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The greatest sludge metal artists of all time

15 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Mastodon

United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2000– · progressive metal
5.940
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2 Neurosis United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · post-metal 4.491
3 Melvins United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1983– · sludge metal 2.674
4 Nirvana United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987–1994 · grunge 2.475
5 Isis United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1997–2010 · post-metal 2.127
6 Boris Japan flagJapan · 1992– · drone 2.035
7 Baroness United States of America flagUnited States of America · 2003– · sludge metal 2.000
8 Alice in Chains United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1987– · grunge 1.605
9 Gojira France flagFrance · 1996– · death metal 1.467
10 Amenra Belgium flagBelgium · 1999– · sludge metal 1.100
11 Swans United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1982– · experimental rock 1.000
12 Converge United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · mathcore 0.764
13 Sleep United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1990– · doom metal 0.323
14 Mr. Bungle United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1985– · experimental rock 0.156
15 Ween United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1984–2024 · alternative rock 0.139