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1016 is a Southern heavy rock band from Metairie, Louisiana, just outside New Orleans, debuting in 2024 with the five-track EP "Gettysburg." The band plays a swampy, riff-driven style of heavy rock inflected with Southern grit and swagger. Tracks like "Styx & Twigs" and "Friend of Mine" suggest a band steeped in the tradition of Louisiana's heavy music legacy.
Kenosha, Wisconsin Southern heavy rock project. The provocative name and Southern rock influences from a Northern industrial city create an intentional contradiction.
New Orleans stoner metal and Southern heavy rock outfit whose name blends automotive power with chemical enhancement. Crescent City heaviness built on the same foundation of groove and intoxication that fuels NOLA's legendary sludge scene.
Prairieville, Louisiana groove metal and Southern heavy rock outfit. Bayou-bred heaviness with a name as slimy and slow as the creature it references.
Adlet is a southern and stoner metal band from Birmingham, Alabama. Across two releases, the band channels the heat and heaviness of the Deep South into their riff-driven stoner metal.
Alabama Thunderpussy is a Southern and stoner metal band from Richmond, Virginia. One of the pillars of the early 2000s stoner/Southern metal scene, the band earned a devoted following with albums like "Constellation" and "Open Fire" before going on hiatus, leaving behind a legacy of riff-worshipping heaviness that helped define the genre.
Los Angeles southern metal/metalcore hybrid blending swampy, groove-laden riffs with hardcore intensity. Feed the Pigs established their brand of whiskey-soaked aggression that splits the difference between Down and Hatebreed.
Modesto, California Southern heavy rock project. Salem-meets-California vibes from the Central Valley.
Austin heavy blues rock trio. Rolling Stone praised them for destroying crowds with boogie-war vengeance.
Lansing sludge metal project from the Michigan underground.
Fort Worth hard rock/stoner heavily influenced by 70s classics like Uriah Heep and Deep Purple.
Whiskey-soaked Southern Metal out of Texas.
Intense Southern / Groove Metal / Metalcore from Austin.
Austin hard rock/metal featuring Watchtower vocalist Jason McMaster. Their 1989 gold-certified debut spawned multiple hits.
Orlando thrash metal project from the Florida underground.
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