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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Death-sludge metal band from Manlleu near Barcelona, Spain, active since 2008. They merge death metal aggression with sludge weight from the Catalan Ter Valley.
Crust-sludge act from Pécs, Hungary, formed in 2012. Cvlt of Grace merges d-beat crust punk fury with suffocating sludge metal weight.
Death-doom-sludge act from Reykjavík, active since 2017. CXVIII delivers crushing, slow-burning heaviness that draws on Iceland's tradition of atmospheric extreme metal.
Hopatcong, New Jersey sludge metal band burying listeners under caustic, slow-moving riffs and feedback-drenched misery. Cycle of Pain operates in the tradition of Southern sludge with a Northeast underground rawness.
Seattle doom, post-metal, and sludge metal band crafting expansive, heavy soundscapes rooted in desolation and slow-building tension. Cycles of the Damned draws from the Pacific Northwest's introspective and heavy musical heritage.
Minneapolis sludge metal band named after the parasitic crustacean, reflecting a sound built on suffocating weight and slow, consuming heaviness. Cymothoa drags through tar-thick riffs from the Minnesota underground.
Dallas doom and sludge metal band anchored in crushing mid-paced heaviness and a dark, suffocating atmosphere. Cynical delivers the kind of slow, heavy punishment that defines Texas sludge.
Stoner and sludge metal band from Erdberg, Vienna, originally active from 2004 to 2009 before returning sporadically from 2017. Their 2023 album 'Hate Dies Last' on Bloodshed666 Records continues their legacy of brutalized stoner and stoned sludge, with the official successor band being Desolat.
Philadelphia doom and sludge metal band named after the Marvel Comics entity, channeling unstoppable crushing weight into slow, enveloping heaviness. Cyttorak builds its sound on feedback-drenched riffs and the kind of slow-motion brutality that defines sludge.
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