Black sludge is a subgenre of doom metal that incorporates elements of black metal and sludge metal. It is characterized by its slow, heavy, and distorted sound, as well as its bleak and nihilistic lyrics. The genre often features harsh vocals and a focus on atmosphere and mood over technicality. The music is often described as suffocating and oppressive, with a focus on creating a sense of dread and despair.
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Here is a list of black sludge artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the black sludge genre. You can find out what black sludge genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 43800 | |
| 2 | 21 | 26220 | |
| 3 | 22 | 34574 | |
| 4 | 14 | 17868 | |
| 5 | 17 | 11687 | |
| 6 | 19 | 12897 | |
| 7 | 11 | 12566 | |
| 8 | 8 | 10091 | |
| 9 | 5 | 5527 | |
| 10 | 19 | 9239 | |
| 11 | 15 | 11803 | |
| 12 | 13 | 9674 | |
| 13 | 8 | 8313 | |
| 14 | 9 | 7035 | |
| 15 | 27 | 33046 | |
| 16 | 7 | 4211 | |
| 17 | 6 | 3629 | |
| 18 | 6 | 5640 | |
| 19 | 5 | 5206 | |
| 20 | 6 | 8791 | |
| 21 | 13 | 3066 | |
| 22 | 6 | 15693 | |
| 23 | 4 | 2179 | |
| 24 | 3 | 2844 | |
| 25 | 21 | 12830 | |
| 26 | 17 | 5068 | |
| 27 | 6 | 5206 | |
| 28 | 16 | 5098 | |
| 29 | 14 | 662 | |
| 30 | 10 | 6805 | |
| 31 | 8 | 5491 | |
| 32 | 6 | 2070 | |
| 33 | 6 | 4034 | |
| 34 | 3 | 3584 | |
| 35 | 1 | 1555 | |
| 36 | 1 | 513 | |
| 37 | 2 | 1904 | |
| 38 | 1 | 886 | |
| 39 | 1 | 291 | |
| 40 | 1 | 2399 |
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