Richmond, Virginia stoner metal outfit with an experimental streak, active since 2020. Their catalog ranges from straight-ahead fuzz worship to the remix-oriented Cordyceps Disco Remixed, suggesting a band that treats stoner metal as a starting point rather than a destination.

Los Angeles stoner metal collective with a staggering fourteen releases since 2021, making them one of the most prolific heavy bands on the West Coast. Their catalog spans EPs, full-lengths, and everything between, with Nothing Grows In A Straight Line capturing their organic, ever-evolving approach to heavy psych.

Detroit stoner metal project whose 2020 single Siren in Scorpio blends cosmic imagery with fuzzy, groove-heavy riffs. Motor City heaviness filtered through astrological mysticism.

Los Angeles stoner metal project from the California underground.

Denver gothic and progressive metal project whose 2020 EP Beyond the Pale blends dark atmospherics with technical ambition. Named after the sociological concept of normlessness, they channel existential unease into heavy, ornate compositions.

Chicago stoner metal project whose EPs Bottlehound and Noticeably Black deliver fuzzy, riff-heavy jams since 2015. The surreal name matches their approach — heavy music with a streak of weirdness running through it.

Green Bay groove metal project from the Wisconsin underground.

Louisville, Kentucky stoner metal project whose 2020 single Grasjonski hints at the eclectic influences lurking beneath the fuzz. A contribution to Louisville's rich tradition of heavy, experimental music that produced Slint and My Morning Jacket.

Johnson City, Tennessee stoner metal project. Mountain-country heaviness with cult ritual atmosphere.