Philadelphia's Chimpgrinder is a slow, heavy assault built from the bones of sludge, doom, and stoner metal, bringing the city's gritty underground character to every feedback-laden note. Their approach is deliberately lumbering and oppressive, favoring weight over speed.

Denver's Chingaso rolls out a thick slab of Southern metal and stoner rock heaviness, bringing desert-baked riffs and a loose, confident groove to the Colorado underground. Their sound is built for long nights and heavy haze.

South Bend, Indiana's Chokesetter trades in heavy, fuzz-soaked stoner metal rooted in the Midwest underground's unpretentious approach to heaviness. Their riffs are slow and intentional, built for maximum psychedelic weight in a city not known for indulging the genre.

Kansas City doom and stoner metal act Chronic Lethargy lives up to their name with slow, fuzz-soaked riffs and a hazy, psychedelic heaviness that invites deep listening. Their sound draws on the cosmic, heavy-lidded side of the doom tradition.

Portland, Oregon's Chronoclops rides the fuzz-heavy intersection of doom and stoner metal, crafting slow, reverb-soaked jams with a psychedelic undercurrent. Their sound fits naturally into the Pacific Northwest's fertile heavy psych and stoner rock scene.

Durham, North Carolina trio Church of Wolves traffic in hazy sludge and stoner doom, building slow-burning songs around thick southern fuzz and oppressive low-end weight. Their sound evokes smoke-filled rooms and the long, grinding hours of a southern summer.

St. Louis stoner metal band Church Snakes stack fuzz-heavy riffs and loping grooves into sprawling, sun-baked jams. Their sound is rooted in the desert rock tradition but carries a distinct midwestern grit.

Washington state heavy/stoner metal act Churt blend riff-driven grooves with a heavier, more abrasive edge than typical desert rock fare. Their sound sits somewhere between the swagger of classic heavy metal and the haze of stoner rock.

New Orleans doom/stoner/sludge band Cikada channel the murky, humid atmosphere of their city into sprawling, fuzz-drenched compositions that sit at the intersection of southern sludge and psychedelic doom. Their sound draws naturally from the well of Eyehategod and Crowbar.

New London, Connecticut doom/stoner duo Cinder Mage craft slow, hypnotic riff worship drenched in fuzz and reverb, conjuring occult imagery through heavy, ritualistic song structures. Their music moves like lava — deliberate, unstoppable, and scorching.

New Jersey's Clamfight deal in swampy, heavy-as-sin sludge and stoner metal, built on massive downtuned riffs and slow-burning grooves. Their records carry the weight of a collapsing building and move at roughly the same pace.

Oakland, MS doom and stoner act Clawhammer pile on the fuzz and drag tempos down to a slow, hypnotic crawl. Their sound is thick with distortion and heavy atmosphere, rooted firmly in the traditions of southern-tinged doom.

Flint, MI stoner metal outfit Cleen draw on the industrial ruin of their hometown to fuel thick, fuzz-laden riffs and hazy heavy grooves. Their sound sits comfortably in the tradition of midwest stoner metal, bleak and heavy in equal measure.

A Nashville psychedelic doom outfit formed in 2009 by Belmont University students, Clorange channeled Black Sabbath, Sleep, and Electric Wizard into a hazy, riff-heavy sound. They released the album Instinct in 2012 before disbanding the same year.

Brooklyn's Clothesline draw on doom, stoner rock, and wrestling-fueled attitude from a lineup featuring members of Reign of Zaius and End of Hope. Their slow-burn approach captures the grimy, unhurried heaviness of the New York underground.