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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Athens-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2009, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
Doom/stoner metal band from Dijon, France, formed in 2021. Their releases including A Hundred Times deliver heavy, fuzz-laden riffs rooted in the doom and stoner traditions.
Stoner doom act from Malmö, formed in 2018. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
Orkney-based stoner metal outfit active since 2022, channeling thick, fuzz-drenched riffs and a laid-back, groove-driven approach to heaviness. Their sound worships at the altar of the almighty riff, drawing from the deep wells of 1970s proto-metal and desert rock.
Occult stoner/doom band from Perpignan in southern France, formed in 2022, singing in both English and French. Their releases including Beltane and L'Oeuvre Au Noir channel Faustian pacts and supernatural themes through heavy, fuzz-drenched grooves.
Oslo-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2016, conjuring thick clouds of fuzz-laden riffage and hypnotic, groove-driven compositions. Their sound channels the haze of 1970s proto-metal through a modern lens of distortion-worship and lysergic exploration.
Stoner doom act from the Netherlands, formed in 2014. Their music moves at a glacial pace through layers of fuzz and psychedelic textures, inviting the listener into a trance-like state of heavy meditation.
Groove metal outfit from Oslo, formed in 2011. Their material trades in the satisfying crunch of heavy, rhythmically driven riffs that demand involuntary neck movement.
Stoner/doom metal band from Strasbourg, founded in 2011, who have shared stages with Crowbar, Solstafir, and Planet of Zeus. Their discography spanning the 2012 Demo through Red Dirt & Zero Gravity on Sleazy Barn Records delivers heavy, groove-laden stoner doom.
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