---
title: "Fudge Tunnel"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/fudge-tunnel"
genre: "Sludge Metal"
formed: 1989
disbanded: 1994
---

# Fudge Tunnel

**Fudge Tunnel** is a sludge metal band, active 1989 to 1994.

Fudge Tunnel were an English band formed in Nottingham by Alex Newport, David Ryley, and Adrian Parkin. They were known for combining the noise rock and sludge metal genres, with their sound being compared to bands such as Melvins and Nirvana. From 1989 to 1995, the band released three studio albums and three studio EPs on various notable labels such as Earache Records, Relativity Records, and Columbia Records.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fudge_Tunnel

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Fudge Tunnel |
| Genre | Sludge Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Nottingham |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Disbanded | 1994 |
| Releases in catalog | 7 |

## Genres

[Sludge Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/sludge-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alex Newport](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alex-newport) |  |  | Current |
| [David Ryley](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-ryley) | Bass guitar |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1989 | [Fudge Tunnel](https://themetalnet.com/album/248a132c-5c29-4b6c-839f-8eb41a33fd35) | EP |
| 1989 | [Sex Mammoth](https://themetalnet.com/album/f210a2a3-9df5-4d84-84bc-a70d30cb5334) | EP |
| 1990 | [The Sweet Sound of Excess](https://themetalnet.com/album/967d7d1b-9c97-4bcc-8c49-9a4cea115db1) | EP |
| 1991 | [Hate Songs in E Minor](https://themetalnet.com/album/09e2f1ba-4662-3c1d-8208-abf80fa10891) | Album |
| 1992 | [Teeth EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/f45e8108-5c97-38a1-b3a3-9360c590b9e8) | EP |
| 1993 | [Creep Diets](https://themetalnet.com/album/a659bc17-829c-3f1f-b40c-f177d1e9987c) | Album |
| 1994 | [The Complicated Futility of Ignorance](https://themetalnet.com/album/9bd4089c-70fa-3ff8-9c76-590b44ca5fd9) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Godflesh](https://themetalnet.com/band/godflesh) (listened together)
- [Melvins](https://themetalnet.com/band/melvins) (listened together)
- [Pitchshifter](https://themetalnet.com/band/pitchshifter) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Napalm Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/napalm-death) (listened together)
- [Cathedral](https://themetalnet.com/band/cathedral) (listened together)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together)
- [Fear Factory](https://themetalnet.com/band/fear-factory) (listened together)
- [Kyuss](https://themetalnet.com/band/kyuss) (listened together)
- [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together)
- [Killing Joke](https://themetalnet.com/band/killing-joke) (listened together)
- [Fu Manchu](https://themetalnet.com/band/fu-manchu) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Fudge_Tunnel/103424
- bandcamp: https://fudgetunnel1.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0LCMzkcs3bdMj1Vgw9Cg1N

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