MeteorCity
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MeteorCity Records is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 based in Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

. MeteorCity was founded in 1997 by Jadd Shickler and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

. With the release of its compilation album Welcome to MeteorCity showcasing young unsigned Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...

-like bands, MeteorCity helped launch the stoner rock
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...

 genre and many of the genre's first bands, plus side projects from members of well-known bands including The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

 and Hermano. From 2007 through the present the label has been owned and operated by All That is Heavy
All That Is Heavy
All That is Heavy is an online music store based in Idaho and founded in 1997. It is the first online record store dedicated exclusively to the genres of stoner rock, doom, sludge, drone and psych. All That is Heavy owns and operates MeteorCity Records, which was instrumental in the growth of the...

as their in-house record label. All That is Heavy is the first online record store dedicated exclusively to stoner rock
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...

, doom
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

, sludge
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...

, drone
Drone metal
Drone metal is a style of heavy metal that melds the slow tempos and heaviness of doom metal with the long-duration tones of drone music...

 and psych.

History

MeteorCity was founded in September of 1997 by Jadd Shickler (of band Spiritu) and Aaron Emmel in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...

. The first incarnation was an online store called All That's Heavy, which sold hard-to-find releases by stoner rock
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...

 bands Kyuss
Kyuss
Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...

, Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet
Monster Magnet is an American stoner rock band. Hailing from Red Bank, New Jersey, the group was founded by Dave Wyndorf , John McBain and Tim Cronin...

, and Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu (band)
Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band, who released their debut single "Kept Between Trees" in 1990. They have been featured on compilations put together by Tony Hawk and ESPN's X Games, and invited to perform on the US television program Monster Garage...

. They soon expanded the catalog to include artists that stylistically fit with the first three bands.

After running the online store for about half a year, they were contacted by the former proprietor for the first Kyuss fan website. He recommended MeteorCity do a compilation of unsigned bands that Kyuss fans would enjoy. MeteorCity Records was formed, and the result of the suggestion was the compilation Welcome to MeteorCity, which was released in May of that year. The compilation included both established desert and stoner rock acts, including new bands established by John Garcia
John Garcia (singer)
John Garcia is a vocalist who has been a member of Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida and Hermano. His vocals have become synonymous with modern stoner rock and the desert rock sound.-Kyuss:...

 of Kyuss (now in Unida
Unida
Unida was an American stoner rock band that was formed after the dissolution of Kyuss and Slo Burn. The band originally consisted of John Garcia , Arthur Seay , Miguel Cancino and Dave Dinsmore . Dinsmore was later replaced by Scott Reeder, who was in turn replaced by Eddie Plascencia...

), Ed Mundell
Ed Mundell
Ed Mundell is a rock guitarist most notable for his work with stoner rock group Monster Magnet from 1992 to 2010. In 2011, it was announced that Mundell had formed a new project, 9 Chambers, with Greg Hampton , Jorgen Carlsson , and drummer Vinny Appice .-Bio:Mundell grew up in New Jersey and is a...

 of Monster Magnet, and Pete Stahl. The album was the first time that the bands Sixty Watt Shaman
Sixty Watt Shaman
Sixty Watt Shaman is an American heavy metal band originally based out of Baltimore, Maryland. The genre of music they are often associated with is stoner rock or stoner metal. They formed in 1996 and recorded and released their first studio album in 1998. The band last recorded in 2002 and last...

, Lowrider
Lowrider (band)
Lowrider is a Swedish stoner rock band, formed in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson....

, The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

, Dozer
Dozer
Dozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden.- Early years :Dozer was formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1995, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to their hometown. In 1998 the band recorded a Split EP with the American band Unida...

, Goatsnake
Goatsnake
-Biography:Goatsnake was formed in 1996 after the disbanding of The Obsessed. After The Obsessed's disbanding, the rhythm section consisting of Guy Pinhas on bass and Greg Rogers on drums began jamming with guitarist Greg Anderson )))...

, Drag Pack, and Los Natas
Los Natas
Los Natas or Natas is an Argentinian stoner rock band. In their latest releases they have been steering away from the genre and leaning towards a more experimental sound coined by them as free rock.-Band:...

 were heard on a record. According to MeteorCity founders,
Around this time a MeteorCity intern purportedly coined the term desert rock
Palm Desert Scene
The Palm Desert Scene is a group of closely related bands and musicians from Palm Desert in Southern California. Their hard rock sound – which is often described as desert rock – contains elements of psychedelia, blues, Heavy metal and other genres, such as hardcore, as well as...

 to describe the burgeoning genre, which is still used interchangeably with the more known descriptor "stoner rock". Stoner rock originates from the title of the 1997 Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...

 compilation Burn One Up! Music for Stoners.

After the first compilation was released, that summer the label received a call from customer Henry Vasquez, who had the members of the band Nebula
Nebula (band)
Nebula was a psychedelic stoner rock band, formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano after departing from Fu Manchu in 1997. Rob Oswald later replaced Ruben Romano on drums in 2007....

 in his store. The bandmembers, which included founding Fu Manchu members Eddie Glass (guitar) and Ruben Romano (drums), had asked to talk with them. The band agreed to release their EP on MeteorCity, and MeteorCity offered to fund the band's recording session with Jack Endino
Jack Endino
Jack Endino is a producer and musician based in Seattle. Long associated with Seattle label Sub Pop and the grunge movement, Endino worked on seminal albums from bands such as Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and Nirvana...

. The result was MeteorCity's second release, the Nebula/Lowrider
Nebula/Lowrider
This is a double EP featuring the Stoner rock bands Nebula and Lowrider.-Nebula:# "Anything from You" # "Full Throttle" # "Back to the Dawn" # "Fall of Icarus" -Lowrider:...

 EP, which also featured tracks by Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 band Lowrider
Lowrider (band)
Lowrider is a Swedish stoner rock band, formed in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson....

. In 1999, the label released Unida/Dozer
Unida/Dozer
-Vinyl:-Personnel:* John Garcia - Vocals* Dave Dinsmore - Bass* Arthur Seay - Guitars* Miguel Cancino - Drums...

, a joint EP featuring the first non-compilation tracks by Unida
Unida
Unida was an American stoner rock band that was formed after the dissolution of Kyuss and Slo Burn. The band originally consisted of John Garcia , Arthur Seay , Miguel Cancino and Dave Dinsmore . Dinsmore was later replaced by Scott Reeder, who was in turn replaced by Eddie Plascencia...

 and Swedish band Dozer
Dozer
Dozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden.- Early years :Dozer was formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1995, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to their hometown. In 1998 the band recorded a Split EP with the American band Unida...

.

The label soon signed a number of musicians and bands from the Palm Desert Scene
Palm Desert Scene
The Palm Desert Scene is a group of closely related bands and musicians from Palm Desert in Southern California. Their hard rock sound – which is often described as desert rock – contains elements of psychedelia, blues, Heavy metal and other genres, such as hardcore, as well as...

 of desert rock, such as Hermano and Unida, both featuring former Kyuss frontman John Garcia. They have also released albums by The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

, which features Monster Magnet guitarist Ed Mundell
Ed Mundell
Ed Mundell is a rock guitarist most notable for his work with stoner rock group Monster Magnet from 1992 to 2010. In 2011, it was announced that Mundell had formed a new project, 9 Chambers, with Greg Hampton , Jorgen Carlsson , and drummer Vinny Appice .-Bio:Mundell grew up in New Jersey and is a...

, and the The Hidden Hand and Spirit Caravan
Spirit Caravan
Spirit Caravan was a Maryland doom/stoner metal band featuring the guitarist and vocalist Scott Weinrich.-Biography:Scott "Wino" Weinrich formed Spirit Caravan after the breakup of The Obsessed. The remainder of the band consisted of Dave Shermann on bass and vocals; and Gary Isom on drums...

 led by Obsessed
The Obsessed
The Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...

/St. Vitus guitarist Scott "Wino" Weinreich
Scott Weinrich
Robert Scott "Wino" Weinrich is a doom metal guitarist and vocalist. Active since 1976, when he started his first band War Horse, Weinrich is best known for being the frontman and guitarist of the doom metal bands The Obsessed and Saint Vitus...

. In 2002 they released the first album by the Orquesta Del Desierto
Orquesta del Desierto
Orquesta del Desierto is an American desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California. Founded upon music inspired and written by producer Dandy Brown , members of the band include or have included vocalist Pete Stahl , drummer Alfredo Hernández , guitarist Mario Lalli and guitarists Mike...

, which featured key members of the major desert rock bands.

Change of ownership

As the scene continued to develop, the popular website StonerRock.com was launched by Dan Beland in 1999. The website became a central community hub for heavy music artists and fans. In March of 2001, MeteorCity licensed StonerRock.com to take over management and operations of All That's Heavy. All That's Heavy's catalog grew to become the largest online store of stoner rock
Stoner rock
Stoner rock or stoner metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, combining elements of psychedelic rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal and doom metal. Stoner rock is typically slow-to-mid tempo and features a bass-heavy sound, melodic vocals, and 'retro' production...

, doom
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

, sludge
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...

, drone
Drone metal
Drone metal is a style of heavy metal that melds the slow tempos and heaviness of doom metal with the long-duration tones of drone music...

 and psych. MeteorCity in turn began to focus more on the label. All That's Heavy was officially sold to Dan and Melanie Beland of StonerRock.com on May 15, 2004, and renamed All That is Heavy.

In 2007, Shickler and Emmel sold MeteorCity Records to the Belands as well. Their farewell release was a three disc compilation disc titled ...And Back to Earth Again. MeteorCity moved to Tendoy, Idaho
Tendoy, Idaho
Tendoy is an unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States. It is located at on State Highway 28, at an altitude of 4,842 feet...

, and continued to release albums by new bands, including full LPs from Black Pyramid, Elder, Snail and Freedom Hawk, among others. In 2010 StonerRock.com was taken offline, and MeteorCity Records became the official label for All That is Heavy.

Artists

  • Abdullah
    Abdullah (band)
    Abdullah is a metal band formed in 1998 by Jeff Shirilla who was quickly joined by Al Seibert on guitar, the group released the EP "snake lore" in 1999 on their own label, Rage of Achilles Records, followed soon after by their self-titled second album through Meteor City Records.- Line-up :* Jeff...

  • Ararat
  • The Atomic Bitchwax
    The Atomic Bitchwax
    The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

  • Black NASA
    Black NASA
    Black NASA is a New Jersey based rock band, often placed in the stoner rock genre. They formed in the early 2000s in Long Branch, and were active while the guitarist in Kosnik's other band was busy with Monster Magnet. The band has a heavy 70s feel. They have not been active since touring to...

  • Blind Dog
  • Black Pyramid
  • Dead Man
    Dead Man (band)
    Dead Man is a psychedelic rock band from Örebro, Närke, Sweden formed in 2003. The band’s sound is highly influenced by 60’s and 70’s psychedelic rock/folk rock as well as other musical genres.- History :...

  • Dozer
    Dozer
    Dozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden.- Early years :Dozer was formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1995, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to their hometown. In 1998 the band recorded a Split EP with the American band Unida...

  • Egypt
  • Eighteen Wheels Burning
  • Elder
  • Eternal Elysium
    Eternal Elysium
    are a Japanese stoner/doom metal band founded in 1991.-History:Eternal Elysium has recorded four albums and two split EPs over their career. They were formed in 1991 by guitarist/vocalist Yukito Okazaki and have gone through numerous line-up changes over the years...

  • Farflung
  • Flood
  • Freedom Hawk
  • Gallery of Mites
  • Hermano
  • The Hidden Hand
  • Humo Del Cairo
  • Leeches of Lore
  • Let the Night Roar
  • Los Natas
    Los Natas
    Los Natas or Natas is an Argentinian stoner rock band. In their latest releases they have been steering away from the genre and leaning towards a more experimental sound coined by them as free rock.-Band:...

  • Lowrider
    Lowrider (band)
    Lowrider is a Swedish stoner rock band, formed in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson....

  • Misdemeanor
    Misdemeanor (band)
    Misdemeanor is a female stoner rock band from Sweden. Its current members are Vera Olofsson , Jenny Möllberg , Jenny Lindahl , Sara Fredriksson , and Mia Möllberg...

  • The Mushroom River Band
    The Mushroom River Band
    The Mushroom River Band was a Swedish stoner rock/hard rock/heavy metal group that existed from 1996-2004. During that time they put out an EP and two full-length albums as well as appearing on several compilations...

  • Nebula
    Nebula (band)
    Nebula was a psychedelic stoner rock band, formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano after departing from Fu Manchu in 1997. Rob Oswald later replaced Ruben Romano on drums in 2007....

  • New Keepers of The Water Towers
  • Nightstalker
    Nightstalker (band)
    Nightstalker are a stoner rock band from Athens, Greece.Formed in 1989, Nightstalker have become popular in the underground rock scene and have earned a cult following...

  • The Obsessed
    The Obsessed
    The Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...

  • Olde Growth
  • Orquesta del Desierto
    Orquesta del Desierto
    Orquesta del Desierto is an American desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California. Founded upon music inspired and written by producer Dandy Brown , members of the band include or have included vocalist Pete Stahl , drummer Alfredo Hernández , guitarist Mario Lalli and guitarists Mike...

  • The Quill
    The Quill (band)
    The Quill are a Swedish stoner rock/heavy metal band.-Biography:The Quill was formed in the early 1990s by singer Magnus Ekwall, guitarist Christian Carlsson, drummer George Atlagic, organist Anders Haglund and bassist Peter Holm. The Quill played the Swedish barcircuit the following years. Peter...

  • The Ribeye Brothers
  • SardoniS
  • Scene Killer
  • Snail
  • Solace
    Solace (band)
    Solace is a heavy metal band hailing from the Jersey Shore, United States.Formed in 1996 by the remaining members of Atlantic Records artist Godspeed, Solace is most well known in the stoner rock genre, but as guitarist and founding member Tommy Southard has said "We're not a stoner band, we're a...

  • Solarized
  • Spirit Caravan
    Spirit Caravan
    Spirit Caravan was a Maryland doom/stoner metal band featuring the guitarist and vocalist Scott Weinrich.-Biography:Scott "Wino" Weinrich formed Spirit Caravan after the breakup of The Obsessed. The remainder of the band consisted of Dave Shermann on bass and vocals; and Gary Isom on drums...

  • Spiritu
  • Truckfighters
    Truckfighters
    Truckfighters is a rock band from Sweden. After releasing EPs in 2001 and 2002, they recorded a split-EP with local Swedish band Firestone in 2003. In 2005 they released their debut album Gravity X on both MeteorCity Records and Fuzzorama Records. Their follow-up album, Phi, was released in 2007 by...

  • Unida
    Unida
    Unida was an American stoner rock band that was formed after the dissolution of Kyuss and Slo Burn. The band originally consisted of John Garcia , Arthur Seay , Miguel Cancino and Dave Dinsmore . Dinsmore was later replaced by Scott Reeder, who was in turn replaced by Eddie Plascencia...

  • Valkyrie
  • Village of Dead Roads
  • WhiteBuzz


Release history

Year No. Artist Title
1998 MCY-001 Various (Sixty Watt Shaman
Sixty Watt Shaman
Sixty Watt Shaman is an American heavy metal band originally based out of Baltimore, Maryland. The genre of music they are often associated with is stoner rock or stoner metal. They formed in 1996 and recorded and released their first studio album in 1998. The band last recorded in 2002 and last...

, Sparzanza, Fatso Jetson
Fatso Jetson
Fatso Jetson is an American desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California area, formed in 1994 by ex-Yawning Man members Mario and Larry Lalli, along with Tony Tornay. The Lalli cousins are often credited as the fathers of the desert strain of stoner rock later made famous by bands such as...

, The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

, Rotors to Rust, Demoncleaner, Goatsnake
Goatsnake
-Biography:Goatsnake was formed in 1996 after the disbanding of The Obsessed. After The Obsessed's disbanding, the rhythm section consisting of Guy Pinhas on bass and Greg Rogers on drums began jamming with guitarist Greg Anderson )))...

, Drag Pack, Lowrider
Lowrider (band)
Lowrider is a Swedish stoner rock band, formed in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson....

, Roadsaw, Sheavy
Sheavy
-Formation and name change:Sheavy formed in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 1993, and originally performed under the name Green Machine. In 1994, the band discovered there was another band in the United States with the same name, so a decision was made to rename the band Sheavy...

, Dozer
Dozer
Dozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden.- Early years :Dozer was formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1995, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to their hometown. In 1998 the band recorded a Split EP with the American band Unida...

, Los Natas
Los Natas
Los Natas or Natas is an Argentinian stoner rock band. In their latest releases they have been steering away from the genre and leaning towards a more experimental sound coined by them as free rock.-Band:...

, JM.J, Core
Core (band)
-Biography:Core debuted with their first album, Revival, in 1996 on Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Billy Anderson and supported by tours with Fu Manchu, Clutch and Orange 9mm. Despite this publicity, the album suffered due to limited promotion. The band bounced back in 1999 with their...

, Celestial Season
Celestial Season
Celestial Season is a Dutch heavy metal band. They were formed in 1991 as a doom/death metal band along the lines of My Dying Bride. They have been described as doom metal, death/doom, stoner rock/metal and goth. Celestial Season disbanded in 2002....

, etc.)
Welcome to MeteorCity
FMC-001 Solace
Solace (band)
Solace is a heavy metal band hailing from the Jersey Shore, United States.Formed in 1996 by the remaining members of Atlantic Records artist Godspeed, Solace is most well known in the stoner rock genre, but as guitarist and founding member Tommy Southard has said "We're not a stoner band, we're a...

, Solarized
Jersey Devils Double EP
MCY-002
MCY-004
Nebula
Nebula (band)
Nebula was a psychedelic stoner rock band, formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano after departing from Fu Manchu in 1997. Rob Oswald later replaced Ruben Romano on drums in 2007....

, Lowrider
Lowrider (band)
Lowrider is a Swedish stoner rock band, formed in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson....

Nebula/Lowrider
Nebula/Lowrider
This is a double EP featuring the Stoner rock bands Nebula and Lowrider.-Nebula:# "Anything from You" # "Full Throttle" # "Back to the Dawn" # "Fall of Icarus" -Lowrider:...

1999 MCY-003
MCY-005
Unida
Unida
Unida was an American stoner rock band that was formed after the dissolution of Kyuss and Slo Burn. The band originally consisted of John Garcia , Arthur Seay , Miguel Cancino and Dave Dinsmore . Dinsmore was later replaced by Scott Reeder, who was in turn replaced by Eddie Plascencia...

, Dozer
Dozer
Dozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden.- Early years :Dozer was formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1995, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to their hometown. In 1998 the band recorded a Split EP with the American band Unida...

Unida/Dozer
Unida/Dozer
-Vinyl:-Personnel:* John Garcia - Vocals* Dave Dinsmore - Bass* Arthur Seay - Guitars* Miguel Cancino - Drums...

MCY-006 Five Wheel Drive Misdemeanor
MCY-007 Spirit Caravan
Spirit Caravan
Spirit Caravan was a Maryland doom/stoner metal band featuring the guitarist and vocalist Scott Weinrich.-Biography:Scott "Wino" Weinrich formed Spirit Caravan after the breakup of The Obsessed. The remainder of the band consisted of Dave Shermann on bass and vocals; and Gary Isom on drums...

Dreamwheel
Dreamwheel
Dreamwheel is an EP by Spirit Caravan. It was released in 1999 on CD by MeteorCity Records and on 10" vinyl by People Like You Records. This was released shortly after their debut album, Jug Fulla Sun.-Track listing:#"Dreamwheel" - 6:15...

2000 MCY-008 The Quill
The Quill (band)
The Quill are a Swedish stoner rock/heavy metal band.-Biography:The Quill was formed in the early 1990s by singer Magnus Ekwall, guitarist Christian Carlsson, drummer George Atlagic, organist Anders Haglund and bassist Peter Holm. The Quill played the Swedish barcircuit the following years. Peter...

The Quill
MCY-009 Various (Electric Frankenstein
Electric Frankenstein
Electric Frankenstein is an American band from Whippany, Clifton, and other areas of New Jersey. Their music is generally considered punk rock, but includes elements of hard rock and Heavy Metal as well...

, Solace
Solace (band)
Solace is a heavy metal band hailing from the Jersey Shore, United States.Formed in 1996 by the remaining members of Atlantic Records artist Godspeed, Solace is most well known in the stoner rock genre, but as guitarist and founding member Tommy Southard has said "We're not a stoner band, we're a...

, Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...

, Zébulon
Zébulon (band)
Zébulon is a music group based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, comprising singer-bassist Marc Déry, guitarist Yves Déry, keyboardist Yves Marchand and drummer Alain Quirion. Marc and Yves are brothers. They have produced songs such as "Job Steady"...

, Iron Savior
Iron Savior
Iron Savior is a German power metal band that formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1996. Following a period of several years working behind the scenes in music production, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer Piet Sielck joined with former Helloween bandmate Kai Hansen and then-drummer for Blind...

, Las Cruces
Las Cruces
Las Cruces could refer to:* Battle of Monte de las Cruces* Las Cruces, California* Las Cruces, Chile* Las Cruces, New Mexico ** The main campus of New Mexico State University...

, Eternal Elysium
Eternal Elysium
are a Japanese stoner/doom metal band founded in 1991.-History:Eternal Elysium has recorded four albums and two split EPs over their career. They were formed in 1991 by guitarist/vocalist Yukito Okazaki and have gone through numerous line-up changes over the years...

, The Quill
The Quill (band)
The Quill are a Swedish stoner rock/heavy metal band.-Biography:The Quill was formed in the early 1990s by singer Magnus Ekwall, guitarist Christian Carlsson, drummer George Atlagic, organist Anders Haglund and bassist Peter Holm. The Quill played the Swedish barcircuit the following years. Peter...

, Blind Dog, etc.)
Slave to the Power - The Iron Maiden Tribute
MCY-010 Solace
Solace (band)
Solace is a heavy metal band hailing from the Jersey Shore, United States.Formed in 1996 by the remaining members of Atlantic Records artist Godspeed, Solace is most well known in the stoner rock genre, but as guitarist and founding member Tommy Southard has said "We're not a stoner band, we're a...

Further
MCY-011 Eternal Elysium
Eternal Elysium
are a Japanese stoner/doom metal band founded in 1991.-History:Eternal Elysium has recorded four albums and two split EPs over their career. They were formed in 1991 by guitarist/vocalist Yukito Okazaki and have gone through numerous line-up changes over the years...

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MCY-012 Lowrider
Lowrider (band)
Lowrider is a Swedish stoner rock band, formed in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson....

Ode to Io
Ode to Io
Ode to Io is the only full-length album from Lowrider, released on Meteor City.Controversial upon its release for its dangerous similarity to stoner rock godfathers Kyuss, it has since developed a strong cult following after the band disbanded in 2003...

MCY-013 The Mushroom River Band
The Mushroom River Band
The Mushroom River Band was a Swedish stoner rock/hard rock/heavy metal group that existed from 1996-2004. During that time they put out an EP and two full-length albums as well as appearing on several compilations...

Music for the World Beyond
Music for the World Beyond
Music from the World Beyond is the first album by stoner rock quartet The Mushroom River Band. It was released in 2000 and contains twelve tracks.-Track listing:#"To the World Beyond"#"Mud-Crusher"#"Racing"#"Way to Go"#"29' 2½"#"The Mushroom River"...

MCY-014 Abdullah
Abdullah (band)
Abdullah is a metal band formed in 1998 by Jeff Shirilla who was quickly joined by Al Seibert on guitar, the group released the EP "snake lore" in 1999 on their own label, Rage of Achilles Records, followed soon after by their self-titled second album through Meteor City Records.- Line-up :* Jeff...

Abdullah
MCY-015 Blind Dog The Last Adventures of Captain Dog
2001 MCY-016 Various (Lowrider
Lowrider (band)
Lowrider is a Swedish stoner rock band, formed in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson....

, Eternal Elysium
Eternal Elysium
are a Japanese stoner/doom metal band founded in 1991.-History:Eternal Elysium has recorded four albums and two split EPs over their career. They were formed in 1991 by guitarist/vocalist Yukito Okazaki and have gone through numerous line-up changes over the years...

, Sheavy
Sheavy
-Formation and name change:Sheavy formed in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada in 1993, and originally performed under the name Green Machine. In 1994, the band discovered there was another band in the United States with the same name, so a decision was made to rename the band Sheavy...

, The Awesome Machine
The Awesome Machine
The Awesome Machine were a classic hard rock/metal band from Sweden. The band formed in 1996. Recorded their selftitled 10" with producer Roberto Laghi. After that Stefan Magnusson left the band and was replaced by Anders Wenander. With this lineup they recorded the cult demo which gave them a...

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I Am Vengeance Soundtrack
MCY-017 Scene Killer (Members of The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

, Burnout King, Core
Core (band)
-Biography:Core debuted with their first album, Revival, in 1996 on Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Billy Anderson and supported by tours with Fu Manchu, Clutch and Orange 9mm. Despite this publicity, the album suffered due to limited promotion. The band bounced back in 1999 with their...

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Scene Killer
MCY-018 Solarized Driven
2002 MCY-019 Eternal Elysium
Eternal Elysium
are a Japanese stoner/doom metal band founded in 1991.-History:Eternal Elysium has recorded four albums and two split EPs over their career. They were formed in 1991 by guitarist/vocalist Yukito Okazaki and have gone through numerous line-up changes over the years...

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MCY-020 The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

Spit Blood
MCY-021 The Ribeye Brothers If I Had a Horse
MCY-022 Orquesta Del Desierto
Orquesta del Desierto
Orquesta del Desierto is an American desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California. Founded upon music inspired and written by producer Dandy Brown , members of the band include or have included vocalist Pete Stahl , drummer Alfredo Hernández , guitarist Mario Lalli and guitarists Mike...

Orquesta Del Desierto
MCY-023 Nebula
Nebula (band)
Nebula was a psychedelic stoner rock band, formed by guitarist Eddie Glass and drummer Ruben Romano after departing from Fu Manchu in 1997. Rob Oswald later replaced Ruben Romano on drums in 2007....

Dos EPs
Dos EPs
Dos EPs is a compilation album by rock trio Nebula. It contains the Nebula songs from the Nebula/Lowrider EP, Sun Creature EP and 3 new songs.- Track listing :All tracks by Nebula#"Rocket" – 3:42#"Long Day" – 3:32#"Bardo Airways" – 2:37...

MCY-024 The Mushroom River Band
The Mushroom River Band
The Mushroom River Band was a Swedish stoner rock/hard rock/heavy metal group that existed from 1996-2004. During that time they put out an EP and two full-length albums as well as appearing on several compilations...

Simsalabim
Simsalabim
Simsalabim is the second album by stoner rock quartet The Mushroom River Band. It was released in 2002 and contains ten tracks.-Track listing:#"Simsalabim"#"Bugs"#"Make It Happen"#"Change It"#"My Vote Is Blank"#"Tree of No Hope"...

2003 MCY-025 Spiritu Spiritu
2002 MCY-026 Abdullah
Abdullah (band)
Abdullah is a metal band formed in 1998 by Jeff Shirilla who was quickly joined by Al Seibert on guitar, the group released the EP "snake lore" in 1999 on their own label, Rage of Achilles Records, followed soon after by their self-titled second album through Meteor City Records.- Line-up :* Jeff...

Graveyard Poetry
2003 MCY-027 Solace
Solace (band)
Solace is a heavy metal band hailing from the Jersey Shore, United States.Formed in 1996 by the remaining members of Atlantic Records artist Godspeed, Solace is most well known in the stoner rock genre, but as guitarist and founding member Tommy Southard has said "We're not a stoner band, we're a...

13
13 (Solace album)
13 is the second album from New Jersey heavy metal band Solace.Considered heavier, angrier and musically more aggressive than its predecessor Further, 13 continued to raise Solace above their Stoner rock stereotype with its Heavy metal and Doom metal influences, this time with help from genre...

MCY-028 Gallery of Mites Bugs on the Bluefish
MCY-029 Blind Dog Captain Dog Rides Again
2004 MCY-030 The Hidden Hand Divine Propaganda
2003 MCY-031 Spirit Caravan
Spirit Caravan
Spirit Caravan was a Maryland doom/stoner metal band featuring the guitarist and vocalist Scott Weinrich.-Biography:Scott "Wino" Weinrich formed Spirit Caravan after the breakup of The Obsessed. The remainder of the band consisted of Dave Shermann on bass and vocals; and Gary Isom on drums...

The Last Embrace
The Last Embrace
The Last Embrace is the final release by Spirit Caravan. It was released on 2xCD and 2xLP in 2003 by Meteor City Records. It contains 19 songs from their two albums, Jug Fulla Sun and Elusive Truth, the three songs that appeared on their debut 7" , the two songs from their final 7", Spirit Caravan,...

2004 MCY-032 Orquesta del Desierto
Orquesta del Desierto
Orquesta del Desierto is an American desert rock band from the Palm Desert, California. Founded upon music inspired and written by producer Dandy Brown , members of the band include or have included vocalist Pete Stahl , drummer Alfredo Hernández , guitarist Mario Lalli and guitarists Mike...

Dos
MCY-033 Black NASA
Black NASA
Black NASA is a New Jersey based rock band, often placed in the stoner rock genre. They formed in the early 2000s in Long Branch, and were active while the guitarist in Kosnik's other band was busy with Monster Magnet. The band has a heavy 70s feel. They have not been active since touring to...

Deuce
Deuce
Deuce, derived from French, refers to the number two and is commonly used to refer to the 2 in poker and other card games.Deuce may also refer to:-People:*Deuce McAllister, an American football player for the New Orleans Saints...

MCY-034 The Hidden Hand, Wooly Mammoth
Wooly Mammoth (band)
-Biography:Wooly Mammoth was formed in October 2000 and released their first EP, Ten Ton Baby in 2002. The band recorded two songs for their 2004 split release with The Hidden Hand and appearance at the Emissions from the Monolith festival. They recorded their debut full length album, The Temporary...

Night Letters
MCY-035 Hermano Dare I Say...
2005 MCY-036 The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

3
3 (The Atomic Bitchwax album)
-Personnel:* Chris Kosnik – bass, vocals* Keith Ackerman – drums, percussion* Finn Ryan – electric guitarguitar, vocals...

2006 MCY-037 Spiritu / Village of Dead Roads Human Failures
MCY-038 The Obsessed
The Obsessed
The Obsessed is a doom metal band from Maryland led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich, who also fronted Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand and W.I.N.O.. Formed in 1976, they first split up in 1986 when Wino Saint Vitus, but reformed four years later...

Lunar Womb
Lunar Womb
Lunar Womb is the second album by The Obsessed. It was released in 1991 by Hellhound Records. It was reissued in 2006 by MeteorCity. The painting on the cover is entitled Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco de Goya.-Track listing:...

MCY-039 The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

Boxriff
Boxriff
Boxriff is an EP put out by The Atomic Bitchwax in 2006 on the label MeteorCity. The album contains four new studio songs and a live set recorded at the Sunset Tavern in Seattle on November 11, 2005...

2007 MCY-040 Various (Solace
Solace (band)
Solace is a heavy metal band hailing from the Jersey Shore, United States.Formed in 1996 by the remaining members of Atlantic Records artist Godspeed, Solace is most well known in the stoner rock genre, but as guitarist and founding member Tommy Southard has said "We're not a stoner band, we're a...

, The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

, Unida
Unida
Unida was an American stoner rock band that was formed after the dissolution of Kyuss and Slo Burn. The band originally consisted of John Garcia , Arthur Seay , Miguel Cancino and Dave Dinsmore . Dinsmore was later replaced by Scott Reeder, who was in turn replaced by Eddie Plascencia...

, Lowrider
Lowrider (band)
Lowrider is a Swedish stoner rock band, formed in the mid-1990s by bassist/singer Peder Bergstrand and lead guitarist/singer Ole Hellquist, along with guitarist Niclas Stalfors and drummer Andreas Eriksson....

, Blind Dog, Dozer
Dozer
Dozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden.- Early years :Dozer was formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1995, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to their hometown. In 1998 the band recorded a Split EP with the American band Unida...

, Black NASA
Black NASA
Black NASA is a New Jersey based rock band, often placed in the stoner rock genre. They formed in the early 2000s in Long Branch, and were active while the guitarist in Kosnik's other band was busy with Monster Magnet. The band has a heavy 70s feel. They have not been active since touring to...

, Cosmosquad, Las Cruces, Spiritu, I am Droid, Truckfighters
Truckfighters
Truckfighters is a rock band from Sweden. After releasing EPs in 2001 and 2002, they recorded a split-EP with local Swedish band Firestone in 2003. In 2005 they released their debut album Gravity X on both MeteorCity Records and Fuzzorama Records. Their follow-up album, Phi, was released in 2007 by...

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...And Back to Earth Again - Ten Years of MeteorCity
2008 MCY-041 Farflung A Wound in Eternity
MCY-042 Dead Man Dead Man
MCY-043 Elder Elder
MCY-044 Eighteen Wheels Burning Tweak'd Out, Strung up and Redlined
2009 MCY-045 Nightstalker
Nightstalker (band)
Nightstalker are a stoner rock band from Athens, Greece.Formed in 1989, Nightstalker have become popular in the underground rock scene and have earned a cult following...

Superfreak
MCY-046 Freedom Hawk Freedom Hawk
MCY-047 Leeches of Lore Leeches of Lore
MCY-048 New Keepers of the Water Towers Chronicles
MCY-049 Black Pyramid Black Pyramid
MCY-050 Snail Blood
2008 MCY-051 Let the Night Roar Let the Night Roar
2009 MCY-052 Flood Native
2010 MCY-053 Valkyrie Valkyrie
MCY-054 Valkyrie Man of Two Visions
2009 MCY-055 Ararat Musica de la Resistencia
MCY-056 Village of Dead Roads Desolation Will Destroy You
MCY-057 Whitebuzz Book of Whyte
MCY-058 Egypt Egypt
2010 MCY-059 Humo Del Cairo Humo del Cairo
2011 MCY-060 New Keepers of the Water Towers The Calydonian Hunt
2010 MCY-061 SardoniS Sardonis
2010 MCY-063 Dozer
Dozer
Dozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden.- Early years :Dozer was formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1995, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to their hometown. In 1998 the band recorded a Split EP with the American band Unida...

In the Tail of a Comet
In the Tail of a Comet
In The Tail of a Comet is Dozer's first full album, released April 25, 2000 on Man's Ruin Records. It was recorded in February 1999 at the Rockhouse Studio in Borlänge, Sweden for about $500...

 / Madre de Dios
Madre de Dios
Madre de Dios is a fairly common Spanish designation for the Virgin Mary, literally meaning "mother of God". It can refer to:-Places:* Madre de Dios Island, Chile* Madre de Dios Mine, Chile* Madre de Dios Province, Bolivia* Madre de Dios Region, Peru...

MCY-064 Farflung Live at Roadburn 2009
MCY-065 Olde Growth Olde Growth
2010 MCY-666 Various (Crushed Skulls, Flood, Egypt, Whitebuzz, SardoniS, Ararat, Freedom Hawk, Elder, Farflung, Black Pyramids, etc.) Welcome Back to MeteorCity
2011 MCY-066 Elder Dead Roots Stirring
2012 MCY-067 Black Pyramid II
Year No. Artist Title
1999 MCY-999 The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

Atomic Bitchwax I
Atomic Bitchwax I
Atomic Bitchwax is the debut album by The Atomic Bitchwax, released on June 22, 1999. The CD was released by Mia Records and the LP was released by Tee Pee Records...

2005 MCY-998 Solace
Solace (band)
Solace is a heavy metal band hailing from the Jersey Shore, United States.Formed in 1996 by the remaining members of Atlantic Records artist Godspeed, Solace is most well known in the stoner rock genre, but as guitarist and founding member Tommy Southard has said "We're not a stoner band, we're a...

Further (reissue)
MCY-997 Unida
Unida
Unida was an American stoner rock band that was formed after the dissolution of Kyuss and Slo Burn. The band originally consisted of John Garcia , Arthur Seay , Miguel Cancino and Dave Dinsmore . Dinsmore was later replaced by Scott Reeder, who was in turn replaced by Eddie Plascencia...

, Dozer
Dozer
Dozer is a stoner rock band from Sweden.- Early years :Dozer was formed in Borlänge, Sweden in 1995, playing local youth centres and supporting any bands that came to their hometown. In 1998 the band recorded a Split EP with the American band Unida...

Unida/Dozer
Unida/Dozer
-Vinyl:-Personnel:* John Garcia - Vocals* Dave Dinsmore - Bass* Arthur Seay - Guitars* Miguel Cancino - Drums...

 (reissue)
MCY-996 Truckfighters
Truckfighters
Truckfighters is a rock band from Sweden. After releasing EPs in 2001 and 2002, they recorded a split-EP with local Swedish band Firestone in 2003. In 2005 they released their debut album Gravity X on both MeteorCity Records and Fuzzorama Records. Their follow-up album, Phi, was released in 2007 by...

Gravity X
2006 MCY-995 Village of Dead Roads Dwelling in Doubt
2007 MCY-994 Los Natas
Los Natas
Los Natas or Natas is an Argentinian stoner rock band. In their latest releases they have been steering away from the genre and leaning towards a more experimental sound coined by them as free rock.-Band:...

El Universo Perdido De Los Natas
2008 MCY-993 The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax
The Atomic Bitchwax is a stoner rock band started in 1992 in New Jersey. It started as essentially a "super band" of key members of the notable stoner rock and doom metal bands Godspeed, Monster Magnet, and Core.-History:...

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