Stoner Metal

Philadelphia’s Heavy Temple — at long last — makes their triumphant full-length debut this year. If their future is anything like their newest single, “A Desert Through the Trees,” the sky isn’t even the limit for what’s to come.

Dead Witches — the brainchild of former Electric Wizard drummer Mark Greening — brings towering, fuzzed riffs and glacially-paced occult doom.

Australian doom trio Amammoth light prehistoric joints from a stoner/sludge bonfire on their debut LP, The Fire Above.

UK horror fiends Possessor wield a mighty sludgehammer on their new monster-conjuring LP, Damn the Light.

Floridian sludgelords Junior Bruce return to prove they’re the headless kings of swamp metal with their Pray for Death LP.

Serpents of Secrecy make a “Heel Turn” in honor of late bassist Rev. Jim Forrester.

Riff hard with San Francisco stoner/doom crew Lowcaster.

Black Rainbows worship volume and debut the first song from new album Cosmic Ritual Supertrip.

Check out the video for the opening track “New Ishtar” off the new album from Kansas City psych sludgethrowers Orphans Of Doom.

Wizard Rifle make a lot of noise for a duo.

Watch the new video for stoner metal trio Druids‘s “Shivast.”

Indiana sludge rockers The Mound Builders celebrate ten loud years with their eponymous LP.

Hear High on Fire‘s take on a Thin Lizzy classic.

Rock out to Masters of Time and Space.

Asthma Castle (featuring members of Pig Destroyer, Misery Index and Integrity) tell the story of the “Incline of Western Civilization” with a new song.

Sink your teeth into a gritty new song from Yatra.

Hear the new EP from UK sludge duo Tuskar.

Stream the new album from stoner/doom purveyors Horehound.

Hear the epic new album from stoner/doom crew Witchthroat Serpent.

Conan join forces with Danish brewery Dry & Bitter for a collaborative milk stout.

Green Dragon are your new favorite stoner metal band. Learn about what makes them tick and riff.

Get lost in stoner riffs with Weed Demon.

Watch a new video from psychedelic stoner trio Spaceslug.

Watch a new video from Switchblade Jesus.

Stream a new track from bluesy stoner trio Witchskull.

New Sleep is here!

Stream a new song from psychedelic stoner collective Besvärjelsen now.

Nebula on their upcoming Heavy Psych Sounds reissues.

Enhailer‘s new EP is one hefty song. Listen to it now.

Watch a new animated video from Switchblade Jesus right now.