San Francisco's stoner rock band Acid King formed in 1993. Singer/guitarist Lori Crover, bassist Peter Lucas and drummer Joey Osbourne started playing local shows that year with likeminded bands such as the Melvins, Hawkwind and the Obsessed. The group released their self-titled debut EP the following year on Sympathy For the Record Industry,... [+] Read More

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Formed in Wales in 1991, Acrimony included vocalist Dorian Walters, guitarists Stuart O'Hara and Lee Davies, bassist Paul 'Mead' Bidmead, and drummer Darren Ivey. Exponents of typical mid-'90s stoner rock, they combined Black Sabbath's heavy metal riffery, Hawkwind's space rock excursions, and Blue Cheer's fuzzed-out psychedelic feedback with... [+] Read More

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Church of Misery holds the distinction of being one of the first doom metal bands to emerge from Japan. Formed during the late ‘90s and influenced by the usual suspects (Black Sabbath, Kyuss, St. Vitus, etc.), Church of Misery was originally comprised of members Yoshiakki Negishi (vocals), Tomohiro Nishimura (guitar), Tatsu Mikami (bass), and... [+] Read More

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The Scandinavian heavy metal four-piece Clawfinger formed in 1988 when Jocke Skog and Zak Tell met while working together at the Rosenlunds Hospital in nearby Stockholm. Bard Torstensson and Erlend Ottem joined them in 1990 and the four realized they all had similar interests in music. Post working hours became time spent exploring their musical... [+] Read More

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As the world plunges into chaos, in this: the final days of the wretched human race, there is only one antidote to the misery... The ELECTRIC WIZARD.
Born in Dorset, England in 1993, in a quiet country town, ELECTRIC WIZARD were initially the product of frustration, unemployment and excessive drug abuse. But through hallucinogenic... [+] Read More

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As the world plunges into chaos, in this: the final days of the wretched human race, there is only one antidote to the misery... The ELECTRIC WIZARD.
Born in Dorset, England in 1993, in a quiet country town, ELECTRIC WIZARD were initially the product of frustration, unemployment and excessive drug abuse. But through hallucinogenic... [+] Read More

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Guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike, bass player George Rice, and drummer Des Kensel formed High on Fire in 1999, following the collapse of Pike's previous band, doom metal titans Sleep. But while Sleep had built their fame on impossibly slothful tunes and copious weed consumption, High on Fire's first release, The Art of Self Defense, displayed a far... [+] Read More

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Heavy metal rockers that compose Orange Goblin are Martyn Millard (bass), Ben Ward (vocals), Joe Hoari (guitar), Pete O'Mally (guitar), and Chris Turner (drums), and together these fine bandmates compose the harsh doom rock sounds similar to the likes of Mammoth Volume, Clawfinger, and Kyuss. Originally named Our Haunted Kingdom, Orange Goblin... [+] Read More

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QOTSA SWEEPSTAKES! ENTER TO WIN!

Formed from the ashes of stoner rock icons Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age reunited the group's singer/guitarist Josh Homme, drummer Alfredo Hernandez, and bassist Nick Oliveri along with new... [+] Read More

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QOTSA SWEEPSTAKES! ENTER TO WIN!

Formed from the ashes of stoner rock icons Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age reunited the group's singer/guitarist Josh Homme, drummer Alfredo Hernandez, and bassist Nick Oliveri along with new... [+] Read More

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Slo Burn proved to be a quick pit stop in vocalist John Garcia's transition from desert metal gods Kyuss to stoned groovers Unida. Also featuring Chris Hale on guitar, Damon Garrison on bass, and Brady Houghton on drums, Slo Burn broke up after issuing a single EP, 1997's Amusing the Amazing. ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide

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Solarized are a New Jersey four-piece founded by Jim Hogan on vocals and guitar and Regina Santana on drums, with Lou Gorra on bass and Pete Hauschild, also on guitar. All are veterans of the local stoner rock scene and their 1999 debut, Neanderthal Speedway, betrayed a strong Monster Magnet influence, actually featuring guest performances from... [+] Read More

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Guitarist Michael Amott is best known for his groove-heavy work in the death metal arena (late-period Carcass, Arch Enemy), but the Spiritual Beggars provided an outlet for his retro hard rock impulses, and in the process became one of the stoner metal movement's best-kept secrets. Amott formed the Beggars in Halmstad, Sweden, and employed a... [+] Read More

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