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Ultimate Rarest Trax! 1981-1983 (2024)
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Sunday People [HVNMD001] (2023)
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Martinsburg, West Virginia sludge and groove metal band formed in 2020, combining sludge metal's abrasive mid-paced weight with the rhythmic heaviness of groove metal in the Appalachian underground.
Collinsville, Illinois sludge and doom metal band formed in 2021, delivering thick, feedback-drenched riffs and a crushing low-end sonic identity from the Metro East underground just across from St. Louis.
Dubuque, Iowa duo formed in 2016 playing a crushing blend of sludge and stoner metal, bringing a raw Midwestern heaviness to the fuzz-and-feedback end of the genre.
Madison, Wisconsin band formed in 2017 specializing in sludge-infused doom metal, combining the suffocating weight of traditional doom with the abrasive grit of sludge.
Jackson, Tennessee band formed in 2013 wielding an exceptionally heavy hybrid of sludge, death, and doom metal, fusing death metal aggression with slow, grinding doom tempos and caustic sludge textures.
Starkville, Mississippi band formed in 2024 playing sludge and stoner metal, a newly emerged voice in the South's expanding heavy underground.
Akron, Ohio band formed in 2012 playing doom-laden sludge metal rooted in the tradition of the Rust Belt's heavy underground, characterized by slow crushing riffs and bleak atmospherics.
Grand Rapids, Michigan band formed in 2021 forging a volatile mix of black metal, death metal, and sludge, combining extremity and abrasion across a broad spectrum of underground styles.
New Orleans sludge metal band formed in 2012, operating squarely within the city's storied tradition of swampy, slow-burning heaviness pioneered by acts like Eyehategod and Crowbar.
Frederick, Maryland sludge metal band formed in 2015, channeling the grinding, abrasive end of the genre with a raw delivery shaped by the Mid-Atlantic DIY underground.
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Boise, Idaho band formed in 2016 playing a murky, heavy blend of sludge, stoner, and doom metal, representing one of the few heavy underground acts to emerge from the Pacific Northwest interior.
Smoke Covenant is a sludge metal band from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2016, grinding out slow, feedback-laden riffs and abrasive vocals in the crusty tradition of American sludge metal.
Rochester, New York sludge and stoner metal band founded in 2011, channeling down-tuned riffs and slow, crushing grooves reminiscent of the Southern sludge tradition.
Grand Rapids, Michigan stoner and sludge metal band formed in 2013, combining bong-thick riffs with the murky, swampy undertones typical of the Midwest sludge underground.
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