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Atmospheric Sludge

Atmospheric sludge blends the tar-thick weight of sludge metal with the widescreen mood of post-metal, turning riffs into slow-moving tectonic plates wrapped in reverb, feedback, and distant melody. Songs often build patiently from clean, desolate passages into crushing climaxes, using repetition and gradual dynamics to create a trance-like pull rather than quick hooks. Vocals range from tortured roars to ritualistic chants, sitting inside the mix like another layer of grit. The result is music that feels both brutal and expansive—cathedral-sized heaviness, cinematic space, and an undercurrent of bleak beauty.

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Single - Released July 14, 2026

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July 14, 2026

Belligerence
The Ocean
2 tracks
May 28

Light Pollution
The Ocean
1 tracks
March 20

An Undying Love for a Burning World
Neurosis
8 tracks
January 23

Ascending
Pelican
4 tracks
December 10, 2025

Cascading Crescent
Pelican
1 tracks
November 13

Even Deeper
The Ocean
1 tracks
September 10

Dreamwave
Sade Adu•
Pelican
1 tracks
August 8

Beyond III, IV, V
Cult Of Luna
3 tracks
August 7

Beyond V (Live)
Cult Of Luna
1 tracks
August 6

Beyond IV
Cult Of Luna
1 tracks
August 5

Beyond III
Cult Of Luna
1 tracks
July 10

The Ocean | Audiotree From Nothing
The Ocean•
Audiotree
4 tracks
May 16

Flickering Resonance
Pelican
8 tracks
May 13

Gulch
Pelican
4 tracks
April 22

Pining For Ever
Pelican
3 tracks
March 28

De Toorn
Amenra
2 tracks
March 28

With Fang and Claw
Amenra
2 tracks
March 20

De Toorn (Talisman)
Amenra
1 tracks
March 18

Indelible
Pelican
2 tracks
March 17

Adrift
Deep Sunken Eyes
1 tracks
February 28

Buena Muerte
Ocultum
5 tracks
February 17

Forlorn
Amenra
1 tracks
February 12

Cascading Crescent
Pelican
1 tracks
January 30

Drugged Wizard Walks By
Ocultum
1 tracks
January 21

Heden
Amenra
1 tracks
December 20, 2024

Last Weed on Earth
Ocultum
1 tracks
December 3

Boreal (Sierra Rework)
The Ocean
1 tracks
October 1

Tannhäuser / Derive
Cult Of Luna
1 tracks
September 26

Traum (The Ocean Rework)
SIERRA VEINS•
The Ocean
1 tracks
July 16

Preboreal (Nathan Fake Rework)
The Ocean•
Nathan Fake
1 tracks
July 5

The Ocean Pours In
Partholón
5 tracks
June 18

In Patterns
Deep Sunken Eyes
1 tracks
March 15

Skunk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Amenra
7 tracks
March 1

Adrift / Tending the Embers
Pelican
2 tracks
February 2

Fly
Minsk
8 tracks
September 5, 2023

Mosquito Control / The Red Sea
ISIS
11 tracks
September 5

For Your Entertainment
Pelican•
Karate
4 tracks
September 5

Mosquito Control / The Red Sea
ISIS
11 tracks
August 2

Gasoline
Pelican•
Karate
2 tracks
July 12

One Shot
ISIS
1 tracks

March 20, 2026

An Undying Love for a Burning World
Neurosis
8 tracks
January 23

Ascending
Pelican
4 tracks
July 10, 2025

The Ocean | Audiotree From Nothing
The Ocean•
Audiotree
4 tracks
May 16

Flickering Resonance
Pelican
8 tracks
May 13

Gulch
Pelican
4 tracks
February 28

Buena Muerte
Ocultum
5 tracks
July 5, 2024

The Ocean Pours In
Partholón
5 tracks
March 15

Skunk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Amenra
7 tracks
February 2

Fly
Minsk
8 tracks
September 5, 2023

Mosquito Control / The Red Sea
ISIS
11 tracks
September 5

For Your Entertainment
Pelican•
Karate
4 tracks
September 5

Mosquito Control / The Red Sea
ISIS
11 tracks
June 16

Holocene Instrumental
The Ocean
8 tracks
May 19

Holocene
The Ocean
8 tracks
January 25

Vertikal I & II
Cult Of Luna
14 tracks
January 25

Vertikal II
Cult Of Luna
4 tracks
October 28, 2022

House of Falling Ash
Chrome Ghost
6 tracks
February 11

The Long Road North
Cult Of Luna
9 tracks
January 21

De Doorn (Alternate Mix)
Amenra
5 tracks
November 26, 2021

Phanerozoic Live
The Ocean
15 tracks

July 14, 2026

Belligerence
The Ocean
2 tracks
May 28

Light Pollution
The Ocean
1 tracks
December 10, 2025

Cascading Crescent
Pelican
1 tracks
November 13

Even Deeper
The Ocean
1 tracks
September 10

Dreamwave
Sade Adu•
Pelican
1 tracks
August 8

Beyond III, IV, V
Cult Of Luna
3 tracks
August 7

Beyond V (Live)
Cult Of Luna
1 tracks
August 6

Beyond IV
Cult Of Luna
1 tracks
August 5

Beyond III
Cult Of Luna
1 tracks
April 22

Pining For Ever
Pelican
3 tracks
March 28

De Toorn
Amenra
2 tracks
March 28

With Fang and Claw
Amenra
2 tracks
March 20

De Toorn (Talisman)
Amenra
1 tracks
March 18

Indelible
Pelican
2 tracks
March 17

Adrift
Deep Sunken Eyes
1 tracks
February 17

Forlorn
Amenra
1 tracks
February 12

Cascading Crescent
Pelican
1 tracks
January 30

Drugged Wizard Walks By
Ocultum
1 tracks
January 21

Heden
Amenra
1 tracks
December 20, 2024

Last Weed on Earth
Ocultum
1 tracks