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A Listmania! list by Mr. A. J. Lawson "siafu_harshnoise" (black country)
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Iron Monkey
1.  Iron Monkey by Iron Monkey
The list author says:
  "Some amazingly heavy riffage from one of the most under-rated sludge bands of all time. The vocals aren't too shabby either."
Used & New from: £14.95
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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EARTH 2
2.  EARTH 2 by Earth
The list author says:
  "The original drone album. Hugely influential, this is possibly the heaviest record Sub Pop ever released."
£14.63   Used & New from: £4.82
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Blues for the Red Sun
3.  Blues for the Red Sun by Kyuss
The list author says:
  "Before Queens Of The Stone Age, Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri produced much heavier work. A stoner rock guitar showcase."
£5.47   Used & New from: £2.47
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Things Viral
4.  Things Viral by Khanate
The list author says:
  "Gadzooks, but this is one scary album! Stephen O'Malley skillfully demonstates that sometimes the silence between notes can be just as heavy as the notes themselves here."
Used & New from: £8.89
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Bullhead
5.  Bullhead by Melvins
The list author says:
  "Blurring the lines between sludge, grunge and hardcore-punk, The Melvins bring something decidedly eccentric to the party with this album."
£21.59   Used & New from: £6.44
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Streetcleaner
6.  Streetcleaner by Godflesh
The list author says:
  "The single most depressing album of all time. Sludgy riffs set to cold mechanical beats and screeching noise."
Used & New from: £3.58
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Flight of the Behemoth
7.  Flight of the Behemoth by Sunn 0)))
The list author says:
  "Taking the drone/doom formula to its logical conclusion, this album isn't heard so much as felt."
Used & New from: £10.00
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Holy Mountain
8.  Holy Mountain by Sleep
The list author says:
  "A stoner rock classic. Heavy, melodic and with more than a slight nod to Black Sabbath, this album is a masterpiece."
£5.99
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Temple Of The Morning Star
9.  Temple Of The Morning Star by Today Is The Day
The list author says:
  "This is a truly ugly sounding album. Steve Austin certainly cooked up something weird with this slab of distorted, echoey noise."
£12.80   Used & New from: £3.83
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amplifier Worship
10.  Amplifier Worship by Boris
The list author says:
  "Japanese madness in the (most likely collapsed) vein of The Melvins and Earth."
£8.99   Used & New from: £7.71
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Remission
11.  Remission by Mastodon
The list author says:
  "Before they disappeared off into prog territory never to be seen again, Mastodon made some of the heaviest technical sludge known to man!"
Used & New from: £4.98
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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BAD MOON RISING CD GERMAN GEFFEN
12.  BAD MOON RISING CD GERMAN GEFFEN by Sonic Youth
The list author says:
  "Better known for their more commercial efforts, this classic 'Youth album is as beautiful and haunting as it is ugly and perverse"
£9.99   Used & New from: £2.94
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

The Beyond
13.  The Beyond by Cult of Luna
The list author says:
  "Bludgeoning post-metal/sludge/Neurosis worship from Sweden. For the intellectual doom-monger."
£10.10   Used & New from: £3.25
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Dopethrone
14.  Dopethrone by Electric Wizard
The list author says:
  "Brilliantly cliched mong-along riffage from Dorset's finest. Turn on, tune in and be very. very scared."
£7.99   Used & New from: £6.60
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Mistress
15.  Mistress by Mistress
The list author says:
  "A gloriously vulgar continuation of the Eyehategod/Iron Monkey sludgecore tradition, courtesy of five drunken and angry Brummies."
Used & New from: £2.98
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Come To Grief (Re-Issue)
16.  Come To Grief (Re-Issue) by Grief
The list author says:
  "Agonisingly slow hardcore, dripping with bile, despair and futile rage, anyone? The only band to use conviction as an instrument."
£11.56   Used & New from: £5.74
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Master Of Reality
17.  Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
The list author says:
  "The first six Sabbath albums are all masterpieces in their own way, but this was the high watermark for all detuned nastiness to come."
£4.99   Used & New from: £3.71
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Take As Needed for Pain (Reis)
18.  Take As Needed for Pain (Reis) by Eyehategod
The list author says:
  "This album set the standard for sludge. A bleak fusion of punk, blues and southern rock, stabbed with dirty needles and soaked in bourbon and bayou water."
Used & New from: £9.00
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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God Is Good
19.  God Is Good by Om
The list author says:
  "Ever wondered what doom would sound like if it channeled light instead of darkness? Filled with sonic beauty and a refreshingly sincere spirituality."
£12.89   Used & New from: £10.95
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Static Tensions
20.  Static Tensions by Kylesa
The list author says:
  "Desvervedly at the forefront of the modern sludge pack, this album effortlessly blends crushing heaviness with melody and subtlety. A rare gem."
£13.87   Used & New from: £4.12
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Generic Flipper
21.  Generic Flipper by Flipper
The list author says:
  "Sloppy, sludgy and malignant, Flipper made slowed down noise-punk that was grindingly melancholic and drenched with sardonic venom."
£5.99   Used & New from: £4.34
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Sixteen Tons
22.  Sixteen Tons by Weedeater
The list author says:
  "Gloriously groovy mong-along riffage with hints of delta blues and southern-fried rock. A neglected landmark in sludge."
Used & New from: £6.67

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Sore
23.  Sore by Buzzov-En
The list author says:
  "Hellishly intense drug-fuelled rage from one of sludge metal's leading pioneers. Crushingly heavy, yet savagely punk and overflowing with anger and despair."
£11.56   Used & New from: £8.81

F# A# Oo
24.  F# A# Oo by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
The list author says:
  "A masterpiece of orchestral post-rock. Harrowing, challenging and hypnotically beautiful."
£10.79   Used & New from: £4.25
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

ACID BATH-WHEN THE KITE STRING POPS
25.  ACID BATH-WHEN THE KITE STRING POPS by Acid Bath
The list author says:
  "A wonderfully unsubtle blend of NOLA sludge, death metal and hard rock that is bludgeoning, yet perversely listenable. Unique to say the least."
Used & New from: £5.78
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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