Austin heavy blues rock trio. Rolling Stone praised them for destroying crowds with boogie-war vengeance.

Massive Stoner / Doom Metal out of Texas.

San Antonio metallic hardcore influenced by NYHC. Released on Deathwish Inc.

Fort Worth hard rock/stoner heavily influenced by 70s classics like Uriah Heep and Deep Purple.

Suffocating Doom / Stoner Metal from Los Angeles, California (early); Houston, Texas (later).

Austin psychedelic doom — Muddy Waters sitting in with Mastodon.

Towering Stoner / Doom Metal out of Texas.

Fort Worth doom quartet blending classic doom, desert rock, and NWOBHM influences. Three Texans and one Englishman delivering heavy, fuzz-drenched riffs.

Austin, Texas's Communion inhabit the slowest, heaviest end of doom and drone, letting notes decay into cavernous silence and drone into near-silence before crushing you under their weight. Funeral doom spaciousness and stoner haze combine into something monolithic.

San Marcos, TX doom and stoner metal band that mixes heavy psych fuzz with the dirge-like pace of traditional doom. They ride the slow burn of Texas heat into heavy, hazy oblivion.

Houston's Crevasse dive into the slow, psychedelic depths of stoner and doom metal with a warmth and heaviness shaped by the Texas heat. Their fuzz-heavy riffs crawl and expand with the patience of the Gulf Coast underground.

Heavy Sludge / Stoner Metal from Dallas.

Austin heavy psych/proto-metal. Vintage-sounding riffs with a modern edge.

Suffocating Stoner / Doom Metal / Alternative Rock from Los Angeles, California / El Paso.

San Antonio doom and stoner metal band built on crushing, fuzz-soaked riffs and a deliberate slow-burn approach. Cursus navigates desert-heavy sonic territory with the patient, enveloping weight of Texas stone and heat.