Sludge Metal

Sludge metal is a heavy, distorted, and often atmospheric genre born from the fusion of doom metal's slow, crushing riffs and hardcore punk's intense energy. Characterized by its use of downtuned guitars, driving rhythms, and frequently screamed or growled vocals, sludge metal emerged in the 1980s and 1990s in the Southern United States. This subgenre is marked by its emphasis on weighty, plodding rhythms and fuzz-laden guitar textures, often creating a sense of sonic unease. Sludge metal's cultural significance lies in its reflection of the frustrations and disillusionments of rural, working-class America, with its lyrics often addressing themes of social isolation and environmental degradation. While drawing from doom metal's darkness and punk's rebellious spirit, sludge metal's distinct blend of heavy, slow-burning riffs and apocalyptic atmospheres sets it apart from other extreme metal styles, making it a unique and captivating force in the metal landscape.

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Al Cisneros
Alamo Black
Alpha Male Rage
Amammoth
Amenra
An Evening With Knives
Appalooza
AthensGoatMafia
Ba'al
Ball
Birth (Defects)
Blackwater Holylight
Bloodguilt
Castle Rat
Chipper
Christian Mistress
Coffin Feeder
Coltsblood
Conan
Corpus Offal
Crystal Spiders
Cthuluminati
Dark Chapel
Dead Chasm
Divide And Dissolve
Dozer
Druma
Dwellers
ELECTRIC JAGUAR BABY
Earth
Elephantus
Euphrosyne
Fange
Full Of Hell
Fuzz Evil
Grey Czar
Guiltless
HolyRoller
Hypnotic Drive
Håndgemeng
Intensive Care
Ironrat
Irön Fist
KLÄMP
Kadavar
Kal-El
Kavrila
L'Ira del Baccano
Leper Colony
Lord Vigo
Mano De Piedra
Mares of Thrace
Melvins
Messa
Moon Destroys
Moros
Mutilator
Nightstalker
Nortt
Ocultum
PANTERA BLUE
Paralyzed
Pelican
Pelican
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
Pissgrave
Red Fang
Rothadás
Rwake
Saevus
Saturndust
Secret Cutter
Serial Hawk
Skaphos
Slund
Smoke Mountain
Spider Kitten
Sumac
Suodeth
Telepathy
The Body
The Death Wheelers
The Ossuary
Thecodontion
This Gift Is A Curse
Tigerleech
Tribunal
Ungraven
Visceral Sound
Wake
Wall Of Sleep
Wet Cactus
Wipes
Witchcraft
Witchcult
Wombbath
Year of the Cobra
Your Grave
do not resurrect
neànder
Mastodon
Clutch
Trouble
Acid Bath
Pelican
do not resurrect
Mutilator
Kyuss
DOWN
The Sword
Electric Wizard
Crowbar
Melvins
Corrosion Of Conformity
Russian Circles
Show Me the Body
Gao the Arsonist
Baroness
IOMMI
Converge
King Buffalo
High On Fire
Eyehategod
The Grunge Growlers
Power Trip
Witchcraft
Dozer
Red Fang
Kvelertak
Woods Of Ypres
GAUPA
Boris
Full Of Hell
1000mods
Mars Red Sky
Amenra
Kadavar
Life Of Agony
The Ocean
Thou
Nails
Karma To Burn
Planet of Zeus
Pentagram
OM
Nightstalker
Naxatras
REZN
AthensGoatMafia
Whores
Elder
Acid King
Pig Destroyer
Weedeater
drainedgod
Earth
Godflesh
Cathedral
Truckfighters
Castle Rat
ISIS
Stoned Jesus
Black Rainbows
Cult Of Luna
Grand Magus
Saturnus
Gnome
Mutoid Man
Superjoint
SLIFT
sunn O)))
Portrayal of Guilt
Neurosis
Tuber
Khemmis
Hangman's Chair
My Sleeping Karma
Botch
Goatwhore
Big Business
Colour Haze
Kylesa
Scissorfight
The Body
Bongzilla
Fireball Ministry
Conan
Earthless
Samsara Blues Experiment
Latitudes
Jello Biafra
A Swarm Of The Sun
Conjurer
Torche
Messa
Black Tusk
Mephistofeles
Pagan Altar
Coffin Feeder
YOB