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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Stake is a northeast Indiana sludge and groove metal band formed in 2019, combining the sludgy low-end heaviness of post-hardcore-influenced metal with the rhythmic, syncopated attack of groove metal.
Stalemate of Wills is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania sludge, stoner, and doom metal band formed in 2022, conjuring slow, hazy heaviness from the crossroads of sludge's abrasion and stoner doom's hypnotic weight.
Stank is a Norfolk, Virginia sludge metal band formed in 2018, wallowing in the filthy, feedback-soaked heaviness of Southern-influenced sludge with a coastal edge drawn from the Hampton Roads music scene.
New Haven, Connecticut doom/sludge/black metal band formed in 2024, Starvation combines the dragging heaviness of sludge, the bleakness of black metal, and the oppressive weight of doom into a suffocating sonic whole.
Fayetteville, Arkansas sludge/doom metal band formed in 2024, Stash Hag deal in slow, corrosive heaviness rooted in the Southern sludge tradition with a crushing low-end focus.
Fort Wayne, Indiana sludge and doom metal band formed in 2020, delivering slow-churning, down-tuned riffs with the corrosive weight characteristic of the American Midwest sludge scene.
San Antonio sludge metal band formed in 2022, built around suffocating low-end and caustic noise in the tradition of Texas heavy underground acts with an uncompromising approach to filth-drenched heaviness.
Colorado Springs outfit founded in 2015 that fuses psychedelic doom and sludge metal into slow, haze-drenched soundscapes rooted in the high-altitude heaviness of the Rocky Mountain region.
Los Angeles stoner and sludge metal act formed in 2017, stacking fuzzed-out riffs and swamp-heavy grooves against the backdrop of the Southern California heavy underground.
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