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New Orleans Metal
Everything published on Viyolens under New Orleans Metal — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
Sludge Metal Sarah Collins
The History of Sludge Metal
The history of sludge metal runs from the Melvins' 1987 slowdown of hardcore through the New Orleans scene of the early 1990s, where Eyehategod, Crowbar and Acid Bath defined the genre's signature sou...
Sludge Metal Natalie Brooks
Sludge Metal Subgenres, Explained
From the classic New Orleans sound through sludgecore, post-metal and drone variants, the genre splits into meaningfully different styles — here is how they relate and what distinguishes them.
Sludge Metal Chloe Nelson
A Beginner's Guide to Sludge Metal
Sludge metal combines doom's suffocating weight with hardcore punk aggression — slow, hostile and raw, with roots in the Melvins and the New Orleans scene of the early 1990s.
