stoner rock

Also known as stoner metal, stoner doom

music sub genre of metal

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Within Vinony's link graph, stoner rock is referenced by 1,780 other articles, and connects out to psychedelic music, heavy metal music and rock and roll.

Vinony files it under 1990s in music, 2000s in music and 2010s in music.

Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Other names: Stoner metal stoner doom
Stylistic origins: Acid rock doom metal psychedelic rock
Cultural origins: Early 1990s, California, United States
Typical instruments: Electric guitar bass drums vocals

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: music genre
Subclass of: psychedelic music
Country of origin: United States
Image: Queens of the Stone Age (229).JPG

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topic's main category: Category:Stoner rock
inception: 1988-01-01
Commons category: Stoner rock
influenced by: acid rock
native label: Stoner rock

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Encyclopedic overview

Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sleep.

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