The Abominable Iron Sloth is an American sludge metal band[1] from Sacramento, California.
[2] 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.
[3] Their second album, The Id Will Overcome, was released in 2010.
[4] The band's sound, which combines "the heaviness of Black Sabbath with the concussive force of hardcore punk,"[1] has been compared to those of sludge metal acts such as Eyehategod, Acid Bath, Iron Monkey[3] and Melvins.