Stoner Metal

Stoner metal is a subgenre characterized by its heavy, fuzz-laden guitar riffs, plodding rhythms, and often, slurred or growling vocals. Emerging in the 1990s, it draws from doom metal, stoner rock, and heavy psych, with bands like Kyuss and Sleep pioneering the sound. The genre peaked in popularity in the early 2000s, with a cultural significance rooted in its embrace of excess and hedonism, reflecting a carefree, rebellious attitude. Stoner metal's distinctive blend of heavy, distorted guitars, driving rhythms, and often, fantasy or sci-fi themed lyrics, sets it apart from similar styles like doom metal and sludge metal. Its slow-burning, riff-based soundscapes and often, humorous or ironic approach, have captivated fans of heavy music seeking a more laid-back, irreverent alternative.

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Rewind To Return: Rarities, Singles And B-Sides
Album - 15 Tracks - Released August 1, 2025

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1000mods
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7 Weeks
ASG
Acid Row
Afghan Haze
Aftermath
Airforce
Al Cisneros
Appalooza
Astroqueen
Avatarium
Birdstone
Bone Church
Bongripper
Bonzai
Borehead
Brant Bjork
CHILDREN OF DOOM
CROWLEY
Candlemass
Castle Rat
Children of the Sün
Chipper
Coltsblood
Coma Hole
Conan
Cult Of Luna
Deep Valley Blues
Domadora
Domkraft
Dope Smoker
Dozer
Druid Lord
ELECTRIC JAGUAR BABY
Earth
El Pompero
Elephant Tree
Fange
FÓRN
Fátima
GAUPA
Graveyard
Greenleaf
Grief
Hangman's Chair
Hebi Katana
Hemelbestormer
Hermano
High Reeper
Holy Monitor
HolyRoller
Howard
Håndgemeng
Ironrat
Khost
Lambda
Lord Vigo
Loud Silence
Lowrider
Mandy Manala
Mares of Thrace
Margarita Witch Cult
Master Charger
Melvins
Mustasch
Nadja
Naxatras
Nebula
Negative Slug
Nightstalker
Ocultum
Orange Goblin
Pelican
Pentagram
Pharaoh Overlord
Planet of Zeus
Psychonaut
Queens of the Stone Age
Red Fang
Secret Cutter
Sheev
Skyjoggers
Sleep
Solace
Starmonger
Stone From the Sky
The Body
The Sword
This is Nowhere
Tigerleech
Ungraven
Valley of the Sun
Void Droid
Void Tripper
WARLUNG
WITCH
Witchcraft
neànder
ÖfÖ Am
Queens of the Stone Age
Kyuss
The Sword
Melvins
Monster Magnet
Electric Wizard
Corrosion Of Conformity
Candlemass
Graveyard
Sleep
High On Fire
The Heavy Eyes
Witchcraft
Dozer
Brant Bjork
Red Fang
Mustasch
1000mods
GAUPA
Boris
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
Mars Red Sky
Green Lung
Planet of Zeus
Greenleaf
Thou
Pentagram
Orange Goblin
OM
Whores
WITCH
Windhand
Naxatras
Valley of the Sun
Nightstalker
Acid King
Weedeater
Dopelord
Castle Rat
Villagers of Ioannina City
Elephant Tree
ISIS
Monolord
Cathedral
Earth
Mutoid Man
Cult Of Luna
SLIFT
sunn O)))
Margarita Witch Cult
Hangman's Chair
Tuber
The Body
Bongzilla
Scissorfight
Spaceslug
Conan
Weedpecker
Earthless
Mephistofeles
Black Tusk
Dope Smoker
The Company Band
Pelican
ASG
Pagan Altar
Witch
YOB
Bongripper
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Midnight Ghost Train
Telekinetic Yeti
Monkey3
Nebula
The Devil and the Almighty Blues
Orchid
Psychonaut
Belzebong
John Garcia
Asteroid
Iron Monkey
Avatarium
Trouble
FÓRN
Year Of The Goat
Hermano
Deaf Radio
Church Of Misery
Royal Thunder
Lowrider
Cough
Obscure Sphinx
Toke
Sasquatch
Grief
Goatsnake
Astroqueen
Mountain Witch
Red Desert
Wo Fat