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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Head Cage (2018)
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Featured Power Metal Album
The Second Coming (1988)
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Clarksburg, West Virginia stoner and Southern metal band formed in 2013, building a sound rooted in Appalachian grit and the greasy, riff-heavy traditions of Southern hard rock.
Pittsburgh blackened psychedelic stoner and doom metal band formed in 2024, combining the murk of stoner doom with black metal's abrasive atmosphere in a hazily oppressive hybrid.
Dubuque, Iowa outfit blending doom, stoner, and groove metal into a thick, riff-driven sound since 2016, sitting at the intersection of hazy heaviness and hard-swinging momentum.
Los Angeles band formed in 2003 that began as a provocative nu-metal act before evolving toward heavier stoner and hard rock territory, known for theatrical stage performances and confrontational imagery.
Grand Rapids stoner metal and rock band formed in 2025, drawing on the fuzzy, riff-heavy tradition of the genre against the backdrop of Michigan's fertile heavy rock scene.
Solar Halos is a stoner and doom metal band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, formed in 2012, crafting slow-burning, fuzz-drenched compositions that reflect the hazy, psychedelic atmosphere of the American stoner doom tradition.
Solar Haze is a stoner metal band from West Covina, California, formed in 2019, trafficking in heavy, fuzzed-out riffs and a sun-scorched atmosphere that suits both its Southern California origins and the genre's cosmic sensibility.
Solar Monolith is a stoner and doom metal band from Warren, Michigan, formed in 2023, generating massive, slow-rolling riffs shaped by the Midwest's tradition of heavy, grounded musical heaviness.
Solarnaut is a stoner and doom metal band from Bend, Oregon, formed in 2017, generating cosmic, fuzz-heavy compositions that evoke the wide open spaces of the Pacific Northwest desert with unhurried, psychedelic heaviness.
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