sludge metal

noun

An abrasive, distorted subgenre of heavy metal music influenced by hardcore punk and doom metal, typically with a slightly higher tempo than doom metal but still slower than average.

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Meanings

nounsludge metal (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn abrasive, distorted subgenre of heavy metal music influenced by hardcore punk and doom metal, typically with a slightly higher tempo than doom metal but still slower than average.

    Synonyms: sludgecore, sludge

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn abrasive, distorted subgenre of heavy metal music influenced by hardcore punk and doom metal, typically with a slightly higher tempo than doom metal but still slower than average.

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APA

sludge metal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sludge%20metal

MLA

“sludge metal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sludge%20metal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sludge metal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sludge%20metal.

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