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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 Tampere, Finland formed in 2020. Their Finnish name — meaning 'children of joy' — creates an ironic contrast with sludge metal's oppressive weight.
Formed in 2008 in Washington, D.C., Ilsa play a crushing intersection of sludge metal, death metal, and crust punk that has earned them a reputation as one of the heaviest bands in the American capital. Signed to Relapse Records, the band built their catalog through prolific releases starting with their debut full-length The Maggots Are Hungry, maintaining a raw, underground ethos throughout their run.
Imandra is a groove/stoner/sludge/post-metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2010 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Hudson Valley newcomers Implode arrived in 2024 dragging sludge metal's slow, crushing weight through the post-industrial quiet of Wappingers Falls, building dense, suffocating walls of noise with methodical intent.
In from the Cold is a sludge/stoner metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, active since 2011 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
In the Hills are a sludge metal band from Bournemouth, England, delivering slow-building, heavy compositions rooted in doom and sludge. Their 2015 debut Summerisle Blues features eight tracks of dense, atmospheric metal.
Chicago's Indian formed in 2003 and became a defining force in American sludge and doom metal through a series of increasingly punishing releases. Their 2014 album From All Purity, widely considered their finest work, pushed their suffocating guitar tone and confrontational atmosphere to its furthest extreme before the band's initial hiatus; they reunited and released further material before ultimately disbanding in 2022.
Induktri is a sludge metal/hardcore band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2023, fusing the crushing weight of sludge metal with hardcore's confrontational intensity. The band channels Copenhagen's thriving underground into abrasive, punishing compositions.
Inerth is a genre-spanning extreme metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2019, merging death, doom, industrial, and sludge metal into a dense, crushing whole. The band's multi-genre approach creates a suffocating sonic experience from the Spanish capital.
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