Best Stoner Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Cathedral 1989, United Kingdom Doom Metal, Stoner Metal	The Ethereal Mirror (1993) #2854 Soul Sacrifice (1992) [EP] #2961 The Carnival Bizarre (1995) #3397
2	Electric Wizard 1993, United Kingdom Doom Metal, Stoner Metal	Dopethrone (2000) #368 We Live (2004) Witchcult Today (2007)
3	Sleep 1990, United States Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal	The Sciences (2018) #1854 Dopesmoker (2003) #2871 Sleep's Holy Mountain (1992) #5091
4	Boris 1992, Japan Drone Metal, Stoner Metal, Sludge Metal, Noise Rock, Psychedelic Rock	Flood (2000) #1035 Boris at Last - Feedbacker (2003) Pink (2005)
5	Elder United States Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock	Omens (2020) #934 Reflections of a Floating World (2017) #1154 Dead Roots Stirring (2011) #1706
6	Kyuss 1991, United States Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock	Kyuss (Welcome to Sky Valley) (1994) #785 Blues for the Red Sun (1992) #2440 ...And the Circus Leaves Town (1995) #8193
7	High on Fire 1998, United States Stoner Metal, Sludge Metal	De vermis mysteriis (2012) #1257 Death Is This Communion (2007) #1439 Snakes for the Divine (2010) #3194
8	人間椅子 1987, Japan Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Stoner Metal	人間椅子 (1989) [EP] 桜の森の満開の下 (1991) 怪談そして死とエロス (2016)
9	Noizegarden 1992, Korea Alternative Metal, Stoner Metal	Noizegarden (1996) #826 1992-1999 (Deluxe Remastered Edition) (2014) [Compilation] ...But Not Least (1999)
10	Spiritual Beggars 1992, Sweden Stoner Metal	Return to Zero (2010) Ad Astra (2000) #4226 On Fire (2002) #5235
11	Trouble 1979, United States Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Stoner Metal	The Skull (1985) Trouble (1990) #3566 The Distortion Field (2013)
12	Black Medicine 2005, Korea Stoner Metal	Irreversible (2015) #182
13	Khemmis 2012, United States Doom Metal, Stoner Metal	Hunted (2016) #1905 Doomed Heavy Metal (2020) [EP] Deceiver (2021)
14	Dvne 2013, United Kingdom Progressive Metal, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal	Asheran (2017) #1103 Etemen Ænka (2021) Progenitor (2013) [EP]
15	Down 1991, United States Stoner Metal, Sludge Metal	NOLA (1995) #4408 Stone the Crow (1995) [Single] Down IV - Part II (2014) [EP]
16	YOB 1996, United States Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal	Our Raw Heart (2018) #3016 Catharsis (2003) The Unreal Never Lived (2005)
17	Corrosion of Conformity 1982, United States Stoner Metal, Heavy Metal, Sludge Metal, Crossover Thrash	Megalodon (2012) [EP] Wiseblood (1996) #7085 Blind (1991)
18	SubRosa 2005, United States Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal	More Constant Than the Gods (2013) #1574 For This We Fought the Battle of Ages (2016) No Help for the Mighty Ones (2011) #5983
19	투견 (Tugyon) 1997, Korea Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Doom Metal	죽일까 살릴까 (2013) #3605
20	Celestial Season 1991, Netherlands Death Doom Metal, Stoner Metal	Sonic Orb (1995) [EP] Lunchbox Dialogues (2000) Songs from the Second Floor (2001) [EP]
21	The Sword 2003, United States Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal	Age of Winters (2006) #5223 Warp Riders (2010) Apocryphon (2012)
22	Om 2003, United States Stoner Metal, Psychedelic Rock	Advaitic Songs (2012) #3978 Pilgrimage (2007) Conference of the Birds (2006)
23	Red Fang 2005, United States Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock	Wires (2011) [Single] Whales and Leeches (2013) #6023 Prehistoric Dog (2009) [Single]
24	Wolfmother Australia Stoner Metal, Heavy Metal	Wolfmother (2005) #6725 New crown (2014) Cosmic Egg (2009) #8502
25	Dopethrone 2008, Canada Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal	1312 (2016) [EP] Transcanadian Anger (2018) Dark Foil (2011)
26	Conan 2006, United Kingdom Stoner Metal, Doom Metal	Horseback Battle Hammer (2010) [EP] Monnos (2012) Revengeance (2016)
27	King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 2010, Australia Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock, Thrash Metal, Psychedelic Pop, Stoner Metal, Progressive Rock	Infest the Rats' Nest (2019) Float Along - Fill Your Lungs (2013) Omnium Gatherum (2022) #8219
28	Ufomammut 1999, Italy Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Doom Metal	Eve (2010) Oro: Opus Primum (2012) Idolum (2008)
29	Lucifer 2014, International Stoner Metal, Doom Metal	Lucifer II (2018) Lucifer I (2015) Lucifer III (2020)

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