Genre
Stoner Rock
12 bands in the Top 500 carry Stoner Rock as a primary or secondary tag.
- 12 bands
- 2000s dominant era
- 4 countries
- #121 Russian Circles
Chicago instrumental trio fusing post-rock dynamics with metal weight.
- #122 Pelican
Chicago instrumental band straddling post-metal and post-rock.
- #123 Isis
Boston post-metal pillar of patient builds and cathedral crescendos.
- #126 Mastodon
Atlanta progressive-metal band whose concept albums redefined modern heavy.
- #127 High on Fire
Oakland trio merging Motörhead drive and Sabbath sludge.
- #128 Sleep
California riff lords whose 'Dopesmoker' is a stoner-metal cornerstone.
- #129 Kyuss
Palm Desert pioneers whose desert sessions birthed stoner rock.
- #130 Queens of the Stone Age
Josh Homme's hooky desert-rock project and rock radio mainstay.
- #135 Wolfmother
Sydney trio mining Sabbath and Zeppelin riffs for a new generation.
- #136 Black Mountain
Vancouver heavy psych quintet of acid-drenched riffs.
- #435 Melvins
Aberdeen, Washington sludge originators whose influence runs through Sub Pop's roster.
- #495 Boris
Tokyo experimental band fluent across drone, doom, J-pop, and ambient.