Manchester, New Hampshire's ThunderHawk have been trafficking in stoner-doom since 2014, combining fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs with glacial tempos that reflect the long winters and stubborn independence of the New England underground.

A St. Augustine, Florida outfit born in 2013, Thunderhoof crushes through the collision of thrash aggression and doom-laden weight, building riffs that lurch between punishing velocity and slow, suffocating heaviness. Their coastal Florida roots give the band a raw, swamp-caked edge that sets them apart from both scenes they straddle.

An Austin, Texas band active since 2015, Thunderkief sink deep into the psychedelic fog where stoner and doom metal overlap, building slow-burning songs that unfold under layers of distortion and haze. They're a product of Austin's fertile heavy underground, carrying the city's tradition of loud, unhurried music played with real conviction.

Sycamore, Illinois's Thy Cursed Existence occupy the suffocating intersection of black and doom metal, marrying the anguished tremolo attack of the black metal tradition with doom's slow, crushing sense of despair. Founded in 2017 in a small Illinois city far from any major scene, the band's isolationist geography fits the self-loathing atmosphere their name projects.

Battle Ground, Washington's Thy Emptiness fuse Gothic metal's melancholic atmospherics with doom's slow, heavy ceremonial pace, creating music that trades in elegance and grief in equal measure. Formed in 2013 in a small Pacific Northwest town, they carry the region's penchant for introspection and atmosphere into genuinely heavy territory.

San Diego's Tideless weave death-doom density with shoegaze texture, producing a sound that's simultaneously crushing and immersive — churning riffs suspended in reverberant haze. The band has been refining this submerged aesthetic since forming in 2016.

Pittsburgh's Tides of Accretion lean into the slow and sepulchral, pairing doom metal's deliberate decay with death metal's tonal darkness for music that feels geological in its patience and mass. The project formed in 2020 and reflects Pittsburgh's long affection for heavy, underground extremity.

Allentown's Tile have been grinding out sludge-doom since 2007 with a noise-inflected intensity that earns their Bandcamp handle "tilenoise" — a grimy, feedback-soaked take on the genre that favors atmosphere built from punishment rather than melody. Their longevity speaks to a genuine commitment to the uglier end of the heavy underground.

Pennsylvania's Tim Black operates in the deep, narcotic end of doom and stoner metal, building slow-rolling heaviness from fuzz-drenched riffs and a deliberate, almost ritualistic pacing since 2017. The project taps the meditative quality that distinguishes the best stoner doom from mere plodding.