Stoner Rock

Stoner rock is a subgenre of heavy rock music characterized by its fuzzy, distorted guitar riffs, plodding rhythms, and often, laid-back, blues-inspired vocals. Emerging in the 1990s, stoner rock drew inspiration from 1970s heavy metal, punk, and psychedelia, with bands embracing a DIY ethos and a fascination with the darker side of life. The genre's heyday coincided with the grunge era, but its roots stretch back to the heavy, riff-based sound of Black Sabbath. Stoner rock's signature sound is marked by its use of downtuned guitars, driving beats, and a generally heavy, fuzz-laden texture. The genre's cultural significance lies in its reflection of a countercultural ethos, embracing excess and nonconformity. While sharing similarities with doom metal and sludge metal, stoner rock's emphasis on groove and melody sets it apart, making it a unique and captivating force in the world of heavy music.

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Abrams
Abronia
All Them Witches
AlphaWhores
Beau Lucas
Belzebong
Black Magick SS
Black Mountain
Black Stone Cherry
Black Tusk
Bong Voyage
Borracho
Bottenhavet
Castle Rat
Conan
Corrosion Of Conformity
Cowboys & Aliens
Crossbone Skully
DOWN
Daniel Davies
Dead Groove
Demons My Friends
Desert Colossus
Dope Smoker
Draken
Eagles Of Death Metal
Ealdor Bealu
Earth Tongue
Elder
Evolfo
Filthy Apes
Froglord
Gin Lady
Gnod
Goatsnake
Guys From Desert
Helicon
Hermano
Hällas
Imaad Wasif
Jack Harlon & the Dead Crows
Josh Homme
Kal-El
Kill Shelter
Komodor
Kröwnn
L'Ira del Baccano
Lord Elephant
Lord Velour
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete
Masheena
Mastodon
Matote
Melvins
Monolord
Monsternaut
Mother Iron Horse
Motorpsycho
Mount Palatine
Oktoplut
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
Purple Skies
Restless Spirit
Riddarna
SLIFT
STONE FERRARI
Seum
Slavedown
Sleep
Solace
State Of Neptune
Stone Nomads
Stonus
Suplecs
Sweatmaster
Ten East
The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
The Blackwater Fever
The Cold Stares
The Cosmic Dead
The Devil and the Almighty Blues
The Dolly Rocker Movement
The Lords of Altamont
The Lumberjack Feedback
The Neptune Power Federation
The Quill
The Rift
The Soulbreaker Company
The Sword
Triggerfinger
Trippy Space Gang
Trouble
Truckfighters
Velvet Chains
WITCH
Weedpecker
Witch Ripper
Witchcraft
Μ3ΜΦ1Σ
Black Sabbath
Soundgarden
Queens of the Stone Age
Mastodon
Clutch
Trouble
All Them Witches
Eagles Of Death Metal
Shaman's Harvest
Kyuss
Black Stone Cherry
Dirty Honey
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
DOWN
Corrosion Of Conformity
Melvins
Crowbar
Monster Magnet
Electric Wizard
The Sword
Daniel Davies
Fu Manchu
Castle Rat
Graveyard
IOMMI
Druidess
Triggerfinger
Sleep
King Buffalo
Monolord
The Heavy Eyes
High On Fire
Boris
The Grunge Growlers
Eyehategod
Red Fang
Dozer
Witchcraft
Brant Bjork
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
The Dolly Rocker Movement
GAUPA
WITCH
Green Lung
Left Lane Cruiser
Goat
Kadavar
Chickenfoot
The Cold Stares
Josh Homme
Greenleaf
Pentagram
Motorpsycho
OM
Ciclonautas
Planet of Zeus
Karma To Burn
Mars Red Sky
Magic Shoppe
Hällas
Truckfighters
SLIFT
Orange Goblin
1000mods
Nightstalker
The Blackwater Fever
Tony Iommi
Windhand
Valley of the Sun
Dope Smoker
Black Magick SS
Frayle
Neil Fallon
Naxatras
Desert Sessions
Whores
Fuzz
Elder
Thou
Blackwater Holylight
Aunt Cynthia's Cabin
Weedeater
Acid King
Black Mountain
Bullets And Octane
Earth
Black Rainbows
Cathedral
Azamiah
Stoned Jesus
Elephant Tree
Villagers of Ioannina City
Gnome
The Lunar Effect
Khemmis
Mondo Drag
Conan
Hangman's Chair
Tuber
Yawning Man