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.

Abel Blood is a stoner metal and rock band from New Hampshire. Their 2023 full-length "Arrival of the Waves" delivers nine tracks of riff-heavy, groove-laden stoner metal with a hazy, oceanic atmosphere.

Aboleth is a stoner metal and rock band from Los Angeles, California. Their 2018 full-length "Benthos" delivers ten tracks of heavy, riff-worshipping stoner metal drenched in the low-end rumble of Southern California.

Acid Fog is a doom and stoner metal band from Springfield, Illinois. With four releases, the band has carved out a hazy, riff-worshipping niche in the Midwest stoner doom scene.

San Francisco stoner metal legends and one of the heaviest bands the Bay Area has ever produced. Their crushing, psychedelic riffs have made them pillars of the American stoner metal scene.

Acid-Hologram is a stoner metal and rock band from Salt Lake City, Utah. The project filters heavy, riff-centric stoner metal through a kaleidoscopic, psychedelic lens.

Los Angeles death metal project. The name's hostility channels LA's darker undercurrents through extreme music.

Winchester, Kentucky stoner metal project. The name suggests divination through elevated places — fitting for music from the Bluegrass highlands.

Across Tundras is a progressive psychedelic doom and stoner metal band that originated in Denver, Colorado before moving to Nashville, Tennessee. With thirteen releases spanning their career, the band has built an expansive catalog of sprawling, cinematic doom that evokes vast American landscapes through layers of heavy psychedelia.

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.

Maryland stoner metal outfit built around thick, fuzzed-out riffs and hypnotic grooves. Their debut EP Magic Elixir channels the low-end worship of Sleep and Electric Wizard through a distinctly East Coast lens.

Aggadah is a stoner/doom metal band from Salt Lake City, Utah. Named after the non-legalistic portions of the Talmud, the band's 2021 EP "Confessions" delivers five tracks of heavy, riff-driven doom from an unlikely theological angle.

Agnauseam is a groove and stoner metal band from Columbus, Ohio. The band blends heavy grooves with stoner metal's fuzzed-out sensibility.

Akashic Haze is a stoner/doom metal band from Circleville, Ohio. Their 2022 EP "Hashteroid" — a portmanteau that tells you everything you need to know — delivers four tracks of hazy, riff-driven stoner doom.

Al is a stoner/doom metal band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. With eleven releases since 2020, the project has been remarkably prolific, delivering a steady stream of hazy, riff-heavy stoner doom.