The Atlas Moth

Chicago, IL, US · 2008–present · active
Sludge MetalStoner Metal
The Atlas Moth
Chicago's The Atlas Moth have been one of the defining voices in American atmospheric sludge metal since 2008, painting enormous sonic canvases with crushing low-end riffs, psychedelic textures, and a melodic sensibility that elevates their music well beyond the genre's baseline heaviness. The city's industrial grit runs through everything they create, but so does an unexpected lyricism that sets them apart from their peers.

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The Atlas Moth Discography

Pray For Tides
Pray For Tides 2008 · Full-length
A Glorified Piece Of Blue-Sky
A Glorified Piece Of Blue-Sky 2009 · LP
8 tracks
  1. 1 A Night In Venus' Arms 6:06
  2. 2 A Glorified Piece Of Blue Sky 6:09
  3. 3 Grey Wolves 3:53
  4. 4 Our Sun, Our Saviour 5:22
  5. 5 Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence 6:32
  6. 6 One Amongst The Wheat Fields 4:43
  7. 7 Jump Room To Orion 6:58
  8. 8 ... Leads To A Lifetime On Mercury 10:04
One Amongst The Weed Fields
One Amongst The Weed Fields 2010 · Full-length
An Ache For The Distance
An Ache For The Distance 2011 · LP
9 tracks
  1. 1 Coffin Varnish 3:59
  2. 2 Perpetual Generations 5:05
  3. 3 Holes in the Desert 6:59
  4. 4 Gemini 3:18
  5. 5 An Ache for the Distance 5:41
  6. 6 25s and the Royal Blues 5:29
  7. 7 Courage 2:55
  8. 8 Your Calm Waters 4:30
  9. 9 Horse Thieves 6:52
Master Of Blunt Hits
Master Of Blunt Hits 2013 · Full-length
The Old Believer
The Old Believer 2014 · LP
10 tracks
  1. 1 Jet Black Passenger 4:29
  2. 2 Collider 3:56
  3. 3 The Sea Beyond 6:07
  4. 4 Halcyon Blvd 4:17
  5. 5 Sacred Vine 5:46
  6. 6 The Old Believer 4:42
  7. 7 City of Light 5:00
  8. 8 Wynona 5:13
  9. 9 Hesperian 5:50
  10. 10 Blood Will Tell 4:56
The 6th Passenger Is Death
The 6th Passenger Is Death 2015 · Single
Coma Noir
Coma Noir 2017 · Single
1 track
  1. 1 Coma Noir 4:41
Coma Noir
Coma Noir 2018 · LP
9 tracks
  1. 1 Coma Noir 4:41
  2. 2 Last Transmission from the Late, Great Planet Earth 4:02
  3. 3 Galactic Brain 5:50
  4. 4 The Streets of Bombay 7:08
  5. 5 Actual Human Blood 4:34
  6. 6 Smiling Knife 5:36
  7. 7 Furious Gold 5:03
  8. 8 The Frozen Crown 5:25
  9. 9 Chloroform 5:50
Actual Human Blood
Actual Human Blood 2018 · Single
1 track
  1. 1 Actual Human Blood 4:34
Galactic Brain
Galactic Brain 2018 · Single
1 track
  1. 1 Galactic Brain 5:50
Live At Roadburn 2013
Live At Roadburn 2013 2026 · Full-length
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