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AttaXic is a four-piece groove and stoner metal band formed in 2015 in Dobrich, Bulgaria, later relocating to Sofia. Their album "Blackout Second" showcases their approach of combining fast-paced rhythms with crushing slow passages, described by the band as "giving chaos a shape."
Koprivnica's Atum craft heavy grooves that blend stoner and groove metal, named after the ancient Egyptian creator deity. Since 2011, they've been generating riff-heavy, psychedelic-tinged heaviness from northern Croatia.
Aviendha creates doom and stoner metal from Bergen since 2020, named after a character from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Their fantasy-literary identity drives heavy, riff-worshipping compositions from the fjord city.
Glasgow's Aye-aye craft slow-burning doom and stoner metal infused with Scottish character, building songs around massive fuzz-laden riffs and hypnotic grooves. Since 2014, they've been a fixture in Scotland's vibrant stoner-doom underground.
Athens' Azarak emerged in 2023 with doom and stoner metal built on colossal riffs and intoxicating grooves. Their sound draws from the genre's psychedelic traditions while maintaining a crushing weight.
Stoner metal act from Rome, formed in 2003. Their compositions ride low-slung grooves through clouds of distortion, evoking the sun-baked psychedelia of the desert rock tradition.
Wrocław-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2011, 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.
The Hague-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2020, 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.
Athens-based stoner/doom outfit active since 2015, 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.
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