stoner metal
what it is
Stoner metal is a subgenre of metal music that combines elements of doom metal with elements of psychedelic rock and blues rock to create a melodic yet heavy sound. Like stoner metal's close relative genre stoner rock, riffs are often groovy and psychedelic, while the tempo of the music as a whole is generally slow to mid paced. The guitar tuning is kept low and, unlike stoner rock, there is an additional emphasis on a bass-heavy sound.
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What is stoner metal?
Stoner metal is a subgenre of metal music that combines elements of doom metal with elements of psychedelic rock and blues rock to create a melodic yet heavy sound. Like stoner metal's close relative genre stoner rock, riffs are often groovy and psychedelic, while the tempo of the music as a whole is generally slow to mid paced. The guitar tuning is kept low and, unlike stoner rock, there is an additional emphasis on a bass-heavy sound.
What are good stoner metal albums to start with?
Try God Luck and Good Speed by Weedeater, Age of Winters by The Sword, Come My Fanatics... by Electric Wizard, and Death Is This Communion by High on Fire.
Who are some women making stoner metal?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/stoner-metal/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making stoner metal, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-19