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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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Surema channel sludge and post-metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, building expansive, heavy compositions from the Arctic-adjacent landscape. Formed in 2020, they bring Estonian-named dying to the Ostrobothnia scene.
Surus is a post-metal and sludge metal band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed in 2023, crafting slow, crushing soundscapes that blend atmospheric texture with the heavy, feedback-laden weight of the sludge tradition.
Sutter Cane is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania groove and thrash metal band formed in 2012, named after the fictional horror author in John Carpenter's film, blending punishing groove rhythms with thrash metal intensity.
Salzburg-based sludge/post-metal act formed in 2022, with releases including "Exitus Triumphalis" and "The Ardent Weight Of Thoughts" that explore crushing heaviness and atmospheric depth. Their sound bridges the physical weight of sludge metal with the expansive dynamics of post-metal.
Svoboda is a Minneapolis, Minnesota sludge metal band formed in 2012, whose name means "freedom" in several Slavic languages, playing slow, abrasive, and emotionally dense sludge rooted in the Midwest underground.
Swaath is a sludge metal band from Portland, Maine, formed in 2012, channeling the crushing weight and bleak atmosphere characteristic of the northeastern underground heavy music scene.
Swallow the Sky is a doom/sludge metal band from the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee, formed in 2015, combining noise-laced heaviness with the slow, suffocating dynamics of Southern-influenced sludge.
Swamp is a stoner/sludge metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana, formed in 2013, combining fuzz-soaked riffs and lethargic grooves in the tradition of Midwest heavy underground acts.
Swamp is a Jacksonville, Florida band formed in 2013 that melds death metal aggression with sludge metal's punishing mid-paced heaviness, drawing on Florida's deep extreme metal heritage.
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