The Heavier Side of Metal - Progressive Rock Music Forum

When Black Sabbath released Masters of Reality back in the 70s, it spawned a new generation of music that came around in the 90s. Nobody really knows the exact term for this generation, but it's been called stoner metal, doom metal, sludge metal, and drone metal...

Does anyone here at PA enjoy these metal subgenres? I for one, really enjoy the sonic experimentation and just extreme heaviness that many of these bands utilize.

If anyone wants to get started, here are some bands to take a closer look at.

Sleep - Dopesmoker, Sleep's Holy Mountain
Bongripper - The Great Barrier Reefer, Hippie Killer
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Om - Conference of the Birds, Variations on a Theme
Stoned Jesus - First Communion, Seven Thunders Roar
Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun, Sky Valley
Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions, Black One
Earth - Pentastar: In The Style of Demons, The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull (These guys are in the Archives, just worth mentioning here though)
Windhand - self-titled
Ocean Chief - Tor

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	When Black Sabbath released Masters of Reality back in the 70s, it spawned a new generation of music that came around in the 90s. Nobody really knows the exact term for this generation, but it's been called stoner metal, doom metal, sludge metal, and drone metal... Does anyone here at PA enjoy these metal subgenres? I for one, really enjoy the sonic experimentation and just extreme heaviness that many of these bands utilize. If anyone wants to get started, here are some bands to take a closer look at. Sleep - Dopesmoker, Sleep's Holy Mountain Bongripper - The Great Barrier Reefer, Hippie Killer Electric Wizard - Dopethrone Om - Conference of the Birds, Variations on a Theme Stoned Jesus - First Communion, Seven Thunders Roar Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun, Sky Valley Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions, Black One Earth - Pentastar: In The Style of Demons, The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull (These guys are in the Archives, just worth mentioning here though) Windhand - self-titled Ocean Chief - Tor
	I consider drone metal to be progressive...