Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sludge metal


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was keep. H e rmione1980 19:43, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Sludge metal
Another imaginary music genre. What is it about metal fans that they all think they have to invent new style names every five minutes? As usual, none of the bands listed are described using this term on their own article pages. &mdash;Wahoofive (talk) 04:55, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Actually this is a genre I've heard of and I'm pretty sure is notable (even if the music is as bad as the genre name suggests)... and AMG has too, lists bands as sludge metal and has a page for the genre. See Crowbar and Down for two sludge metal bands.  Both have articles on WP: Crowbar (U.S. band) and Down (band).  Article could use some work but isn't terrible. --W.marsh 05:06, 2 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep - although I'm not sure about The Melvins. Grunge, punk or sludge metal? --MacRusgail 13:26, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment - This genre wasn't just invented 5 minutes ago, it's been around since at least the early '90s. Also, if you've listened to the ones that just say "heavy metal", it's pretty obvious they're not actually the original heavy metal. - Dysfunktion 16:08, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep As per W.marsh. KeithD (talk) 18:46, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep per W.marsh Jessamyn 19:17, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - Sludge metal is a significant and relatively oft-referred to genre, although it is somewhat "narrow" compared to other metal genres. This article should definitely be kept.  Night 07:19, 8 October 2005 (UTC)


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