Sludge Metal

“All is Lost,” except for this new Yatra track.

Watch the debut video from Texas sludgelords ZYCLOPS.

Prepare your ears: Beggar are the heaviest stoner band you’ve ever heard.

Stream a new song from rising Baltimore death dealers Immiseration.

Fister offer a bleak take on Darkthrone’s “Too Old, Too Cold.”

Hey, Leather Lung put a little rock n’ roll swagger and outlaw country sneer in its sludge metal for you! How thoughtful!

Get lost in the “Mist” with Adrift.

Hear the first new Cable song in a decade now.

New York sludge crew False Gods stream their third EP.

Watch a new video from Moros.

Lord Dying go full progressive.

Misanthropy is all the rage on Paralysis of Reason.

Mourn unleash their sludgy new opus, Beneath the Beloved Axe.

Call of the Void are back.

Hear a new song from death sludge crusher Leather Glove.

Thra’s “Gardens of Rot” is death-laden sludge metal done right: excellent riffs, crushing beats and blistering vocals. Check out our Q&A and stream the album in its entirety!

Mastodon will honor late manager Nick John with a rendition of “Stairway to Heaven” on wax.

Stream the new album from New Orleans sludge trio Romasa.

UK sludge/post-black quartet Conjurer discuss Mire and their upcoming tour with Rivers of Nihil, Entheos and Wolf King.

Primitive Man and Hell unleash the heaviest, darkest split of the year.

Watch a new video from Norwegian rockers Orbiter.

Members of The Moth Gatherer and Domkraft convene for a new Novarupta song.

Mike IX Williams addresses Senator Jason Rapert’s remarks regarding Eyehategod’s show in Little Rock, AR and discusses censorship in music.

Watch Mastiff‘s new video for “Vermin” right now.

Our resident birdbrains pecks on new titles from Oomph! and WOORMS.

Brainoil reflect on Singularity to Extinction, their first album in seven years.

Squalus and Shadow Limb return to the sea for Mass and Power.

Listen to the atmospheric new album from French quartet Dirge now.

Hear the new EP from UK sludge duo Tuskar.

Hot off an appearance at the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles Afterparty, this is Deathkings.