Top 20 Stoner Rock and Stoner Metal Bands

This is my opinion of the 20 best Stoner Rock/Desert Rock/Stoner Metal/Sludge/whatever else bands.

Comment, criticise, etc.

These bands did not quite make the list:
Clutch
Goatsnake
Alabama Thunderpussy
Bongzilla
Hermano
Asteroid

And these are bands that I didn’t include because they are arguably Stoner Rock/Metal:
Pentagram
The Melvins
Trouble

And these are bands that would probably be on the list, but I didn’t know about them when I made the list:
Megasus

PLEASE READ!
I realise that besides Black Sabbath, Kyuss and Sleep are probably the most influential stoner rock/metal bands out there. But I prefer the music of the Sword and Witchcraft personally. So no bashin, please!

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25 Responses to Top 20 Stoner Rock and Stoner Metal Bands

  1. JamesIsMyNamo says:

    @Gi1BrO Well * …
    @Gi1BrO Well *everything* can be arguable, but I see more people calling Black Sabbath Doom than I see the other three called “stoner”. Pentagram and Trouble are usually said to be Traditional Doom, and it’s tough to categorize the Melvins

  2. dmicc says:

    I’m just getting …
    I’m just getting into stoner rock here recently…I was a huge Pantera fan,,then kinda liked Superjoint Ritual and Down, which somehow lead me to stoner rock…this is a pretty good compilation. I really liked sleep, orange goblin, and atomic bitchwax<<had kind of a Clutch thing goin on there. thanks for the vid man!

  3. Gi1BrO says:

    You say you didn’t …
    You say you didn’t put Pentagram, The Melvins and Trouble because they’re arguably Stoner Rock/Metal, but Black Sabbath is arguably Doom Metal

  4. TheMilfhunter88 says:

    acid king needs to …
    acid king needs to be 1

  5. JamesIsMyNamo says:

    @doomyourfacein …
    @doomyourfacein Yeah, I hadn’t gotten into bands like Baroness or Mastodon at the time of making this. Progressive/Sludge/type stuff is pretty awesome.

  6. doomyourfacein says:

    Baroness is pretty …
    Baroness is pretty cool.

  7. penn320 says:

    where is the …
    where is the acidbath

  8. Boromir888 says:

    Go Priestess and Fu …
    Go Priestess and Fu Munchu but…Where are Monster Magnet??

  9. vaiority says:

    Been trying to get …
    Been trying to get into metal, this is actually pretty good.

  10. LobsterOfDeath says:

    I dont quite agree …
    I dont quite agree with the list, but hey, its just me. I’m glad that you didn’t put slipknot at the list (because you know they are in every list started with Best … Bands). Anyway good music!

  11. guill62 says:

    Do you know Solace?
    Do you know Solace?

  12. Smokinglifeaway says:

    Are nebula really …
    Are nebula really Fu Manchu they sound very similar.

  13. lifeisawesomeful says:

    GO FU MANCHU!!!!!!! …
    GO FU MANCHU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (-: Stone/Sludge/Grunge pretty much the same thing

  14. ishakeityourwayy says:

    I know a good …
    I know a good stoner rock song when my bass speakers blows paper off the desk. :D

  15. TheGreensuperman says:

    where the is …
    where the is pantera and down !?!

  16. LemmyIsMyGod says:

    i love most of your …
    i love most of your picks, but where is acid bath?

  17. Sovereign999Death says:

    Where the are …
    Where the are Black label society, corrosion of confornity, Weedeater, down!!!!!!!

  18. Rasputinawesome says:

    great stuff man! i …
    great stuff man! i think i would have set some bands up in a diffrent order and included Monster Magnet, but still great stuff dude

  19. mydisease2you says:

    u know, for blue …
    u know, for blue cheer it would have been better if u put songs like summertime blues or just a little bit (either 1968 version or 2007 version) but thats just my opinion lol

  20. skinny9283 says:

    You gotta check out …
    You gotta check out ‘Sons Of Otis’ man.
    Also I’d take Paranoid over Master anyday.

  21. Naikal1986 says:

    Good woek man I …
    Good woek man I found some bands like graveyard that I ve never heard of before. AND FINALLY SOMENONE REALIZED THE HEAVINESS THAT BLACK SABBATH CARRY FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS. BLACK SABBATH comes first and then the rest.

  22. 60000s says:

    fuckyeah i found …
    fuckyeah i found the band i’ve been loking for !!! many thanks!
    TRUCKFIGHTERS!!!!!!!!!

  23. doksekko says:

    @poop8505 black …
    @poop8505 black sabbath pretty much founded stoner metal

  24. TashiaG14 says:

    This si …
    This si great

  25. qazws321 says:

    Dude, thanks for …
    Dude, thanks for this I didnt know Graveyard and Truckfighters, im going to check them out