Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a genre. Sludge metal grew out of Doom metal, death-doom, funeral doom metal, stoner doom and traditional doom metal. Its influence carried into southern metal, deathcore, doomcore, Groove metal and stoner metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 16 connections around Sludge metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Sludge metal came from and where it led.
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Sludge metal connections
Sludge metal grew out of Doom metal, death-doom, funeral doom metal and stoner doom, went on to shape southern metal, deathcore, doomcore and Groove metal. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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