Aldebaran is a funeral doom and sludge metal band from Portland, Oregon. Named after the red giant star, the band's two releases — including the 2008 full-length "...From Forgotten Tombs" — deliver the kind of glacial, earth-shaking heaviness that defines Portland's storied doom scene.

Somerset, Kentucky sludge metal project. The name's martial variation channels legionary discipline into crushing heaviness from the Daniel Boone country.

Madison, Wisconsin post-metal and sludge project. Geographic completeness — every line of longitude — from the Midwest's most progressive college town.

Colorado Springs sludge/death metal project with a rapid-fire 2025-2026 output including covers compilations and originals. A prolific one-person operation grinding out heaviness at altitude.

Providence, Rhode Island sludge and stoner metal project. Nocturnal predatory wisdom rendered in crushing fuzz from the Ocean State.

Northern California sludge crushers operating out of Chico since 2012. Their discography spans splits with European heavyweights like Pyramido and domestic collaborators Enth, building a reputation for punishing low-end devastation. Their 2024 EP Resilience proves they've only gotten heavier with time.

Lawrence, Kansas sludge metal project. The Spanish word for 'threat' channels menace through collegiate town heaviness.

Virginia noise rock and sludge outfit formed in 2023, channeling the abrasive end of American heavy music into their debut American Dreams Diner Open 24 Hours. The album title alone captures the band's corroded take on Americana.

New York sludge metal project. Patriotic mortality rendered in crushing heaviness.