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| Atmospheric Sludge Metal
According to RYM this is a genre. I've been really enjoying what I've heard of it so far, here are my thoughts on a few of them. My takes are probably shit but eh, there's nothing objective about feelings in the first place | | 1 |  | Neurosis
Through Silver In Blood
I love the vocals on this, they're equally shrieky and manacing, The way they sing the lyrics almost remind me of violent unruly sports fans. I also love how the guitars sound nasty on these songs, I'm no guitar nerd, so I can't give any real technical descriptions, but the way the guitars sound on Purify in particular comes off as straight up diseased to me. | | 2 |  | ISIS
Oceanic
I consider this album somewhat relaxing. Many of the songs have a constant rhythm that feels like the ebb and flow of an ocean. The vocals, although growl-y, don't really break up the calming feel that the riffs seem to cast on me like a spell, in fact they just feel they naturally fit in. This is a really nice album for reading or relaxing to | | 3 |  | ISIS
Celestial
While its songwriting doesn't quite match up to Oceanic's, it has very memorable riffs in its stead. I also really like the general heaviness of this record, gives off an entirely different mood to its successor. Where Oceanic felt calming and steady, this one feels explosive and energetic. | | 4 |  | Cult of Luna and Julie Christmas
Mariner
I'm currently making my way through CoL's discography and this was one of the first of theirs I checked out. Something about their sound in particular really appeals to me, and I find that Julie Christmas's vocals really work well within the CoL framework. Christmas's vocals aren't amazing, but they help bring an eerieness to the record. Even on Wreck of the SS Needle, which the reviewer for this record pointed out as a showcase of her weakness as a vocalist, I found really enjoyable. Idk, there's something about Julie's off kilter vocals that really work with CoL's brand of riffs | | 5 |  | Cult of Luna
The Long Road North
I'm currently forming my thoughts on this record, but I love the production, gives the songs an explosive quality that I feel really fits CoL's sound. The album doesn't really differ much in core sound from Mariner, with the exception of a lack of Julie's vocals, but still find it an engaging listen from front to back | |
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08.06.22 | You have in fact discovered post-metal. | pizzamachine
08.06.22 | Atmospheric sludge metal lol | arf
08.06.22 | RYM literally made this up because they didn't want to use the term post-metal | SharkTooth
08.06.22 | RYM said post metal is much broader and includes stuff like Sunbather and Agalloch's Ashes Against The Grain. Neither if those are sludge iirc | Relinquished
08.06.22 | post metal started as sludge anyway, the distinction needed to be made | DominionMM1
08.07.22 | check pelican’s early work | arf
08.07.22 | Yeah, just saying that RYM was reluctant to even add post-metal to the genres list for a very long time so they had to make up "atmospheric sludge metal" specifically for categorising the bands you listed here.
Luckily, existence of bands like Solstafir convinced them eventually that there's also post-metal that is neither this nor blackgaze. | combustion07
08.07.22 | Never heard the term atmospheric sludge until now. I kinda like it not gonna lie. Need to start doing some ratings on rym again. Made an account earlier in the year but only messed with it for a few weeks. Was having fun starting my ratings from scratch.
Forn is really underrated sludge that I find pretty atmospheric. Still need to jam more Isis as I've only heard their real early releases. Need to check Cult of Luna too. Neurosis is dope. Didn't dig them much when I was younger but I've come around and been slowly going through their discography being blown away | RogueNine
08.07.22 | Forn m/ | combustion07
08.07.22 | Yessir! Didn't expect to see the Forn love! Discovered them and Yellow Eyes live opening for Ghoul and fell in love with them and Yellow Eyes both. That show was a weird ass line up though. The majority of the crowd that came for Ghoul was not feeling either of them. Posers I tell ya! | Dewinged
08.07.22 | Atmo sludge exists, check Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard for example, but yeah the above is post metal
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08.07.22 | Nice rec Dewinged. Looks awesome. Gonna throw on their debut now | Senetrix666
08.07.22 | My personal fav in the genre is CoL’s Salvation. | Heppasodge
08.07.22 | Times of Grace by Neurosis is worth a listen, amazing flow between songs. You might like Amenra, Rosetta, The Mire, and Russian Circles too | SharkTooth
08.07.22 | MWWB is great, buuuut nobody seems to give them that label. If I had to guess it's prob that they're too stoner-y for the folks at rym | combustion07
08.07.22 | Went with the most recent for Mammoth Weed rather than the debut. Pretty cool stuff for sure. Definitely didn't expect the soothing female vocals. I can dig it though | bigguytoo9
08.08.22 | Saw COL/Minsk/Subrosa once and it was sick. | SharkTooth
08.08.22 | nice | SomeCallMeTim
08.08.22 | Thou | Demon of the Fall
08.08.22 | Great strategy to start with CoL's 'worst' albums, it gets even better. Post-metal rules.
'The way they sing the lyrics almost remind me of violent unruly sports fans'
what? I'll try and ignore the fact this was said next time I jam some Neurosis, lol... certainly don't want that image spoiling things | SharkTooth
08.08.22 | personally I kinda like that vibe, violent sports fans can be p scary.
Also it's just my feelin's. I don't expect most people to draw that connection, I'm just a weirdo | Relinquished
08.08.22 | “Great strategy to start with CoL's 'worst' albums”
he would’ve started with the debut if that was the case | SharkTooth
08.08.22 | Their debut was actually the second album of theirs I checked | Senetrix666
08.08.22 | Debut rules |
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