Formed in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1998 by bassist and vocalist Dave "Dixie" Collins, a veteran of the sludge act Buzzoven, Weedeater channel the heaviest elements of Southern doom and noise rock into a characteristically filthy, low-register rumble. Their debut ...And Justice for Y'all (2001) and Sixteen Tons (2003) appeared on Berserker Records before the band joined Southern Lord for God Luck and Good Speed. Their most recent album, Goliathan (2015), continued the uncompromising approach that made them central figures in the North Carolina heavy underground.

West Greenwich, Rhode Island's Whisky Fyre have been playing stoner-doom metal since 2015, which makes them one of the longer-running bands in a New England scene not typically associated with warm, fuzz-drenched heavy psychedelia. They pair the narcotic slow-burn of stoner metal with doom's bleaker undercurrent, finding the space where pleasurable heaviness tips into something more unsettling. Rhode Island's density and insularity seems to suit the form.

Phoenix's desert heat is baked into Wicked Reign's stoner metal, the band forming in 2024 in a city that seems purpose-built for the sun-baked, fuzz-heavy riffing that defines the genre. Equal parts psychedelic haze and crushing low-end, they carry forward the tradition of arid-climate doom that Arizona has quietly produced for decades.

Gainesville, Florida's Widow and Children have been dragging stoner and doom metal through the subtropical heat since 2015, cultivating a sound that's as much about atmosphere and weight as it is about riffs. Florida's oppressive humidity seems to thicken every note, and the band channels that sense of sluggish, psychedelic heaviness into slow-burning, fuzz-drenched songs.

Richmond, Virginia's Windhand are one of the defining acts of the American stoner-doom revival, forming in 2013 and quickly establishing themselves with heavily distorted, slow-motion riffs and vocals that float ethereally above the crush. Richmond's fertile underground scene gave them room to develop a sound that is both undeniably heavy and hauntingly beautiful.

Seattle's Winning Hard have been channeling doom and stoner metal's most hypnotic qualities since 2019, adding to a city already stacked with bands who understand that heaviness can be meditative as much as punishing. Their sound leans into the psychedelic side of the stoner-doom spectrum — fuzz-thick, slow, and built for maximum immersion.

Formed in Akron, Ohio in 2022, Witch Dagger deal in the slow, heavy currency of stoner doom — thick riffs dragged through tar pits and left to bake in the Rust Belt sun. Still a young outfit, they have wasted little time establishing a sound rooted in the low-end traditions of Sleep and Electric Wizard. Akron's industrial grit seeps into every plodding, fuzz-drenched note.

A very recent arrival from Santa Cruz, California, Witch Whores of Satan formed in 2024 and lean into the fuzz-soaked stoner doom aesthetic with a name that signals absolutely no interest in subtlety. Santa Cruz's countercultural coastal identity feeds naturally into their hazy, riff-forward approach. Still in their earliest days, they are already carving out space in the California underground with pure heaviness.

Kent, Ohio's Witchhelm have been hauling heavy doom and stoner riffs since 2014, working in the warm, fuzz-drenched tradition that owes as much to Black Sabbath as to the later stoner metal wave. Kent and the surrounding Northeast Ohio area have a quiet but real heavy music tradition, and Witchhelm are among its most committed representatives. Their sound is patient and immersive — music built for volume.