stoner metal

Ravens Creed was formed in late 2006 by Steve Watson (ex IRON MONKEY/CEREBRAL FIX/CONSUMED/HELVIS/DESECRATOR) and Jay Graham (ex-UNDERGROOVE/SKYCLAD/RETURN TO THE SABBAT and former session drummer for TONY IOMMI). The pair locked themselves away in their own TENKO studios and wrote and recorded over 20 songs, dismayed at the local scene and lack of like-minded individuals to take the task to the live arena, Steve contacted long-time friends -ORANGE GOBLINS' Ben Ward and Martyn Millard- and asked them if they fancied climbing aboard the sturdy bullet-ridden tank and melting brains with riffs...

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) A stoner metal band from California.
2) A hip-hop group from Portland, Oregon. 1)
After an overlooked debut, Sleep released a well-received follow-up, Sleep's Holy Mountain, in 1992 on Earache. The record had obvious Black Sabbath influences, and has been described as 'the best Black Sabbath never wrote.' The success of Sleep's Holy Mountain landed Sleep a contract with a larger record company (London), who payed up front for Sleep's next record.

By taking the low end guitar heavy elements of stoner rock and merging it with a keen ear for a catchy hook Don Fernando are showing that heavy music can be combined with a pop sensibility to create something unique and exciting, the music is heavy, the guitars are about as loud as you could possibly imagine and their gigs will leave you planted firmly on your arse while humming their melodies and lamenting lost love.

For the disbanded Swedish band take a look here. Leather Nun (without article) is a doom metal band from San Diego, California formed in 2003. Also known as Leather Nun America, the band consists of John Sarnie on vocals & guitar, George on bass and Mark Markowitz on drums. They've released their first self-titled EP in 2005 and the 2nd "My Congregation" in 2006, which also saw their first full-length album "All Your Kin" coming to life.
In 2007 the 2 EPs were re-released as "Tools of the New Church". 2008th "Absence of Light" is their latest album to date.