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.springofdrownedpanda. is a sludge metal project from Peekskill, New York, named after the cursed springs of Ranma 1/2. Active since 2009, the project's self-titled EP features five tracks of crushing sludge with absurdist titles referencing the anime's mythology. A 2021 follow-up single continued the theme, suggesting a project as devoted to its conceptual humor as to its crushing low-end.
.Tallow. is a noise rock and sludge metal project from San Francisco, California, releasing the three-track "Crack Tracks" EP in 2011. With songs like "My Baby's Gone (She Left Me for a Cult)," the project blends abrasive sludge riffing with the angular dissonance of noise rock. The release captures the grimy, confrontational energy of the Bay Area's heavy underground.
137 is a sludge metal project that relocated from Petoskey, Michigan to the Rochester/Canandaigua area of New York, releasing an eight-track debut in 2024. The album features unconventional instrumentation — including bass clarinet — woven into a framework of crushing sludge. The project brings an experimental, avant-garde approach to heavy, distorted music.
16 is a sludge metal institution from Los Angeles, California, with a massive catalog spanning ten releases and over 100 tracks since 2009. The band is one of the defining acts of the LA sludge scene, dealing in nihilistic, feedback-drenched heaviness that has influenced countless bands. Their prolific output and uncompromising vision have made them a cornerstone of American sludge metal.
Duvall/Seattle/Los Angeles sludge metal project whose absurdist name reflects a refusal to take anything seriously. Multi-city sludge with a sense of humor as thick as their tone.
Tampa, Florida crust punk and sludge outfit. Aggressive, politically charged heaviness from the birthplace of Florida death metal.
A Cold Dead Body has navigated the murky territory between progressive sludge metal and post-hardcore from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region since 2010. Based between Udine and Pordenone, they bring a northeastern Italian perspective to heavy music that prioritizes texture and atmosphere over sheer aggression.
Bellingham, Washington sludge metal project with one of the most imaginative names in the underground. The mythological curio cabinet title promises something genuinely weird from the Pacific Northwest.
An experimental sludge metal band from the Vogtland region of Saxony — with members from Auerbach, Plauen, Zwickau, and Rempesgrün — A Document Says occupy a dark, dissonant corner of German heavy music. Their music combines the weight and feedback of sludge with avant-garde structural unpredictability.
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