Your release feed

The Sound of Sludgecore

"The Sound of Sludgecore" is a crushing, slow-burn descent into the dirtiest corners of heavy music, blending the bleakest aspects of sludge, hardcore, noise rock, and doom. This playlist collects a lineup of bands who lean into dissonance and distortion, where feedback plays as much of a role as riffs. Tracks like Cult Leader’s “Learn To Love It” and KEN Mode’s “Doesn’t Feel Pain Like He Should” set the tone early—caustic, intense, and rhythmically unrelenting—while pieces like “Divinitas” by Hexis and “(A)” by CELESTE bring a blackened, atmospheric undertow to the chaos.

What connects it all is a shared aesthetic of sonic grime: abrasive textures, shouted vocals, and riffs that lumber more than they gallop. Whether it’s the punishing lurch of Iron Monkey’s “Crown of Electrodes,” the screeching nihilism of Fistula’s “Pig Funeral,” or the suffocating density of Secret Cutter’s “Trampled by Light,” there’s a palpable sense of weight throughout. "The Sound of Sludgecore" doesn’t offer catharsis—it digs deeper into discomfort and stays there.

Buried Inside 3 tracks
Iron Monkey 3 tracks
Brainoil 3 tracks
Cult Leader 3 tracks
Will Haven 3 tracks
Abraham 3 tracks
Related Playlists
Martina Topley-Bird Top Radio 1 shared artist
The Sound of Belgian Post-Rock 1 shared artist
The Sound of Croatian Metal 1 shared artist
Stoner Rock A-Z 1 shared artist
The Sound of Canadian Post-Hardcore 1 shared artist
The Sound of British Grindcore 1 shared artist

RecentMusic users are tracking 73 The Sound of Sludgecore artists for new releases, and have access to the full timeline of 478 releases .

Join them and feed your new music addiction, and add the The Sound of Sludgecore artists you love!

Get Started Browse Artists
  1. May 9, 2025
  2. May 2
  3. April 23
  4. March 20
  5. March 14
  6. March 13
  7. February 28
  8. February 26
  9. February 21
  10. February 20
  11. February 12
  12. February 7
  13. February 3
  14. January 31
  15. January 31
    undefined album image
    LOVE
    10 tracks
  16. January 23
    undefined album image
    After All
    2 tracks
  17. January 10
    undefined album image
    Scars
    1 tracks
  18. January 7
  19. November 11, 2024
    undefined album image
    No Hope
    10 tracks
  20. November 7
  21. October 10
  22. October 4
  23. September 30
  24. September 11
    undefined album image
    Down
    2 tracks
  25. August 8
  26. June 7
  27. May 24
  28. May 23
  29. May 23
  30. May 10
  31. April 22
  32. April 20
  33. April 12
  34. April 5
  35. April 5
  36. March 29
  37. March 27
  38. March 22
  39. March 22
  40. March 21
  1. April 23, 2025
  2. March 20
  3. March 14
  4. February 26
  5. February 7
  6. January 31
    undefined album image
    LOVE
    10 tracks
  7. November 11, 2024
    undefined album image
    No Hope
    10 tracks
  8. September 30
  9. May 24
  10. May 10
  11. April 20
  12. April 12
  13. April 5
  14. April 5
  15. March 22
  16. March 8
  17. March 3
  18. February 25
  19. February 9
  20. February 8
  1. May 9, 2025
  2. May 2
  3. March 13
  4. February 28
  5. February 21
  6. February 20
  7. February 12
  8. February 3
  9. January 31
  10. January 23
    undefined album image
    After All
    2 tracks
  11. January 10
    undefined album image
    Scars
    1 tracks
  12. January 7
  13. November 7, 2024
  14. October 10
  15. October 4
  16. September 11
    undefined album image
    Down
    2 tracks
  17. August 8
  18. June 7
  19. May 23
  20. May 23