Part of the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition, this act channels stoner metal with a focus on fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Formed in 2016, based in Orkney, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.

Laying down tracks since 2003, this Leeds Progressive Metal and Stoner Metal outfit delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages. Their place within the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.

Pushing the boundaries of doom metal, this British outfit from Grimsby has been refining their craft since 2015. Their sound hinges on cavernous low-end and hypnotic repetition, delivered with unwavering intensity.

Part of Ukraine's fierce and unyielding metal community, this act channels doom metal and stoner metal with a focus on fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic, groove-laden repetition. Formed in 2016, based in Cherkasy, the results are heavier and more inventive than the genre tag might suggest.

Belfast, United Kingdom — stoner metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2015, they deal in desert-baked tonality and psychedelic haze over lumbering rhythms. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.

Thrash metal act from Sofia, Bulgaria, delivering high-voltage aggression since 2016. Their name captures the electrifying intensity of their approach to modern thrash metal from Bulgaria's capital.

Part of Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape, this act channels heavy metal with a focus on iron-clad riffs and soaring melodic passages. Formed in 2023, based in Elektrostal, leather-jacket energy translated into headbanging-ready anthems.

Doom and stoner metal band from Dublin, Ireland active since 2012. They deliver heavy, fuzzy riffs from the Irish capital.

Drone doom duo from Jyvaskyla, Finland active since 2012, featuring two bass players and drums. They describe their sound as crushing and groovy stoner doom powered by two distorted, fuzzy bass guitars.