Best Bands from the New Orleans Metal Scene
The New Orleans Metal Scene (or NOLA) is a Metal scene that started in the early 90s, mostly consisting of sludge/southern metal.
Down is an American heavy metal supergroup that formed in 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Phil Anselmo, guitarist Pepper Keenan, guitarist Bobby Landgraf, bassist Pat Bruders, and drummer Jimmy Bower. Phil Anselmo's most well known band (besides Pantera) features members from other metal bands like Eyehategod, Goatwhore, Crowbar, and Corrosion of Conformity.
Goatwhore is an American extreme metal band formed in 1997 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States formed by former Acid Bath guitarist Sammy Duet. Goatwhore is known for their fast-paced fusion of black, death, and thrash metal. I love these guys so much. A perfect mix of Black Metal, Death Metal, and even some Thrash. They were founded by former Acid Bath guitarist after Acid Bath split.
Eyehategod is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans that formed in 1988. They have become one of the most well known bands to emerge from the NOLA metal scene.
Acid Bath was a seminal American sludge metal band from Houma, Louisiana that was active from 1991 to 1997. Acid Bath combined doom metal roots with influences from black metal, death metal, gothic rock, blues, folk, and country. An awesome, yet short lived band
Superjoint, previously Superjoint Ritual, is an American metal band formed by Phil Anselmo, Joe Fazzio, and Jimmy Bower in the early 1990s, later to be joined by Hank Williams III, and Kevin Bond. Another Phil Anselmo band, Hank Williams III was a member himself!
Crowbar is an American sludge metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana, characterized by their extremely slow, low-keyed, heavy and brooding songs that also contain fast hardcore punk passages.
Exhorder is an American metal band from New Orleans, Louisiana. They are credited as the purveyors of the groove-oriented thrash sound later made famous by bands such as Pantera, Lamb of God, White Zombie, and Machine Head. Criminally underrated. Pick up their combo pack of both albums if your a thrash fan. Two classics. Right there with anything from the major thrash bands... probably better u wont be disappointed
Goatwhore vocalist L. Ben Falgoust II's first band. Their style has been dubbed 'Sludgegrind'
The Founding Fathers of NOLA Sludge
Punk predecessor of Crowbar