Nestled in the mountains of Franconia, New Hampshire, Tractorass have been hauling stoner doom's slow, bludgeoning weight since 2004, blending fuzz-soaked riffs with the lethargic, oppressive atmosphere the genre does best.

St. Cloud, Minnesota's Trailboss cut against the grain of their northern climate with sun-baked southern and stoner metal, hauling thick, fuzz-drenched riffs out of the upper Midwest since 2013.

Columbus, Ohio's Traitors Return to Earth have been sinking deep into stoner-sludge-doom's tar pit heaviness since 2011, layering fuzz and feedback over glacial tempos and a persistent sense of weighted despair.

Orlando's Tranquilizer fuse doom and stoner metal into a heavy, lethargic wall of sound — slow-churning riffs, fuzz-drenched tones, and the kind of suffocating groove that the Florida heat demands.

Little Rock, Arkansas's Tranquilo lean deep into the psychedelic end of stoner/doom, weaving hazy, slow-burning riff cycles with a trippy, meditative quality that sets them apart from heavier fare in the mid-South.

Nashville's Transylvania Stud drag doom and stoner metal through the South's gothic backwoods, their fuzz-heavy riffs and swampy low-end grooves creating a sound that feels more haunted holler than Music Row.

New Haven stoner metal band formed in 2021, stacking fuzz-heavy riffs over lumbering rhythms with the unhurried confidence the name implies. Connecticut's underground scene gets a steady dose of psychedelic heaviness from these roots.

Santa Cruz, California doom and sludge trio that has been cultivating slow, toxic heaviness since 2017, combining the crushing weight of doom with stoner haze and sludge's abrasive edge. Their Bandcamp handle hints at a UK-influenced atmosphere despite their West Coast roots.

Tricoma is a stoner metal band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2015, channeling the fuzz-drenched, groove-heavy sound of desert stoner metal from the Rocky Mountain region.