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Portland, Oregon stoner and doom metal act formed in 2021, stacking thick, fuzz-laden riffs atop slow grooves drawn from the Pacific Northwest's fertile heavy underground.
Brooklyn stoner and doom metal band formed in 2017, blending lumbering riff work with a heavy psychedelic undercurrent that draws on New York City's diverse heavy rock tradition.
San Francisco psychedelic doom metal band formed in 2021, weaving extended lysergic textures into slow, crushing compositions rooted in the Bay Area's long history of heavy and experimental music.
Cleveland, Ohio psychedelic doom and post-metal band formed in 2023, constructing expansive, atmosphere-heavy arrangements that move between meditative drone and crushing heaviness.
Pensacola, Florida stoner and doom metal band formed in 2013, named with wry humor and built on the bedrock of heavy, slow-burning fuzz riffs and psychedelic grooves of the Gulf Coast underground.
Portland, Oregon sludge and doom metal band formed in 2020, named after the Gaelic spirit of the restless dead and channeling that mythology into bleak, slow-grinding heaviness.
Atlantic City, New Jersey stoner and doom metal act formed in 2020, stacking fuzz-heavy rock grooves atop a doomy foundation drawn from the Garden State's underground heavy scene.
Collinsville, Illinois sludge and doom metal band formed in 2021, delivering thick, feedback-drenched riffs and a crushing low-end sonic identity from the Metro East underground just across from St. Louis.
Madison, Wisconsin band formed in 2017 specializing in sludge-infused doom metal, combining the suffocating weight of traditional doom with the abrasive grit of sludge.
Jackson, Tennessee band formed in 2013 wielding an exceptionally heavy hybrid of sludge, death, and doom metal, fusing death metal aggression with slow, grinding doom tempos and caustic sludge textures.
Akron, Ohio band formed in 2012 playing doom-laden sludge metal rooted in the tradition of the Rust Belt's heavy underground, characterized by slow crushing riffs and bleak atmospherics.
Philadelphia stoner/doom band formed in 2011, trafficking in hazy, amplifier-worship heaviness drawn from the city's underground rock and metal scene.
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Supergroup pulling members from Temptress, Destroyer of Light, Monte Luna, and Scorpion Child. Debut 'The Ever-Living Fire' hit #20 on the Doom Charts.
Boise, Idaho band formed in 2016 playing a murky, heavy blend of sludge, stoner, and doom metal, representing one of the few heavy underground acts to emerge from the Pacific Northwest interior.
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