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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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Portland, Oregon's Mouth of Maggots deal in the uglier, filthier end of sludge metal — corrosive, feedback-soaked, and rooted in the Pacific Northwest's deep tradition of heavy, noise-informed extremity.
Crushing Sludge / Doom Metal out of Texas.
Mesa, Arizona's Mouthbreather have been crafting heavy, oppressive sludge and doom metal since 2012, pairing abrasive textures and deliberately sluggish tempos with a raw energy native to the Southwest's underground heavy music community.
A sludge metal act from Manchester, Mower has been delivering crushing, distortion-laden heaviness since 2011. The band channels the post-industrial grit of the city into relentless, abrasive compositions.
Mr. Hygh is a sludge/groove metal/hardcore band from Busto Arsizio (Varese), Italy, formed in 2023. They deliver crushing, abrasive sludge metal.
Mt. Placid is a sludge and doom metal band from England, formed in 2017. Their ironic name belies the crushing weight of their sludge-doom.
Muckman is a punk-sludge two-piece from Germany who channel a TMNT-inspired aesthetic through crushing riff-driven heaviness. Their releases 'Terror from the Sewers' and 'Live from above the Sewers' deliver a grimy intersection of punk urgency and sludge metal weight.
Fayetteville, Arkansas' Mud Lung have been churning out slow, tar-thick sludge and doom since 2013, with a sound that captures the oppressive humidity and isolation of the Ozarks in layers of distorted feedback and downtuned misery.
A stoner/sludge metal act from the Rhineland-Palatinate, Mudfinger has been delivering dirty, down-tuned heaviness since 2018. The band channels the earthy imagery of their name into thick, muddy grooves.
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