker, Ivo Rensen, and Steven Eembeek, mixing slow heavy drone, psychedelic rock, and pounding riffs. Their releases include The Antikythera Mechanism and the limited-edition Black Moonshine EP.
Doom and stoner metal band from Myslenice, Poland, formed in 2022, delivering heavy, riff-driven stoner doom from the Carpathian foothills. They bring crushing grooves to the Lesser Poland underground.
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