Samothrace - Life's Trade

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Melodic sludge ridden post-metal.

Vault Dweller - Messenger of Doom

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Dystopia - Human=Garbage

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Despair.

His Hero is Gone - Fifteen Counts of Arson

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Heavy grinding dark hardcore crust sludge. Songs are over before you know what hit you.

Black Flag - My War

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Black Flag slowed down in speed but intensified in frustration and rage. Though not there yet, highly influential to the sludge genre.

Melvins - Gluey Porch Treatments

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Eyehategod - Dopesick

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That glass breaking during "My Name is God (I Hate You)", the first track, is the result of singer Michael Williams suddenly breaking a bottle on the ground, cutting himself badly while another member of the band smeared "Death to pigs" on the studio floor in William's blood. This sums up the general attitude of this album quite nicely.

Thou - Tyrant

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Heavy, dark, beautiful doom sludge that defys expectations. The unconventional creative surges is what makes this truly stand out amongst boring contemporary sludge bands.

Dystopia - The Aftermath

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One of if not the greatest sludge band ever. Brooding, eerie guitar effects. Distraught screams of agony criticizing modern society. heavy. as. fuck.

Wake Up on Fire - Wake Up on Fire

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Innovative and very influential sludge. Almost all of the members went on to form Nux Vomica.