10 Greatest Stoner Bands in Hard Rock + Metal

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[@jacobgeorge8136]

God, I can smell the weed trough my speakers

[@stepitupandgo67]

haha

[@mybraineatseverything7404]

You say it like it's a bad thing... ;-)

[@UpfulWarrior]

Me too!

[@christianfink3737]

Lol

[@somecallitlife]

I was pissed when Sleep wasn't #1 then Black Sabbath came up

[@Jack-pp2ng]

Same, i was like who could beat sleep but then sabbath was next and i was fine with that😂

[@YannickTMessiah]

When I saw Kyuss in third place I already knew that they would include Sabbath on first.

[@chantallortie5278]

Steven Shapiro my thoughts exactly

[@slayerdearly]

Steven Shapiro that sleep band what was that song they where playing that sounded badass

[@YannickTMessiah]

@@slayerdearly In the video? It's Dragonaut

[@foofy14]

Fun fact: Electric Wizard's drummer is a lecturer at my uni. Nice guy too :)

[@literaltube3267]

Chris NotReallyThatSweet actually lmao would not have expected that from him tbh.

[@jameslong4362]

He also shares the same name as my brother in law funnily enough

[@TheFryBr]

In which subjects? :-)

[@foofy14]

@@TheFryBr Popular Music

[@djrancho2232]

Chris NotReallyThatSweet does he come to class high as hell

[@jacoba4578]

I love how you chose "Sweet Leaf", the Sabbath song that starts out with Iommi coughing after being passed a joint by Ozzy.

[@schuldina]

I reckon they went for that one because it's about weed.

[@mayfieldgage]

I never know it was tony coughing

[@evanricheson1630]

Is that really tony iommi coughing in the intro

[@evanricheson1630]

@Dr. Gabe huh, i guess we learn new things every day

[@malcolmalden]

Bongripper? High on Fire? Truckfighters? Orange Goblin? OM? Melvins? EyeHateGod? Down?

[@mmaking8664]

Conan, Bongzilla, Belzebong, Slomatics, too

[@mmaking8664]

Conan, Bongzilla, Belzebong, Slomatics, too

[@simonbedan139]

Half of those bands are Sludge not stoner, especially Eyehategod, those guys have almost nothing in common with stoner metal/rock

[@813lynch4]

Weedeater

[@ianprescott7924]

Bongripper, Bongzilla, Weedeater, Jesus could they be any more cheesy?

[@Outmind01]

I've never smoked weed in my life and still find this music awesome.

[@hippikilla1753]

weed just makes it even better bro 😳

[@alexcossey7537]

'Weedy' rock/metal tends to be a bit bluesier and groovier, which is why you'll always find non stoners that like 'em

[@pipino1313]

same, i hate weed but love stoner metal, it's my favourite sub-genre

[@MrRaErickson]

Start smoking and it will sound even better

[@mason3872]

@@pipino1313 I refuse to smoke or drink booze but I love rock and metal. Just goes to show that rock isn’t all about drugs and partying.

[@grxssly_incandescent2316]

Really glad to see Sleep on the list

[@gman4818]

Kane Oakley. I am happy they put Monster Magnet on there.

[@grxssly_incandescent2316]

Troncoso Tbh Sleep's the only Stoner band I listen to (if you don't count Sabbath) and I really like Holy Mountain and Dopesmoker

[@gman4818]

Electric wizard is pretty good. Love sleep.

[@TheWoodenZozimos]

Haha yeah they are ;)

[@TriggerManX97]

Kane Oakley if you made a Stoner Metal list without Sleep on it you'd be doing it wrong.

[@PavlvsMCMLCCCI]

I think some of them are Doom bands, not Stoner. Am I right?

[@pinheadlarry8031]

St. Vitus is doom

[@coldvoid]

Very thin line :)

[@plasticgreendan5919]

you realize Stoner Doom is a big thing, right?

[@Goabnb94]

Lots of doom bands also satisfy stoner rock/metal.

[@Burcelaa]

In my opinion St Vitus is classical Doom, i don't hear the stoner. and monster magnet is kinda lame...

[@bdwitt66]

Damn straight, Black Sabbath is #1! Especially considering 2 other bands on this list got their names from Sabbath songs.

[@Velocisaurusman]

bdwitt66 Black Sabbath is Metal, but also Stoner Rock and I don't care what anyone else thinks

[@jacksonwilliams3756]

Black Sabbath shouldn’t be on this list. They inspired stoner, they didn’t create it.

[@stevedamien638]

Idiot

[@antimurphy8212]

@@jacksonwilliams3756 - They basically invented the whole heavy metal genre

[@alexalas6469]

Kyuss should be #1😥

[@Aron-ru5zk]

Over black sabbath??? The band that the invented the stoner/ metal genres? Literally half of the stoner bands in existence are named after sabbath songs or albums

[@TheMasterRobi]

@@Aron-ru5zk But Josh Homme didn't know Sabbath when he started with Kyuss. There's an interesting interview about it. For me, Kyuss is also number one, it was only after this band that the genre really started ... but please don't get me wrong ... Black Sabbath is the godfather and also inventor of "Heavy Hard Doom Rock", but "Stoner" is something of a subgenre ....

[@Yanya420]

What about Stoned Jesus?

[@Elchinodiabolero]

Yanya not stoned enough m9

[@Yanya420]

Elchinodiabolero >:V

[@franknstein8176]

Yanya nah

[@andreericapel988]

ozzy is in the list so. There you have your stoned jesus

[@kozagong]

listened to "I'm the mountain" once -> HEY GUYS DO YOU KNOW STONED JESUS

[@malaphar8874]

Wtf, where's the sword

[@86faST13]

Metallica And Megadeth The sword is awesome i like the elements of thrash in their music.

[@metalhead9577]

+Sam Daniels right? That's what I'm thinking

[@tjdehaan39]

Fuck The Sword lol

[@chechenwojak5671]

@@tjdehaan39 Why?

[@jeremiahsellars1045]

This

[@prettynoose8497]

I don't smoke any of the reefer; but this is my favorite music

[@pipino1313]

same lol

[@yomamenification]

The same u never took lsd and u like the beatles 😊

[@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan]

Remember kids drugs are bad for you

[@Elchinodiabolero]

The Puertorican Beast Jonathan Ayala Don't do Kids, Marijuana

[@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan]

Even tho its legal know its still bad for you

[@ci5297]

The Puertorican Beast Jonathan Ayala marijuana is medicine

[@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan]

Remember kids medicine is bad for your, my grandma died while taking a Advil

[@ArkaeaFCL3]

The Puertorican Beast Jonathan Ayala I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me.

[@MagickFlavour]

Where's Acid King?

[@portcitymike1]

Uncle Squiddz I was starting to get worried for a minute, none of these other losers were mentioning SF's finest in the comments! Northern Ca stand up!

[@jamesnelson1169]

The problem is there are alot of great stoner rock and metal bands,this list is way to small.

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

yeah. they should do second part.

[@kevanvanhorne556]

Just off the top of my head would be Corrosion of Conformity, Orchid, and Graveyard, oh and Pentagram, Ruby the Hatchet

[@Phasmecosmique]

Where are orange Goblin , Vintage caravan and Truckfighters ? x)

[@jestehr350]

Marc Guilluy orange goblin sucks shit

[@bertrandlecerf2565]

Dude. No.

[@elessar1501]

I thought the same thing about Truckfighters!

[@decapitatedmonkeypenis9963]

fuck u jestar

[@jestehr350]

well tell me an orange goblin song to listen too because i can't seem to get into them

[@benbenben279]

Queens Of The Stone(r) Age?

[@garygilbert1127]

first two albums for defo

[@Johnny-tz3yd]

I think kyuss is a good sub in I love josh but you gotta give some other people credit

[@Juunasd]

Where is C.O.C?!

[@Willie-C]

Juunasd Yeah or down

[@Deadmeatcorp]

and Cathedral?

[@Matt-cz2gv]

Clash Of Clans is a really cool band

[@OAlem]

the video for stonebreaker is epic

[@harrislloyd6535]

Red Fang should super be on here imo

[@tonomaldonado4267]

haha.. those guys prefer beer than weed..

[@propdouchebag]

Harris Lloyd - and they also suck

[@righteousoctopus5837]

I bet one of the biggest reasons Acid Bath didn't make this list is because the second their music touches KZbin it gets copy right striked

[@simonbedan139]

They aren't stoner metal band

[@hippikilla1753]

lmfao theyre sludge. far from stoner. ppl in this comment section are hella mixing up the genres and idk why

[@zackzallie8735]

@@hippikilla1753 I thought Electric Wizard has sludge metal influence too.

[@bassfuzz2429]

1000mods and i am going crazy

[@stompmod33]

The Uncle Acid footage is from a live performance in Athens Greece. It was a really great show.

[@immonkey2074]

What song is that they're playing? It sounds cool and I'd love to give it a full listen

[@TboneGrimjack]

They are missing some good ones: Spirit Caravan, Orange Goblin, and of course one of the best bands of all time The Sword!

[@unnunn12]

I saw Kyuss was number 3 and freaked out a bit, then I saw Sleep was number 2 and was like 'oh yea, Black Sabbath'

[@8alec0987]

no Melvins? OK then

[@MozTheBoz]

Word... Masters of Reality is not also mentioned

[@retrojohn8083]

Alec Smith I was thinking the same thing.

[@kellymoon3406]

They're not stoners, and I think they're straight? Definitely heavy though.

[@timross7348]

"Not Stoner"???????? Fuck that I got burnt with Dale. Lol

[@ryannbellatomasello5601]

words and putting things in boxes is retarded

[@theproblemmustbeinyourpant5910]

I think it's a given that Sabbath will be #1 on any metal related list.

[@samuelwetz8378]

Monster Magnet especially with their first 3 albums is definitely one of the best Stoner Rock bands. Great to see them on this list at 6

[@TheBSideDJ]

I never gonna work another day in my life.

[@thetruepyromancer2928]

Who else enjoys stoner rock without getting high?

[@hippikilla1753]

literally everyone that listens to it. weed just makes it even better

[@evananthonypage9204]

Try acid

[@nadussias]

me

[@David-cu1xy]

Sure, but with some weed it just hits different

[@R-Dub241]

Stoner rock is great sober or high. It’s groovy as hell. It’s great music regardless of your state of mind.

[@cyjazz]

10 Greatest Stoner Bands in Hard Rock + Metal: 10. Kyuss 9. Kyuss 8. Kyuss 7. Kyuss 6. Kyuss 5. Kyuss 4. Kyuss 3. Kyuss 2. Kyuss 1. Kyuss

[@YungTwistedD]

cyjazz Yes. All the yes.

[@mickswis420]

I’m a loadin’, loadin’ mah war machine!

[@sheancarey106]

Spot on!

[@badfish5895]

Close 1. QOTSA

[@fastsavannah7684]

Yeah... But I was really glad to see them sharing the podium with Sleep and fucking Sabbath.

[@alexiszeppelin1306]

Sweet Leaf was the whole reason I first tried weed, it really makes those long, drawn out sections of the genre way more entertaining.

[@HerrBrewer]

Glad Uncle Acid are on the list. Saw them live those guys are amazing, too bad they don’t tour US much

[@gab.lab.martins]

Thefuk, where is Down?!

[@tknomoney013]

Gabriel Martins down should be the only one on the list.

[@gab.lab.martins]

They put doom bands (at least 2 of them), but not Down. I can even accept Sabbath as a major influence on the subgenre, but c'mon. Bury me in fucking smoke.

[@tknomoney013]

Gabriel Martins hail the leaf has a bong rip in the middle of it

[@simonbedan139]

Only NOLA was stoner metal

[@bluegatorade358]

They're Sludge not Stoner no?

[@jan_Travis]

Is early day Soundgarden considered stoner metal?

[@djgforce11]

FUCK YEAAAAHHHHH

[@Johnny-tz3yd]

I’d definitely put a few super unknown tracks in the stoner rock category but they’re primarily grunge, and same thing with Alice In Chains and a few tracks off dirt. Still a great band tho!

[@Theweirdguy_29]

I don't think so bro, for they sound way to far from stoner and sludge

[@acenine8149]

If The Sword ain't here, then imma be flustered.

[@PrivateAlex1324]

Ace Nine the sword is a fucking epic band

[@Zach-cz1xs]

Ace Nine dude, The Sword fucking rips! I love them to death, they are from my hometown!

[@zachkent2575]

When Sleep was at number 2 I was seriously puzzled at who could be number 1 but yeah you right

[@gravemike44]

Down and Mastodon should be also included

[@MozTheBoz]

Mastodon is more Prog I reckon

[@DanielA7X2895]

Msgr. Øystein Nidal Gein they're prog but they're also in the stoner rock category

[@nivbaumelnoiman2074]

They are considered Sludge Metal.. Mastodon are not Rock

[@prehistoricwatergun0136]

They are progressive sludge metal

[@bluegatorade358]

Mastodon are prog. They had sludge aspects in their old material but now they're prog with maybe some Psychedelic aspects to them with songs like Steambreather

[@meghanwilson6237]

This list is all wrong. Electric wizard # 4. No weedeater? Shame on you, loudwire.

[@bearity]

Meghan Wilson opinion isn’t something worth arguing over

[@Grease-Goblin]

Between this video and the comment section, I've come to realize that I'm a huge Stoner Rock fan. I always knew I liked the genre, but I'm very familiar with most of the bands that have come up. Neat.

[@BillRiccio]

props for playing a clip of the real Black Sabbath

[@realhippiesarecowboys]

I never thought I'd fall in love with Doom/stoner metal, but bands like YOB and Sleep are just so good

[@s0urc333]

Where. In. The. FUCK. Are. The. Melvins.

[@thehermeticgnostic66]

their first list i can agree with, good job ^^

[@thirdeyelandslide_]

Awesome list guys!!

[@kalebwatson-nims3594]

I saw YOB live they opened for Neurosis with Kowloon Walled City

[@vironfletcher472]

Lol, Electric Wizard's drummer was sliding on Saturn's rings at 2:00

[@Isuckatvideogames210]

Saw clutch live a few years ago. They played a song with les claypool and it was amazing

[@Chromosome1919]

awesome list man! 😀

[@StonerRockAustria]

I miss Colour Haze!

[@A.I-GAMING]

The list is missing Trouble Soundgarden and Sasquatch.

[@henrym6411]

I'm hoping Queens of the Stone Age is on here! ❤️

[@AAHT434]

QOTSA Sucks

[@MozTheBoz]

+Lance Uppercut That's understood since you enjoy WWF....

[@henrym6411]

I guess Kyuss can work, Qotsa is all around more talented than them though, Josh was better doing his own thing!

[@bertrandlecerf2565]

You're trolling right ? Please tell me you're trolling.

[@ValdirNetoSoares]

QOTSA for most of people that I see around that enjoy the stoner genre/niche/movement(call it however you want) is not stoner, but alternative rock( even indie rock) with stoner influencies. Their sound is very, but VERY different than most of stoner bands including kyuss. The first album, maybe the second from qosta possibly can be called stoner, and yeah they rock, but they are nothing compared to stuff from Sleep, Electric WIzard, Fu Manchu, Kyuss and many other bands including some that weren't remembered on this list like Red Fang, Orange Goblin , Dozer, Lowrider, and it goes on and on

[@spingo8236]

Does anybody know what YOB song that was? I really like what I have heard from them, but I can't seem to find that one.

[@theSavageHippie]

Sometimes I forget how awesome Saint Vitus is

[@Trixrabbit1616]

where can I pick up the potato these clips were filmed with?

[@Trixrabbit1616]

Elchinodiabolero thanks a lot. I've got to upgrade from this sweet potato

[@divinarueegg6118]

This was a good list. I have to mention that it is really rare that i feel, that i have to wright a comment! But this time i could not resist! I know my english is not the best, but i try my best. But you guys melted my heart! I'm not in to social media and comments😊 And i didn't read all the comments. So i can't say, all are as respectful as they are, in the beginning. Still this gives me hope, that there are still people who can accept, the opinion of others. And not ridicule them. So this was my motivation to wright something. And i hope everybody got at least the basics 😀 From this list i think Black Sabbath is no doubt, one of the bands who literallly foundet the stoner rock in general. In the aspect of my personel prefferences, i like the doom. But its not my favorite. I think my favorite band practices stoner rock. And they are absolutely amazing. So my personal addition would be "COLOUR HAZE" even when they drift to psychedelic rock. They still are groundet in th stoner. So, all of you saviours of the MY hope of the future! Kudos 😊

[@gman4818]

YES ALL MY FAVOURITES!!!!! THANKYOU LOUDWIRE!!!

[@antivorg1239]

Cocaine is one hell of a drug...

[@nasusan6963]

Antivorg 10 greatest cocaine bands 👍🏻

[@bdwitt66]

aleksi sk8 Black Sabbath would also be #1 on that list.

[@muddycatfish5396]

aleksi sk8 System of a Down

[@nasusan6963]

bdwitt66 Ozzy would be on every drug related list ever. But it's okay because Ozzy is Ozzy

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Disco heads used to love cocaine. We are stoners here.

[@gagelink4963]

My favorite stoner band (even though they are not metal by a Longshot) will always be The Grateful Dead

[@AportesKike]

I don't smoke the ganja but the heavy riffs and low end tones gives me chills

[@ferespassou]

What's the name of the song by Kyuss #3 ?

[@jameshaygreen6400]

Stoned Jesus are the best

[@gamesandguitars3901]

James Haygreen hello me

[@heretictemple9830]

I'm waiting for 10 Greatest Goregrind Bands in Hard Rock + Metal

[@olekacf4029]

Does anyone know where did they take the Sabbath clip from?

[@tbaker_]

what is the song at 2:00 by electric wizard.

[@BigMacAttack83]

No High on Fire?

[@ConstanceCox]

Where the fuck is ABBA and Rick Astley?

[@antonior8350]

what song is the theme of loudwire initial

[@TheBlackKnight1o1]

2:27 This is the content I have been waiting for

[@Milios666]

Nightstalker

[@viquejo1]

Milios666 s

[@theoutlawtorn795]

Primus was missing

[@grevlinloutsy5326]

what is the loudwire intro from?

[@kriggs7]

Sweet Leaf , you introduced me to my mind!

[@RockWillLiveOn]

Pentagram and The Sword :D

[@ramentaco9179]

Some stoner metal bands for those interested: Sleep, Bongzilla, Acid King, Electric Wizard, Stoned Jesus, Witch, Belzebong, Reverend Bizarre, Bongripper, Acid Witch.

[@hippikilla1753]

lol man i love bongripper but despite the name theres barely any stoner influence in their music at all. theyre just sludge/drone

[@bassfindergeneral5684]

Tell to Hynninen that he plays stoner and lets see what happens!

[@tannereggers9510]

what is the Sleep song in this video?

[@alexmoulton1655]

Some great bands on that list. Anyone been listening to Ghost box orchestra and Baba Naga they're two great bands too look out for. impressive pzyk stoner sounds. Also OM is one of my favourite stoner bands two members from Sleep are in it so you know its great stoner stuff.

[@samuelsim7457]

What about Blue Cheer?

[@jan_Travis]

I think they're a hard rock blues band. I don't know all this subgenre crap makes no sense to me.

[@alanordaz4671]

cannabis corpse?

[@simonbedan139]

Death Metal... that one should be obvious

[@fernandocrespin7201]

what's with the sound on St Vitus?

[@uglybastard7940]

didnt expect to see them on this list but 3 of my favourite stoner bands are 1000mods, nightstalker, and planet of zeus. if you read this comment, check them out

[@wokrzysiek]

Ty Segal's Fuzz sounds pretty stoner to me and they're great.

[@jaysmartin]

He's so good

[@butchvito]

Dude... Saint Vitus, Sleep, and Sabbath were all in the Top 10 Doom Metal bands list. As they should be because those bands aren't really "stoner". Electric Wizard is way more doom than stoner. They could have put The Sword, Orange Goblin, and even COC from Deliverance onward on this list. Check out the channel "StonedMeadowofDoom", all kinds of new Doom and Stoner bands.

[@simonbedan139]

Sleep is stoner metal but Saint Vitus not so much, rather doom than stoner

[@YannickTMessiah]

Sleep is Stoner/Doom, so they're both. Saint Vitus is more Doom than anything and putting Sabbath in the list is kind of a cool homage and all but it's unnecessary indeed.

[@hippikilla1753]

wtf you mean lol, sleep and ew are stoner af, excluding vol 1 ofc.

[@butchvito]

@@hippikilla1753 - That's what happens when these ADD fuckers come up with a 100 different sub-genres. Doom, Stoner, Sludge, etc. It's all Sabbath influenced heavy riffage. Then Loudwire comes up with different lists featuring the same bands.

[@hippikilla1753]

@@butchvito yes its all somewhat sabbath influenced, but the genres have all evolved so much that the differences between them are pretty distinct.

[@user-df4ww2pu4l]

0:25 dose anybody know the name of this song

[@tommyrussell5706]

What clutch song was that? I'm not familiar with them

[@satisfiedconsumer649]

spacegrass

[@cameronwiltfong4536]

where's tool at? And I personally don't think Black Sabbath should be number one pick just because of a few songs

[@meghanwilson6237]

cameron wiltfong tool isn't stoner.

[@apiloto3219]

cameron wiltfong Tool aint stoner

[@jacobcousins4234]

Sabbath literally invented the stoner genre

[@FantasMorto]

Cannabis Corpse

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

They invented the genre of Stoner Death

[@kellymoon3406]

Can't argue with that top 3!

[@waxhatchet462]

Clutch. One of my all-time favorites.

[@alecoram7874]

And the grooviest is still sweet leaf by far.

[@andrewd7316]

The mother of all riffs.

[@emfarhanr]

Wolfmother? Queens of Stone Age? Royal Blood? Highly Suspect? Most of the band on the list is doom meta/heavy metal.

[@gabattaz1]

wolfmother is not stoner :/

[@joellomusic]

Love Highly Suspect and Royal Blood, but I'd rather consider them Garage-/ Bluesrock

[@Ninjamanhammer]

Wolfmother is psychedelic, not stoner.

[@connorbannister405]

Fuzzy Vengeance WHERE THE FUCK IS QOTSA?

[@emfarhanr]

gabattaz1 Ninjamanhammer Ohh ok, my bad.

[@mybraineatseverything7404]

Hey, what the hell happened to the sound on the Saint Vitus clip?!!!

[@joeln901]

Happy 4/20! I already heard Sleep and Kyuss!

[@valentintomas__]

uncle acid!!!!

[@jan_Travis]

Do you know the name of the uncle acid song?

[@TheRokunana]

Who the hell seriously thinks Black Sabbath is stoner music?

[@shadowfunk007]

Master Of Reality was literally the birth of Stoner

[@garbagoreheish3452]

TheRokunana You need to get stoned and listen to more Sabbath my friend and I'm not just talking about Iron Man, War Pigs and Paranoid the songs that get played on the radio all the time.

[@theawesomealbin]

I knew it! Black sabbath number one with sweet leaf! I just Love hos you put Black sabbath very High up in almost every list video. It feels so awesome that one youtube Channel finally realised the truth

[@nopenotthatguy8678]

Electric wizard sleep and monster magnet black Sabbath are my favorite stoner metal bands they just appeal to me and I like their sound

[@Mikbiter15]

but, cannabis corpse, and bongzilla! and The Black Dahlia Murder gets stoned so much they could possibly count too!!!

[@valeriechapman8993]

Mikbiter15 I've been waiting to see TBDM on at least one of these lists. Still waiting 💔🙄

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Maybe Cannabis Corpse can count as Stoner Death

[@MrBeef-ec3gd]

Uhhhhh where’s Alice In Chains? Corrosion of Conformity? High on fire? The list goes on

[@snow15243]

High on fire is more sludge

[@MrBeef-ec3gd]

@@snow15243 i made this a year ago and i reaaally regret it, also sleep is sludge too

[@snow15243]

@@MrBeef-ec3gd nah they're stoner metal lol. Holy mountain may be a little bit of sludge but thats it.

[@Shammrock62]

You should rename this list "Black Sabbath and 9 bands who sound like them"

[@NullVoid241]

I am so glad i can hear my favorite band saint vitus... oh wait i can't!