Santa Cruz doom/sludge metal band Stump Grinder released their new EP »Forest Metal«; available now on CD and all major streaming services!

Santa Cruz, California based doom/sludge metal band Stump Grinder stream their new EP, »Forest Metal«, which was released independently on April 3rd, 2026.

»Forest Metal« EP is now available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music and other streaming services!

Tracklist:
01. Monuments
02. By The Old Redwood
03. Lockheed Nights
04. Nothing Ever Ends
05. Mirror Walls

“Forest metal from the Santa Cruz Mountains.”

Stump Grinder is a four-piece sludge metal band hailing from Santa Cruz, California.

Says the band: “We have our latest EP, »Forest Metal«, up on Bandcamp and other streaming services! We will have CDs which combine EP »I« and »Forest Metal« onto 1 CD at our upcoming shows. We really put alot of work into this and it is amazing to finally be able to share it with you all!”

Stump Grinder is:
Carlos Gonzalez – Vocals
Bradford Moore – Guitars
Blake Biagiotti – Bass
Matthew Marek – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well