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GoldenSpiral 
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Posted: October 26 2006 at 21:28 |
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My most recent non-prog binge has been crazy sludge metal, and for some reason I just can't get enough!
Jesu
Sunn0)))
Boris
Swarm of the Lotus
Old Man Gloom
There's something about the sound of these bands that just really turns me on. It might be the extreme power of the guitars or the fact that it's just a really different direction for metal, and it seems to me that sludge bands are capable of making some of the most artistic metal in recent times.
Anyone else enjoy this genre?
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: October 26 2006 at 21:57 |
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Is Swarm of the Lotus classified as sludge?
I have their cd and don't really see them that way.
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: October 26 2006 at 22:25 |
 TheProgtologist wrote:
Is Swarm of the Lotus classified as sludge?
I have their cd and don't really see them that way. |
well, for me they pretty much fit into sludge, even tho they may be on the borderline. Anyway I have really been digging their album, but I guess they fit in more with stuff like Gaza, Botch, or Converge.
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: October 26 2006 at 22:28 |
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THe only sludge I have is "Dopesmoker" by Sleep, and damn is that an agonizing listen (because of its length)
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: October 26 2006 at 23:01 |
heyitsthatguy wrote:
THe only sludge I have is "Dopesmoker" by Sleep, and damn is that an agonizing listen (because of its length)
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but it's cool! maybe check out Sky Valley by Kyuss... only 17-20 minute songs.
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heyitsthatguy
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Posted: October 26 2006 at 23:03 |
GoldenSpiral wrote:
heyitsthatguy wrote:
THe only sludge I have is "Dopesmoker" by Sleep, and damn is that an agonizing listen (because of its length)
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but it's cool!
maybe check out Sky Valley by Kyuss... only 17-20 minute songs.
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I'll give it another listen sometime in the near future maybe....
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superprog
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Posted: October 27 2006 at 04:47 |
Neurosis - Eye of Every Storm
Neurosis - A Sun That Never Sets
Isis - Celestial
check em out....epic thunderous killer atmospheric sludge-core-metal!!!!
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Posted: October 27 2006 at 18:35 |
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Don't know any of those bands except Sunn O))), who I really respect as true progressive musicians. I have a bootleged concert of theirs, and the notes written by the guy providing the source say that they were playing in a fairly dilapadated venue, and after about 30 minutes of their trademark 0.5 MPH riffing parts of the roof started to collapse! I think you can hear some of it over the intense distortion, along with some ironic crowd cheering.
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Jimbo
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Posted: October 27 2006 at 18:41 |
I have to say I'm not very familiar with the bands you mentioned Chris, but as far as prog-metal goes, I find the "progressive sludge-metal" sub-genre to be very interesting. Isis, Pelican, Callisto, Cult of Luna and to a lesser extent Minsk are all surprisingly entertaining. 
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Posted: October 27 2006 at 18:45 |
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Get into Esoteric's last three albums, and also try Deathspell Omega, who play Black Metal but in a very nihilistic, avantish, prog-doomy way. Their Esotericish stuff is the Kenose EP and the split tracks, neat stuff!
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Posted: October 27 2006 at 18:51 |
Trickster F. wrote:
Get into Esoteric's last three albums, and also try Deathspell Omega, who play Black Metal but in a very nihilistic, avantish, prog-doomy way. Their Esotericish stuff is the Kenose EP and the split tracks, neat stuff! |
I Second that.
@ Superprog:
I agree with your recommendation of those Neurosis albums. I think that Souls At Zero is their best (still) and one of my favourite albums. Do you prefer those you mentioned to it?
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Posted: October 27 2006 at 18:56 |
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I like what I've heard from the genre although I don't know much from them. One of my recent discovery is Ufomammut. They are often concidered sludge metal as well as stoner rock, but good nonetheless. Snailking is very dark album to listen to. Yesterday I listened to Sun O))) 's sample at myspace.com and I like what I've heard also.
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Posted: October 29 2006 at 00:04 |
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Sunn0))) is amazing! Quite a great band. I tend to like my sludge to be either southern or very spiritual (or both) Crowbar are the masters of southern sludge, a newer band called Artimus Pyledriver is quite good at the southern sounding sludge, and Im looking forward to a promising career from them. As as spiritual stuff goes I must mention OM featuring Sleep`s rythm section doing Dopesmoker style stuff with most songs lasting upwards of 11 minutes. Eastern religious topics lyrically.
Edited by Minimalist777 - October 29 2006 at 00:05
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superprog
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Posted: October 29 2006 at 11:53 |
Hi Avestin,
I got Souls At Zero but somehow never had the time to take it out and play it hahaha so honestly i cant compare it to the above Neurosis works.........i dun even have Enemy of The Sun but in time i will def.......
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Posted: October 31 2006 at 10:50 |
Trickster F. wrote:
Get into Esoteric's last three albums, and also try Deathspell Omega, who play Black Metal but in a very nihilistic, avantish, prog-doomy way. Their Esotericish stuff is the Kenose EP and the split tracks, neat stuff! |
Can't wait for their next full length. Also lyrically they're totally in their own class when it comes to BM.
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Posted: October 31 2006 at 15:27 |
superprog wrote:
Hi Avestin,
I got Souls At Zero but somehow never had the time to take it out and play it hahaha so honestly i cant compare it to the above Neurosis works.........i dun even have Enemy of The Sun but in time i will def....... |
Do take the time to invest in Souls... After that I prefer Times of Grace which I think of as their 2nd best. But Souls has this raw feeling and energy emenating from it, simply superb songs.
I have also Eye Of Every Storm and A Sun That Never Sets, but I like those less (Sun... to me is a bit dissapointing, but I heard it is a popular album amongst Neurosis fans).
I have yet to hear Through Silver in Blood. Anyone heard it?
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