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Best sludge metal songs of the 2010s

Streaming rewrote every incentive underneath a record: its length, its release date, whether it needed a single at all. Trap production became pop's default rhythm, and a lot of the decade's best artists arrived through a laptop rather than a label.

Songs from the sludge metal albums of the 2010s, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

Tend No Wounds cover№ 1In Days of WoeBlack Tusk · Tend No Wounds
  1. 2Tend No Wounds coverTruth UntoldBlack Tusk · Tend No Wounds
  2. 3Tend No Wounds coverInternal/EternalBlack Tusk · Tend No Wounds
  3. 4Tend No Wounds coverThe Weak and the WiseBlack Tusk · Tend No Wounds
  4. 5Tend No Wounds coverEnemy of ReasonBlack Tusk · Tend No Wounds
  5. 6Tend No Wounds coverA Cold EmbraceBlack Tusk · Tend No Wounds
  6. 7Spitting Fire Live Vol. 1 coverSpeed Wolf (Live)High on Fire · Spitting Fire Live Vol. 1
  7. 8Luminiferous coverThe Lethal CharmerHigh on Fire · Luminiferous
  8. 9Snakes for the Divine coverFire, Flood & Plague (Demo) [Bonus Track]High on Fire · Snakes for the Divine
  9. 10Snakes for the Divine coverBlood of Zion (Live At Bonnaroo 2009) [Bonus Track]High on Fire · Snakes for the Divine
  10. 11Snakes for the Divine coverHoly Flames of the FirespitterHigh on Fire · Snakes for the Divine
  11. 12Archive Metal.... in it's purest form. coverEmpty RoomCrowbar · Archive Metal.... in it's purest form.
  12. 13Archive Metal.... in it's purest form. coverFailure To Delay GratificationCrowbar · Archive Metal.... in it's purest form.
  13. 14Archive Metal.... in it's purest form. coverSuffering Brings WisdomCrowbar · Archive Metal.... in it's purest form.
  14. 15Archive Metal.... in it's purest form. coverIt Pours From MeCrowbar · Archive Metal.... in it's purest form.
  15. 16Archive Metal.... in it's purest form. coverIn Times of SorrowCrowbar · Archive Metal.... in it's purest form.
  16. 17Archive Metal.... in it's purest form. coverCounting DazeCrowbar · Archive Metal.... in it's purest form.
  17. 18Archive Metal.... in it's purest form. coverRepulsive In It's Splendid BeautyCrowbar · Archive Metal.... in it's purest form.
  18. 19Archive Metal.... in it's purest form. coverAwakeningCrowbar · Archive Metal.... in it's purest form.
  19. 20Archive Metal.... in it's purest form. coverThru the Ashes (I've Watched You Burn)Crowbar · Archive Metal.... in it's purest form.
  20. 21Archive Metal.... in it's purest form. coverTo Build a MountainCrowbar · Archive Metal.... in it's purest form.
  21. 22Kings of Damnation 98-04 (Best Of) coverSnowblindBlack Label Society · Kings of Damnation 98-04 (Best Of)
  22. 23Kings of Damnation 98-04 (Best Of) coverHeart of GoldBlack Label Society · Kings of Damnation 98-04 (Best Of)
  23. 24Sonic Brew (20th Anniversary Blend 5.99 - 5.19) coverSpoke in the Wheel (Unplugged) [Bonus Track]Black Label Society · Sonic Brew (20th Anniversary Blend 5.99 - 5.19)
  24. 25Sonic Brew (20th Anniversary Blend 5.99 - 5.19) coverBlack Pearl (Unplugged) [Bonus Track]Black Label Society · Sonic Brew (20th Anniversary Blend 5.99 - 5.19)
  25. 26Order of the Black coverBLS Bunker Studio TourBlack Label Society · Order of the Black
  26. 27Order of the Black coverThe Last Goodbye (Zakk Wylde Solo Piano Performance)Black Label Society · Order of the Black
  27. 28Order of the Black coverBehind the Music (Trakk-by-Trakk With Zakk)Black Label Society · Order of the Black
  28. 29Catacombs of the Black Vatican coverThe Nomad (Bonus Track)Black Label Society · Catacombs of the Black Vatican
  29. 30Catacombs of the Black Vatican coverEmpty PromisesBlack Label Society · Catacombs of the Black Vatican
  30. 31Only Ghosts coverOne Hit Two Hit (Bonus Track)Red Fang · Only Ghosts
  31. 32Only Ghosts coverDumb Guy (Bonus Track)Red Fang · Only Ghosts
  32. 33One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache coverThe Little DeathThe Body · One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
  33. 34One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache coverBottled UrnThe Body · One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
  34. 35One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache coverHimmel Und HölleThe Body · One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
  35. 36One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache coverWorld of Hope and No PainThe Body · One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
  36. 37One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache coverGerhorwiltThe Body · One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
  37. 38One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache coverThe ButcherThe Body · One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
  38. 39One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache coverFleshworksThe Body · One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
  39. 40One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache coverOne Day You Will Ache Like I AcheThe Body · One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
  40. 41Taste the Sin coverToe Fry (Bonus Track)Black Tusk · Taste the Sin
  41. 42Taste the Sin coverThe CrashBlack Tusk · Taste the Sin
  42. 43Taste the Sin coverThe RideBlack Tusk · Taste the Sin
  43. 44Taste the Sin coverThe TakeoffBlack Tusk · Taste the Sin
  44. 45Taste the Sin coverRedlineBlack Tusk · Taste the Sin
  45. 46Taste the Sin coverTwist the KnifeBlack Tusk · Taste the Sin
  46. 47Taste the Sin coverUnleash the WrathBlack Tusk · Taste the Sin
  47. 48Taste the Sin coverWay of Horse and BowBlack Tusk · Taste the Sin
  48. 49Taste the Sin coverRed Eyes, Black SkiesBlack Tusk · Taste the Sin
  49. 50Taste the Sin coverSnake CharmerBlack Tusk · Taste the Sin

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