Vicksburg, Mississippi's Colossus fuses stoner metal's heavy grooves with traditional heavy metal's riff-forward clarity, a Southern outfit that grounds cosmic heaviness in the Mississippi Delta's deep-rooted musical tradition.

Westerly, Rhode Island's Coma Hole bring a heavy dose of stoner doom to the small New England scene, lumbering through molasses-thick riffs with a baked, meditative quality. Their sound is slow, heavy, and pleasantly disorienting.

Austin, Texas's Communion inhabit the slowest, heaviest end of doom and drone, letting notes decay into cavernous silence and drone into near-silence before crushing you under their weight. Funeral doom spaciousness and stoner haze combine into something monolithic.

Summerville, South Carolina's Compel traffic in slow-burning sludge and stoner metal, layering distorted riffs and hazy grooves into a suffocating wall of Southern-tinged heaviness.

Gilbert, Arizona's Concertina blend fuzzed-out stoner metal grooves with the melodic hooks of traditional heavy metal, building a sound that is both hazy and hook-laden.

Barre, Massachusetts's Conclave deal in slow, oppressive sludge and stoner metal, piling on massive riffs and hazy low-end weight to create music that feels genuinely immovable.

Cape Coral, Florida's Constellation combine doom metal's funeral tempos with stoner rock haze, crafting slow-burning heavy music that fits the sweltering Gulf Coast setting they call home.

Rochester doom and stoner metal duo crafting slow, heavy dirges drenched in fuzz and atmosphere. Their riffs move like slow-rolling thunder, built for maximum weight.

Boston doom and stoner metal band that builds massive, slow-rolling riffs on a foundation of fuzz and psychedelia. Their music has the density of stone and the haze of desert heat.