Best Atmospheric Sludge Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	The Ocean 2000, Germany Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Progressive Metal	Pelagial (2013) #301 Heliocentric (2010) #1483 Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic \| Cenozoic (2020)
2	Cult of Luna 1998, Sweden Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal	A Dawn to Fear (2019) #875 The Raging River (2021) [EP] Somewhere Along the Highway (2006) #1587
3	Neurosis 1985, United States Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Sludge Metal, Hardcore Punk	Through Silver in Blood (1996) #769 Times of Grace (1999) #879 A Sun That Never Sets (2001) #1515
4	Isis 1997, United States Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal	Panopticon (2004) #899 Oceanic (2002) #2336 Wavering Radiant (2009) #4469
5	Sólstafir 1995, Iceland Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Black Metal, Atmospheric Sludge Metal	Berdreyminn (2017) #1437 Ótta (2014) #1566 Svartir Sandar (2011) #1606
6	Pelican 2001, United States Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal	Forever Becoming (2013) March Into the Sea (2005) [EP] Pelican (2003) [EP]
7	Jambinai 2009, Korea Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Korean Folk Music	ONDA (2019) 차연 (Différance) (2012) #3518 은서 (隱棲) (2016)
8	The Acacia Strain 2001, United States Deathcore, Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Metalcore	It Comes in Waves (2019) Wormwood (2010) Death Is the Only Mortal (2012)
9	Rosetta 2003, United States Atmospheric Sludge Metal, Post-Metal	A Determinism of Morality (2010) Quintessential Ephemera (2015) Wake / Lift (2007)

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