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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Monroe, Louisiana sludge and southern metal band formed in 2014, grounding heavy, slow-grinding riff work in the southern metal tradition, infusing their sound with the regional grit and swamp-inflected atmosphere of the Deep South.
Bled's Stripeless Zebra pair stoner and sludge metal from the Alpine resort town since 2014. Their absurdist name of an equine without its defining feature and origins beside Slovenia's most iconic glacial lake create an unlikely context for over a decade of fuzzy heaviness.
Columbus, Ohio sludge metal and hardcore band formed in 2009, combining the punishing low-end density of sludge with the blunt velocity of hardcore punk. Active in the fertile Columbus underground, the band has released records on Relapse Records and carved out a reputation for ferocious live performances.
Sludge and doom metal band from Lawrence, Kansas, formed in 2023, named after the legendarily haunted Stull Cemetery in eastern Kansas, channeling regional gothic mythology into slow, crushing metal. Lawrence's college-town underground provides a home for their bleak, heavy sound.
Modesto, California doom and sludge metal band formed in 2016, conjuring thick, oppressive heaviness through slow tempos, distorted low-end, and a bleak sonic palette.
Long Beach, California sludge metal and grindcore band formed in 2013, merging the suffocating weight of sludge with the blistering tempos and noise of grindcore.
Salt Lake City doom, sludge, and stoner metal band formed in 2006, widely acclaimed for their distinctive sound that incorporates violin and viola alongside crushing heaviness, earning considerable recognition with albums such as No Help for the Mighty Ones and More Constant Than the Gods.
Subversion is a groove and progressive metal band from Asheville, North Carolina, formed in 2011, blending syncopated rhythmic heaviness with progressive song structures in the vein of the Appalachian metal underground.
New Haven, Connecticut sludge and doom band formed in 2007, combining the tar-thick heaviness of sludge metal with the slow, oppressive weight of traditional doom.
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