During the '80s, while the Metal bandwagon strained to reach the velocities achieved by Thrash and Grindcore, a small faction led by Saint Vitus and Trouble splintered off to explore the swampy, pot-marked side roads. Travelling at lumbering tempos, Stoner Rock revels in abysmal quicksands of feedback like bands Kyuss, Sleep, and Monster Magnet. By slow-dancing on the pedal effects, they were able to unveil thick, sticky taffy sheets of distortion that blanketed compositions in a rippling fuzz.