Thou is an American sludge metal band formed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 2005.

The band was formed by guitarists Andy Gibbs and Matthew Thudium, bassist Mitch Wells, and drummer Terry Gulino.

[1] These were followed by their second studio album Peasant in 2008 and a string of EPs, including Malfeasance – Retribution (2008), The Retaliation of the Immutable Force of Nature (2008), Through the Empires of the Eternal Void (2009) and Baton Rouge/You Have Much to Answer For (2010).

[5] On October 30, 2020, they released a collaboration album called May Our Chambers Be Full with Emma Ruth Rundle.

Thou also has covered artists from various rock music genres, including Nine Inch Nails' "Terrible Lie" (with The Body)[7] and Nirvana songs "Something in the Way", "Sifting", and "Aneurysm".