The Abominable Iron Sloth

{{Short description|American sludge metal band}}

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| alias = The Indomitable Iron Sloth

| origin = Sacramento, California, U.S.

| genre = Sludge metal

| years_active = {{start date|2003}}–present

| label = {{hlist|Goodfellow|Black Market Activities}}

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| current_members = *Justin Godfrey

• Cayle Hunter
• Jeff Irwin
• Mike Martin
• Mitch Wheeler

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The Abominable Iron Sloth is an American sludge metal band from Sacramento, California.{{Cite web |url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-abominable/ |title=The Abominable Iron Sloth – new album |date=April 15, 2010 |publisher=BrooklynVegan}} The band features vocalist/guitarist Justin Godfrey, guitarists Cayle Hunter and Jeff Irwin, bassist Mike Martin, and drummer Mitch Wheeler. They released their eponymous debut album through Goodfellow Records in early 2006.{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-abominable-iron-sloth-mn0000553041/biography |title=The Abominable Iron Sloth |last=Rivadavia |first=Eduardo |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=January 3, 2017}} Their second album, The Id Will Overcome, was released in 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/04/21/the-abominable-iron-sloth-still-abominable-metal-and-slothy-on-the-id-will-overcome/ |title=The Abominable Iron Sloth Still Abominable, Metal, and Slothy On The Id Will Overcome |last=O'Hagar |first=Sammy |date=21 April 2010 |publisher=MetalSucks}}

The band's sound, which combines "the heaviness of Black Sabbath with the concussive force of hardcore punk,"{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-id-will-overcome-mw0001972467 |title=The Abominable Iron Sloth – The Id Will Overcome |last=Freeman |first=Phil |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=January 3, 2017}} has been compared to those of sludge metal acts such as Eyehategod, Acid Bath, Iron Monkey and Melvins.