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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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Sludge metal band from Aberdeen, Scotland active since 2015. They deliver crushing sludge from the Granite City.
Wrocław, Poland — doom metal and sludge metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2019, they deal in Southern-fried heaviness with hardcore punk's confrontational energy. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Fort Lauderdale's Ether Coven has been dragging sludge metal through the Florida heat since 2016, pairing thick, tar-slow riffs with a swampy Southern heaviness that makes you sweat just listening.
Louisville's Eulogy in Blood stir death, doom, and sludge metal into a suffocating funeral procession since 2019, channeling the Ohio River city's blue-collar heaviness into slow-motion devastation. Their music moves like flood water — methodical, unstoppable, and utterly consuming.
Emerging from Eugene, Oregon in 2025, Eutrophic are one of the newest voices in the Pacific Northwest's dense and suffocating heavy music scene. Their blend of sludge, drone, and doom metal draws on the region's tradition of crushing slowness, layering toxic drone frequencies over agonizing tempos.
Post-doom sludge metal band from Helsinki, Finland active since 2009. Their 2017 album Of Woe features expansive, progressive doom compositions culminating in the 15-minute epic These Are Ashes, These Are Roots.
The British city of Stevenage serves as headquarters for this sludge metal operation, whose arsenal includes Eyehategod-indebted misery channeled through crushing volume. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Gothenburg-based sludge metal and stoner metal act, active since 2026 delivering wah-soaked leads and bass-heavy grooves in the tradition of Kyuss and Sleep. Rooted in Sweden's legendary metal infrastructure, their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Milanese sludgecore outfit active since 2019, grinding through releases including their full-length DHARMA, the Flora album, Limbico, and a split with Sator. Their sound fuses sludge metal's crushing weight with hardcore punk's aggressive velocity.
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