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Acceptance merges black metal with sludge from Leeds since 2018, their serene name creating a compelling contrast with the heaviness they deliver. Their West Yorkshire origins connect them to one of England's most productive metal cities.
Acherontia is a sludge and stoner metal band from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2012, featuring Rico on guitar and vocals, Rayo on bass and vocals, Jose on lead guitar, and Josep on drums. Their catalog spans from the 2012 debut Atropos through Kings of the World and Gods to the 2026 album Pink Shit Phantom Thunder, delivering vigorous metal characterized by heavy riffs recorded at La Atlantida Studios.
Legendary sludge metal band from Houma, Louisiana, whose two albums When the Kite String Pops and Paegan Terrorism Tactics became cornerstones of the genre. Blending doom, death metal, and Southern gothic darkness with Dax Riggs' haunting vocals, Acid Bath disbanded in 1997 after the tragic death of bassist Audie Pitre.
Acid Cøma channels drone, doom, and sludge metal from Vladivostok since 2014. From Russia's Pacific port — closer to Tokyo than to Moscow — they craft hallucinogenic heaviness influenced by their Far Eastern geography.
Cheyenne, Wyoming funeral doom and sludge project. The name builds a dystopian religious hierarchy from one of America's least populated state capitals.
Acid Grime delivers sludge metal from Pescara, the Adriatic port city in Abruzzo, since 2016. Their caustic name captures the corrosive, gritty texture of their sound — heavy, dirty, and unapologetically abrasive.
Brooklyn sludge metal project. The name's visceral, stomachic imagery channels physical discomfort through crushing heaviness.
Acid Ocean has navigated stoner and sludge metal waters from Milan since 2012, their evocative name suggesting vast expanses of corrosive heaviness. Their Lombard-bred sound favors the slow, saturated approach that defines the stoner-sludge intersection.
Acid Priest is a doom and sludge metal band from Bloomfield, New Jersey. Their sound combines the crushing low end of doom with sludge metal's abrasive, confrontational edge.
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