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Old Quasar draw from the fuzz-heavy well of Black Sabbath and Kyuss while working in a more reflective, introspective thread courtesy of vocalist and lyricist Daniel Vitório, whose lyrics take cues from Henry Thoreau's writing. Their self-titled debut, a five-track EP recorded in a single weekend at Casa 39 studio, establishes a dense, doom-tinged stoner sound.
Old Stove cook up a thick, fuzz-coated brand of stoner rock powered by the guitar and vocals of Gabriel Freitas, with Lucas Braga on bass and Murilo Costa on drums locking in a heavy, desert-scorched groove. Their 2015 debut album #1 opened with the slow-burning "Place Pigalle" and showcased a band clearly schooled in the low-slung psychedelia of the genre's American forebears.
Orate are a stoner/grunge outfit from Santiago, Chile who have been active since 2004, drawing on grunge, indie rock, and stoner influences in their songwriting. They released a self-titled debut in 2004 and returned over a decade later with El Ave Madrina in 2017, an eight-track album that leans into hazy, groove-driven rock with Spanish-language lyrics.
Orate are a stoner/grunge outfit from Santiago, Chile who have been active since 2004, drawing on grunge, indie rock, and stoner influences in their songwriting. They released a self-titled debut in 2004 and returned over a decade later with El Ave Madrina in 2017, an eight-track album that leans into hazy, groove-driven rock with Spanish-language lyrics.
Pankar are a stoner/sludge metal band from Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile, formed in 2014 and active as an independent act. Their lyrical themes draw on Mapuche philosophy and the cultural resistance of indigenous peoples, setting them apart from more conventional stoner rock subject matter.
Pantano are a stoner metal band from Valparaíso, Chile, operating as an independent act without label backing. The band's thematic focus spans personal struggles and everyday life in the port city, delivered through the heavy, fuzz-saturated guitar work characteristic of the regional stoner rock underground.
Páramo Bonzai is a stoner/doom/fuzz rock quartet from Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, formed in November 2018. The lineup consists of Enzo Cabezón on vocals, Rodrigo Luna on guitar, Andrés "Primo" Osvaldo on bass, and Joaquin "Pogo" Páramos on drums. They have released three records: the debut full-length Canis Majoris (2019), the follow-up EP Kwanyip (2022), and El Rey Del Abismo (2024).
Pedrapreta launched out of Brasília in 2016 with a self-titled EP featuring five tracks of slow-burning stoner metal, recorded at 1234 Recording Studio. The band — Mickael on vocals, Bruno on guitar, Gabriel on bass, and João on drums — leans into thick riffing and hypnotic grooves rooted firmly in the Black Sabbath and desert rock traditions.
Psiconauta is a sludge and doom duo from Pernambuco, Brazil, consisting of Anderson Moss on vocals and guitars and Ad Luna on drums, active since 2012 and self-described as an "original Brazilian Sludge/Doom entity." The band released the two-track "Hunting Day" EP in December 2018, recorded and mixed at Pólvora Studio, and contributed the 14-minute track "Deep Mantra (Prajnaparamita Mantra)" to the Doomed & Stoned Latinoamerica Vol. I compilation in February 2018.
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