Bala is a sludge metal and stoner rock duo from Galicia, Spain, formed in 2013 and consisting of guitarist/vocalist Anxela Baltar and drummer/vocalist Violeta Mosquera. Operating without a bassist, the pair construct a dense, fuzz-saturated sound rooted in heavy riffing and raw energy, with lyrics delivered in both Spanish and Galician. The band released two albums on Santiago de Compostela label Matapadre before signing with Century Media Records for Maleza in 2021.

Founded in Borlänge, Sweden in 1999 as a side project by Dozer guitarist Tommi Holappa, Demon Cleaner's Karl Daniel Lidén, and Lowrider vocalist Peder Bergstrand, Greenleaf began as an informal outlet for 1970s hard rock and proto-metal influences free from the pressures of their main bands. The project gradually evolved into a full touring act with Holappa as the sole original member, releasing eight studio albums including Revolution Rock (2001), Agents of Ahriman (2007), and Nest of Vipers (2012). Their consistent output has made them a reliable presence in the European stoner rock scene for over two decades.

Lonely Kamel emerged from a series of basement jam sessions in Oslo, Norway, around 2006, delivering a smoky blend of stoner rock, blues, and psychedelia. The quartet built a steady catalog through the 2010s, including Dust Devil (2011), Shit City (2014), and Death's-Head Hawkmoth (2018) on Stickman Records. Their sound places them squarely within the European heavy-psych tradition, drawing on vintage American blues-rock while maintaining the unhurried groove characteristic of Scandinavian stoner rock.

Founded in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2001, Monkey3 are an instrumental band rooted in stoner rock, space rock, and psychedelic music, known for hypnotic, gradually escalating compositions delivered alongside immersive visual projections in live settings. Signed to Napalm Records, their catalog spans seven studio albums including The 5th Sun (2013), Astra Symmetry (2016), and Sphere (2019). They are a fixture of the European psychedelic rock circuit.

My Sleeping Karma formed in the Aschaffenburg region of Germany in 2005 as a side project of stoner rock band The Great Escape, eventually becoming their primary focus. The entirely instrumental group blends psychedelic rock and stoner rock with imagery drawn from Hindu and Buddhist traditions, releasing a series of studio albums including Satya (2008), Soma (2011), Moksha (2015), and Atma (2022). Their meditative, rhythm-driven approach to heavy music has earned them a dedicated international following.

Somali Yacht Club formed in Lviv, Ukraine in 2010 as a jam-oriented trio before developing into one of Eastern Europe's most celebrated stoner and psychedelic rock acts. Their debut EP Sandsongs (2011) was followed by full-lengths The Sun (2014) and The Sea (2018), each deepening the band's layered approach to hypnotic, riff-driven post-rock and stoner metal. The Space (2022), released through Season of Mist, broadened their international reach significantly. Working from Lviv throughout the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the band continued to record and tour, making their persistence under extraordinary circumstances as notable as their music.

Berlin-based Suns of Thyme formed in 2011, crafting a strain of heavy psychedelia that merges stoner rock, shoegaze, krautrock, and post-rock influences evoking Can, early Pink Floyd, and Spacemen 3. The quartet released their debut Fortune, Shelter, Love and Cure before the five-piece follow-up Cascades in 2016, which expanded into space rock and death rock territory. They have been featured alongside Brian Jonestown Massacre and Kadavar on German compilations and supported UK shoegazers TOY.

The Vintage Caravan formed in the municipality of Álftanes, Iceland in 2006, founded as teenagers by guitarist Óskar Logi Ágústsson and drummer Guðjón Reynisson, though the band did not function as a working unit until around 2009. Their sound synthesizes the psychedelic haze of Deep Purple with the crushing weight of stoner metal, delivered with a classic rock spontaneity. Six studio albums followed from their self-titled debut (2011) through Voyage (2014), Arrival (2015), Gateways (2018), Monuments (2021) — which reached number 21 on the German charts — and Portals (2025) on Napalm Records. Their longevity and consistency have made them one of the most productive acts in Icelandic rock.

Truckfighters formed in Örebro, Sweden in 2001 as a lean stoner rock outfit centered on the songwriting partnership of guitarist Niklas Källgren and bassist Oscar Boström. Their debut Gravity X (2005) on Fuzzorama Records established their fuzz-heavy, groove-driven approach, and follow-up Phi (2007) cemented their reputation in the European desert rock scene. The duo released five studio albums and returned after a decade-long hiatus with Masterflow.