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Daytona Beach heavy metal outfit B.T. Saints has been active since 2016, drawing on Florida's deep tradition of hard-hitting metal to deliver a straightforward and unapologetically earnest take on the genre.
Named for the fearsome Slavic witch of folklore, Pomona's Babayaga applies that mythic dread to their fusion of doom and sludge metal, active since 2022 on the fringes of Southern California's underground heavy scene.
New Brunswick, New Jersey sludge and doom metal band active since 1993, building a deep catalog that includes Future Slum, Whiskey and Arm Wrestling, and a live set recorded at Roadburn 2017.
Brooklyn psychedelic doom and stoner metal band formed in 2010, issuing the Demonstration EP and the Black Blizzard single — their hazy, slow-burning approach sits at the intersection of doom and psychedelic rock.
Kentucky doom and stoner metal outfit formed in 2016, blending the slow crush of doom with fuzz-heavy stoner rock grooves across an eclectic catalog.
Manistique, Michigan doom and stoner metal band that released music through Supernaut Records before eventually changing their name and continuing under a different identity.
Hailing from Everett, Washington, Barbarian Wasteland trades in the slow, haze-soaked intersection of doom and stoner metal, carving out a groove-oriented sound since 2019.
Fargo, North Dakota's Barnaby Jones deal in a blend of stoner, doom, and heavy metal, carrying on the mid-tempo, riff-heavy tradition of the genre from the Northern Plains underground since 2016.
New Jersey/New York stoner/doom metal band Barrow Downs — named after the haunted burial mounds of Tolkien's Middle-earth — have been grinding out heavy, haze-drenched riffs since 2020.
Savannah, Georgia's Bastardane blend the swaggering riff weight of groove metal with stoner metal atmospherics, active in the Southern underground since 2019.
San Antonio metallic hardcore influenced by NYHC. Released on Deathwish Inc.
Fort Worth hard rock/stoner heavily influenced by 70s classics like Uriah Heep and Deep Purple.
Suffocating Doom / Stoner Metal from Los Angeles, California (early); Houston, Texas (later).
Austin psychedelic doom — Muddy Waters sitting in with Mastodon.
Towering Stoner / Doom Metal out of Texas.
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