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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.

Latest Atmospheric Sludge Release
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Solaris
The Ocean
Album - 12 Tracks - Released September 25, 2026
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  1. September 25, 2026
    Solaris album image
    Solaris
    The Ocean
    12 tracks
  2. September 17
    Milk Of My Dreams album image
    Milk Of My Dreams
    The Ocean•
    Tangerine Dream•
    Thorsten Quaeschning
    1 tracks
  3. September 1
    Ultima Esperanza album image
    Ultima Esperanza
    The Ocean
    2 tracks
  4. July 14
    Belligerence album image
    Belligerence
    The Ocean
    2 tracks
  5. May 28
    Light Pollution album image
    Light Pollution
    The Ocean
    1 tracks
  6. March 20
    An Undying Love for a Burning World album image
    An Undying Love for a Burning World
    Neurosis
    8 tracks
  7. January 23
    Ascending album image
    Ascending
    Pelican
    4 tracks
  8. December 10, 2025
    Cascading Crescent album image
    Cascading Crescent
    Pelican
    1 tracks
  9. November 13
    Even Deeper album image
    Even Deeper
    The Ocean
    1 tracks
  10. September 10
    Dreamwave album image
    Dreamwave
    Sade Adu•
    Pelican
    1 tracks
  11. August 8
    Beyond III, IV, V album image
    Beyond III, IV, V
    Cult Of Luna
    3 tracks
  12. August 7
    Beyond V (Live) album image
    Beyond V (Live)
    Cult Of Luna
    1 tracks
  13. August 6
    Beyond IV album image
    Beyond IV
    Cult Of Luna
    1 tracks
  14. August 5
    Beyond III album image
    Beyond III
    Cult Of Luna
    1 tracks
  15. July 10
    The Ocean | Audiotree From Nothing album image
    The Ocean | Audiotree From Nothing
    The Ocean•
    Audiotree
    4 tracks
  16. May 16
    Flickering Resonance album image
    Flickering Resonance
    Pelican
    8 tracks
  17. May 13
    Gulch album image
    Gulch
    Pelican
    4 tracks
  18. April 22
    Pining For Ever album image
    Pining For Ever
    Pelican
    3 tracks
  19. March 28
    With Fang and Claw album image
    With Fang and Claw
    Amenra
    2 tracks
  20. March 28
    De Toorn album image
    De Toorn
    Amenra
    2 tracks
  21. March 20
    De Toorn (Talisman) album image
    De Toorn (Talisman)
    Amenra
    1 tracks
  22. March 18
    Indelible album image
    Indelible
    Pelican
    2 tracks
  23. March 17
    Adrift album image
    Adrift
    Deep Sunken Eyes
    1 tracks
  24. February 28
    Buena Muerte album image
    Buena Muerte
    Ocultum
    5 tracks
  25. February 17
    Forlorn album image
    Forlorn
    Amenra
    1 tracks
  26. February 12
    Cascading Crescent album image
    Cascading Crescent
    Pelican
    1 tracks
  27. January 30
    Drugged Wizard Walks By album image
    Drugged Wizard Walks By
    Ocultum
    1 tracks
  28. January 21
    Heden album image
    Heden
    Amenra
    1 tracks
  29. December 20, 2024
    Last Weed on Earth album image
    Last Weed on Earth
    Ocultum
    1 tracks
  30. December 3
    Boreal (Sierra Rework) album image
    Boreal (Sierra Rework)
    The Ocean
    1 tracks
  31. October 1
    Tannhäuser / Derive album image
    Tannhäuser / Derive
    Cult Of Luna
    1 tracks
  32. September 26
    Traum (The Ocean Rework) album image
    Traum (The Ocean Rework)
    SIERRA VEINS•
    The Ocean
    1 tracks
  33. July 16
    Preboreal (Nathan Fake Rework) album image
    Preboreal (Nathan Fake Rework)
    The Ocean•
    Nathan Fake
    1 tracks
  34. July 5
    The Ocean Pours In album image
    The Ocean Pours In
    Partholón
    5 tracks
  35. June 18
    In Patterns album image
    In Patterns
    Deep Sunken Eyes
    1 tracks
  36. March 15
    Skunk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album image
    Skunk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
    Amenra
    7 tracks
  37. March 1
    Adrift / Tending the Embers album image
    Adrift / Tending the Embers
    Pelican
    2 tracks
  38. February 2
    Fly album image
    Fly
    Minsk
    8 tracks
  39. September 5, 2023
    Mosquito Control / The Red Sea album image
    Mosquito Control / The Red Sea
    ISIS
    11 tracks
  40. September 5
    Mosquito Control / The Red Sea album image
    Mosquito Control / The Red Sea
    ISIS
    11 tracks
  1. September 25, 2026
    Solaris album image
    Solaris
    The Ocean
    12 tracks
  2. March 20
    An Undying Love for a Burning World album image
    An Undying Love for a Burning World
    Neurosis
    8 tracks
  3. January 23
    Ascending album image
    Ascending
    Pelican
    4 tracks
  4. July 10, 2025
    The Ocean | Audiotree From Nothing album image
    The Ocean | Audiotree From Nothing
    The Ocean•
    Audiotree
    4 tracks
  5. May 16
    Flickering Resonance album image
    Flickering Resonance
    Pelican
    8 tracks
  6. May 13
    Gulch album image
    Gulch
    Pelican
    4 tracks
  7. February 28
    Buena Muerte album image
    Buena Muerte
    Ocultum
    5 tracks
  8. July 5, 2024
    The Ocean Pours In album image
    The Ocean Pours In
    Partholón
    5 tracks
  9. March 15
    Skunk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album image
    Skunk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
    Amenra
    7 tracks
  10. February 2
    Fly album image
    Fly
    Minsk
    8 tracks
  11. September 5, 2023
    Mosquito Control / The Red Sea album image
    Mosquito Control / The Red Sea
    ISIS
    11 tracks
  12. September 5
    Mosquito Control / The Red Sea album image
    Mosquito Control / The Red Sea
    ISIS
    11 tracks
  13. September 5
    For Your Entertainment album image
    For Your Entertainment
    Pelican•
    Karate
    4 tracks
  14. June 16
    Holocene Instrumental album image
    Holocene Instrumental
    The Ocean
    8 tracks
  15. May 19
    Holocene album image
    Holocene
    The Ocean
    8 tracks
  16. January 25
    Vertikal II album image
    Vertikal II
    Cult Of Luna
    4 tracks
  17. January 25
    Vertikal I & II album image
    Vertikal I & II
    Cult Of Luna
    14 tracks
  18. October 28, 2022
    House of Falling Ash album image
    House of Falling Ash
    Chrome Ghost
    6 tracks
  19. February 11
    The Long Road North album image
    The Long Road North
    Cult Of Luna
    9 tracks
  20. January 21
    De Doorn (Alternate Mix) album image
    De Doorn (Alternate Mix)
    Amenra
    5 tracks
  1. September 17, 2026
    Milk Of My Dreams album image
    Milk Of My Dreams
    The Ocean•
    Tangerine Dream•
    Thorsten Quaeschning
    1 tracks
  2. September 1
    Ultima Esperanza album image
    Ultima Esperanza
    The Ocean
    2 tracks
  3. July 14
    Belligerence album image
    Belligerence
    The Ocean
    2 tracks
  4. May 28
    Light Pollution album image
    Light Pollution
    The Ocean
    1 tracks
  5. December 10, 2025
    Cascading Crescent album image
    Cascading Crescent
    Pelican
    1 tracks
  6. November 13
    Even Deeper album image
    Even Deeper
    The Ocean
    1 tracks
  7. September 10
    Dreamwave album image
    Dreamwave
    Sade Adu•
    Pelican
    1 tracks
  8. August 8
    Beyond III, IV, V album image
    Beyond III, IV, V
    Cult Of Luna
    3 tracks
  9. August 7
    Beyond V (Live) album image
    Beyond V (Live)
    Cult Of Luna
    1 tracks
  10. August 6
    Beyond IV album image
    Beyond IV
    Cult Of Luna
    1 tracks
  11. August 5
    Beyond III album image
    Beyond III
    Cult Of Luna
    1 tracks
  12. April 22
    Pining For Ever album image
    Pining For Ever
    Pelican
    3 tracks
  13. March 28
    De Toorn album image
    De Toorn
    Amenra
    2 tracks
  14. March 28
    With Fang and Claw album image
    With Fang and Claw
    Amenra
    2 tracks
  15. March 20
    De Toorn (Talisman) album image
    De Toorn (Talisman)
    Amenra
    1 tracks
  16. March 18
    Indelible album image
    Indelible
    Pelican
    2 tracks
  17. March 17
    Adrift album image
    Adrift
    Deep Sunken Eyes
    1 tracks
  18. February 17
    Forlorn album image
    Forlorn
    Amenra
    1 tracks
  19. February 12
    Cascading Crescent album image
    Cascading Crescent
    Pelican
    1 tracks
  20. January 30
    Drugged Wizard Walks By album image
    Drugged Wizard Walks By
    Ocultum
    1 tracks