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Genre: sludge metal

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Parent Genre: metal

Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its slow and heavy sound, incorporating elements of doom metal, hardcore punk, and Southern rock. It often features distorted, downtuned guitars, thick basslines, and aggressive vocals. The lyrics often deal with themes of depression, addiction, and societal decay. Sludge metal bands are known for their intense live performances and their ability to create a visceral atmosphere.


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Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Double Bass, Keyboard/Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer

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Most popular sludge metal albums

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Leviathan
2004
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Welcome to Sky Valley
1994
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A Senile Animal
2006
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Snakes For The Divine (Bonus Track Edition)
2010
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Gods of the Earth
2008
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When the Kite String Pops
1994
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Legend
2012
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Nola
1995
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Dopethrone
2006
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Holocene
2023
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STONE (Deluxe)
2023
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Dead Roots Stirring
2011
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Acid Crusher / Mount Swan
2016
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Panopticon (Remastered)
2004

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List of sludge metal artists

Here is a list of sludge metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the sludge metal genre. You can find out what sludge metal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 26 53010
2 31 61478
3 22 42877
4 35 62347
5 33 110891
6 28 67141
7 29 93939
8 26 46255
9 20 13192
10 31 25586
11 33 42071
12 35 92091
13 34 92918
14 23 26861
15 35 130580
16 32 28666
17 26 41582
18 18 36217
19 31 136825
20 31 80637
21 35 140368
22 30 68168
23 23 19714
24 25 59754
25 31 91800
26 39 82443
27 38 136936
28 29 26549
29 41 135618
30 45 312229
31 24 27333
32 35 39991
33 57 887718
34 22 40131
35 25 35348
36 26 23517
37 32 71980
38 23 29518
39 45 293514
40 35 53077
41 36 93351
42 32 58848
43 25 15625
44 49 468891
45 22 14886
46 30 40196
47 33 89530
48 28 15374
49 39 102547
50 21 13495
51 46 218581
52 22 35708
53 23 14313
54 33 50849
55 29 11736
56 27 72744
57 41 58174
58 36 128692
59 41 239522
60 41 171835
61 29 16607
62 29 34051
63 24 18573
64 23 33298
65 36 76914
66 22 25028
67 45 394864
68 23 57748
69 25 34623
70 23 36341
71 31 55943
72 19 31718
73 39 126496
74 49 383404
75 23 24190
76 18 12522
77 41 131662
78 34 57917
79 20 28566
80 24 27476
81 19 18525
82 44 246235
83 41 160287
84 27 65063
85 42 206368
86 26 31652
87 40 100685
88 48 182101
89 25 33952
90 30 77932
91 39 106323
92 33 61854
93 43 262009
94 41 76350
95 21 23480
96 19 30146
97 25 38483
98 19 3542
99 22 37467
100 26 18843

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