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Pembroke, GB · 2014–present · active
Dope Smoker is a stoner and doom metal trio from Pembroke in South West Wales, self-described as coming from a place "where everyone smokes dope and surfs." Their 2025 album Doom Shop features guitarist-vocalist Gareth "Lightnin''" Hopkins, drummer Johnny Faster, bassist Thin Lizzy, and turntablist Paco across ten tracks of surf-tinged stoner doom.
Brighton, GB · 2009–present · active
Dopefight is a sludge, stoner, and doom metal band from Brighton, England, active since 2009 and self-styled purveyors of "sludge stoner goat noize." Their discography includes the BUDS album and several splits with Gurt, Dead Existence, and Lex Rhino, establishing them in the UK underground sludge scene.
Leeds, GB · 2015–present · active
DopeHammer is a brutal death metal band from Leeds, England, formed in 2015, whose tongue-in-cheek release titles like Smoke Weed Worship Slam and West Yorkshire Slam Torture signal their allegiance to the slam death metal underground. Their catalog also includes Artificial Enresination and Spaced: The Final Bluntier.
Moscow, RU · 2016–present · active
Dopehaze plays sludge/stoner metal from Moscow, active since 2016 and wrapping their heavy compositions in a pharmacological fog. Their intoxication-themed name captures the mind-altering, consciousness-blurring quality of their fuzz-heavy sound.
Lublin, PL · 2012–present · active
Dopelord is a doom and stoner metal band from Lublin, Poland, formed in 2012. The project channels heavy, ritualistic doom and stoner riffs with a psychedelic edge.
Saint Petersburg, RU · 2015–present · active
Dopemachine plays sludge/drone/post-metal from Saint Petersburg, active since 2015 and constructing massive, sustained sonic architectures from three of metal's heaviest subgenres. Their narcotic-apparatus name suits music designed to overwhelm and sedate through sheer tonal weight.
Barcelona, ES · 2023–present · active
Dopemancer plays stoner/doom metal from Barcelona, formed in 2023 and conjuring hazy, riff-driven rituals steeped in the genre's psychedelic tradition. Their sorcerer-of-intoxication name captures the hypnotic, mind-altering quality of their fuzz-drenched compositions.
Ivano-Frankivsk, UA · 2021–present · active
Dopeotter is a doom and stoner metal band from Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, formed in 2021. The project delivers heavy doom and stoner riffs from the Carpathian foothills.
Helsinki, FI · 2013–present · active
Doperman is a heavy/stoner metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2013. They deliver dopey, heavy stoner and metal grooves from the Finnish capital.

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