Asheville, North Carolina's Covenator pair stoner metal's haze and warmth with doom metal's deliberate heaviness, crafting the kind of slow-burning music that fits the wooded mountains surrounding their city. Their riffs move like smoke — thick, slow, and hard to shake.

Long Beach stoner/doom act Covenaut traffic in fuzz-heavy riffs and slow grooves with a Southern California looseness. Their music is heavy but never punishing, built for listeners who want weight without sacrificing warmth.

Richmond, Virginia stoner doom act built on hazy, heavy riffs and a ritualistic sense of groove. Their material draws on the Southern rock warmth that has long defined the Virginia heavy underground.

Lincoln, Nebraska band blending stoner metal's hazy groove with thrash metal's punch and velocity. Riff-forward and unpretentious, they carry a road-worn Midwest grit throughout their recordings.

Portland stoner metal project built on thick, slow-burning riffs and a hazy, psychedelic sensibility. Their material settles into a heavy, comfortable groove and rarely rushes toward anywhere in particular.

Eugene, Oregon stoner and doom metal band rolling through hazy, fuzz-drenched riffs at the unhurried pace the genre demands. Creep Creep Janga leans into the Pacific Northwest's psychedelic doom tradition with loose-limbed heaviness.

Milwaukee stoner metal outfit Crepitus bring heavy, fuzz-drenched riffs and a hazy, psychedelic weight to the Wisconsin underground. Their sound favors slow, crushing grooves over aggression, built for the long haul.

Houston's Crevasse dive into the slow, psychedelic depths of stoner and doom metal with a warmth and heaviness shaped by the Texas heat. Their fuzz-heavy riffs crawl and expand with the patience of the Gulf Coast underground.

Sacramento doom and stoner metal duo immersed in thick, hazy riffs and slow-burning grooves that pull listeners deep into a hypnotic, smoke-filled sonic fog.

Heavy Sludge / Stoner Metal from Dallas.

Los Angeles band Crowned by Fire draw on Southern-fried riff traditions and stoner metal's slow-burning haze to craft music that feels simultaneously sun-baked and menacing. Thick grooves and a dusty, unhurried swagger define their sound.

Columbus, Ohio's Crowtalker wallow in the slow, heavy interplay between doom and stoner metal, layering fuzz-drenched riffs over plodding rhythms that settle deep into the bones. Their sound favors atmosphere and sustained weight over aggression.

Austin heavy psych/proto-metal. Vintage-sounding riffs with a modern edge.

Three-piece doom and stoner metal band from Denver, Colorado drawing directly from the 1990s American stoner metal playbook of Kyuss, Sleep, and Corrosion of Conformity. Their debut album Summoning (2022) launched a planned trilogy of doom-soaked records rooted in psych-blues riffing.

Suffocating Stoner / Doom Metal / Alternative Rock from Los Angeles, California / El Paso.