---
title: "Black Tusk"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/black-tusk"
genre: "Sludge Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 2005
---

# Black Tusk

**Black Tusk** is a sludge metal band, from United States, active 2005 to present.

Black Tusk is an American sludge metal band from Savannah, Georgia, that has been active since 2005.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tusk_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Black Tusk |
| Genre | Sludge Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Savannah, United States |
| Formed | 2005 |
| Releases in catalog | 12 |

## Genres

[Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal) · [Stoner Rock](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-rock) · [Stoner Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/stoner-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Andrew Fidler](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andrew-fidler) | Electric guitar |  | Current |
| [Christopher Adams](https://themetalnet.com/musician/christopher-adams) | Electric bass guitar | 2018 to present | Current |
| [James May](https://themetalnet.com/musician/james-may) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Jonathon Vincent Athon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jonathon-vincent-athon) | Electric bass guitar |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | [When Kingdoms Fall](https://themetalnet.com/album/462c7de4-9351-45ef-85cd-5ae26da9bbd8) | EP |
| 2006 | [2006 Demo](https://themetalnet.com/album/016d702a-07e9-4af4-81f6-3f00735baa14) | EP |
| 2008 | [Passage Through Purgatory](https://themetalnet.com/album/d4ec58aa-284b-343e-8ed2-c200cd81f71f) | Album |
| 2008 | [The Holy Mountain / Black Tusk](https://themetalnet.com/album/5748e6d5-0548-39d6-8d0b-51282364ba62) | EP |
| 2010 | [Taste the Sin](https://themetalnet.com/album/5aa646ff-5f8b-4e63-9614-f0701b0229b7) | Album |
| 2011 | [Set the Dial](https://themetalnet.com/album/b15a62d3-a401-416d-9349-d6a3c95f6add) | Album |
| 2012 | [Black Tusk / Dead Yet?](https://themetalnet.com/album/8cfde7bb-cdff-48bc-838d-511925db8822) | EP |
| 2013 | [Tend No Wounds](https://themetalnet.com/album/7de88167-3a7c-447c-8905-8630babbc438) | Album |
| 2016 | [Pillars of Ash](https://themetalnet.com/album/8f2e24d3-1849-4b68-87a2-5d5532b56a1f) | Album |
| 2018 | [T.C.B.T.](https://themetalnet.com/album/c219858b-3469-4df4-a7ce-7186ff5755f7) | Album |
| 2024 | [The Way Forward](https://themetalnet.com/album/e0a87875-1a7a-4582-bb61-e61d19a9d99e) | Album |
| 2026 | [Systems of Solitude](https://themetalnet.com/album/e83a94fc-0d44-4f72-b01f-da6e13e1fc28) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Kylesa](https://themetalnet.com/band/kylesa) (listened together)
- [Red Fang](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-fang) (listened together)
- [Baroness](https://themetalnet.com/band/baroness) (listened together)
- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
- [High on Fire](https://themetalnet.com/band/high-on-fire) (listened together)
- [Torche](https://themetalnet.com/band/torche) (listened together)
- [The Sword](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-sword) (listened together)
- [Melvins](https://themetalnet.com/band/melvins) (listened together)
- [Electric Wizard](https://themetalnet.com/band/electric-wizard) (listened together)
- [Kyuss](https://themetalnet.com/band/kyuss) (listened together)
- [Sleep](https://themetalnet.com/band/sleep) (listened together)
- [Pelican](https://themetalnet.com/band/pelican) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Black_Tusk/97469
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlackTusk
- x: https://twitter.com/blacktusk
- bandcamp: https://blacktusk.bandcamp.com/
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcbt/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/393267
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7iontmL8hXqoJcSA5oTZqa
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/to/artist/292231967

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/black-tusk](https://themetalnet.com/band/black-tusk). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt