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Originally Posted by The Batlord
I hate to be a genre purist, but is Kyuss considered a metal band or just stoner rock? I'll bow to popular consensus though. I'll need to do some looking into Unida and Acid King though, as I'm not that up on stoner, but remember that nominations are more about popular opinion than personal preference, so if they're not on any top lists I can find, then they're out. Otherwise, those are definitely what I'd have gone with. I'd also add...
Also gonna need some opinions on Clutch and Orange Goblin, which I dig, but don't know much about, and am not even sure if they're considered stoner.
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If Clutch is going to make the list Kyuss will have to make the list too. This category is going to be difficult because generally rock and roll influence is a lot more acceptable in
stoner metal than in
sludge metal, where punk influence is more typical. The two genres don't feel different enough for their own separate survivor series but the two genres are different enough that the range from heaviest sludge band to least heavy stoner band is pretty massive. I think Kyuss tracks like Green Machine or Conan Troutman and Clutch tracks like High Caliber Consecrator and Impetus have been enough to gain identity in the metal scene, but of course most of their material does lean more toward rock and roll. If you Google "stoner metal albums" you're going to see Kyuss and Clutch, but if you Google "sludge metal albums" they won't be anywhere in sight.
EDIT: Also, I agree that TDNH is musically superior to DD and belongs on the list, but it is true that DD has more street cred as a classic for whatever reason.