Stoner Rock - Interested?

Got a post from James Mowery with this offering.   I don't know anything about this genre of music and i thought maybe you didn't either, so here's a heads up:

Stoner Rock at it’s Best

Over the past decade the "stoner rock" sub-genre of metal has made a
huge push into popularity. With it's heavy, down-tuned, fuzzy guitar
riffs and it's slow, crushing tempos, the live experience is unlike
anything else most people have ever experienced. This is helped out
tremendously by small venues. Playing smaller places keeps the sound
in a more contained environment and is therefore louder.

Stoner Rock is a combination of classic rock, classic metal, and drone
music. Many credit Black Sabbath with being the first stoner rock
band. In the 90s, bands like Sleep, Kyuss, Electric Wizard, and Fu
Manchu helped cement stoner rock as a legitimate cousin of metal. It
tends to have a more organic sound than most popular metal, which
makes many metal fans feel comforted while listening to it. The guitar
tone is generally not as "shrill" as traditional metal bands, but
there is no mistaking that it is still an extremely heavy genre of
music.

There are many different hot spots for this type of music. Europe has
come to be known as a focal area for stoner and doom metal bands.
European fans really support their artists and there are even entire
music festivals devoted to this particular style. Several doom metal
record labels are based in Europe and many stoner rock bands choose to
tour exclusively in Europe.

Atlanta, Georgia actually has a rising local doom metal scene. There
are several different bars and clubs that many Atlanta-based stoner
rock bands play on a regular basis. The most popular doom metal band
from Atlanta would be the band Zoroaster, who tours extensively.

The stoner rock and doom metal scene will undoubtedly continue to
grow. People turn to it for it's nostalgic riffs and modern
aggression. It appeals to the young and old alike.

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