Sludge Metal
Track Premiere: Fister – ‘Too Old, Too Cold’ (Darkthrone Cover)
September 19, 2019 Emily Bellino
Fister offer a bleak take on Darkthrone’s “Too Old, Too Cold.”
Full Album Stream: Leather Lung — “Lonesome, On’ry and Evil”
August 21, 2019 Shawn Macomber
Hey, Leather Lung put a little rock n’ roll swagger and outlaw country sneer in its sludge metal for you! How thoughtful!
Track Premiere: Cable – ‘Rivers of Old’
May 16, 2019 Emily Bellino
Hear the first new Cable song in a decade now.
Full EP Stream: False Gods – “The Serpent & the Ladder”
April 17, 2019 Emily Bellino
New York sludge crew False Gods stream their third EP.
Track Premiere: Lord Dying – ‘Freed From the Pressures of Time’
March 28, 2019 Emily Bellino
Lord Dying go full progressive.
Full Album Stream: Tides of Sulfur – “Paralysis of Reason”
March 27, 2019 Emily Bellino
Misanthropy is all the rage on Paralysis of Reason.
Full Album Stream: Mourn – “Beneath the Beloved Axe”
March 25, 2019 Emily Bellino
Mourn unleash their sludgy new opus, Beneath the Beloved Axe.
Call of the Void Announce New Album, Stream First Single
March 20, 2019 Emily Bellino
Call of the Void are back.
Track Premiere: Leather Glove – ‘A Cursed Role’
March 4, 2019 Emily Bellino
Hear a new song from death sludge crusher Leather Glove.
Thra: “We Always Start With the Riff!”
March 1, 2019 J. Andrew
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 Announce Limited Vinyl Release of “Stairway to Heaven” for Record Store Day
February 28, 2019 Emily Bellino
Mastodon will honor late manager Nick John with a rendition of “Stairway to Heaven” on wax.
Full Album Stream: Romasa – “Cheering Death”
February 26, 2019 Emily Bellino
Stream the new album from New Orleans sludge trio Romasa.
Interview: Conjurer Discuss Influences, New Album ‘Mire’ and US Tour Expectations
February 25, 2019 Emily Bellino
UK sludge/post-black quartet Conjurer discuss Mire and their upcoming tour with Rivers of Nihil, Entheos and Wolf King.
Full Split Stream: Primitive Man / Hell
February 20, 2019 Emily Bellino
Primitive Man and Hell unleash the heaviest, darkest split of the year.
Watch: Orbiter – ‘Six Line’
February 15, 2019 Emily Bellino
Watch a new video from Norwegian rockers Orbiter.
Track Premiere: Novarupta – ‘Ourang Medan’
February 14, 2019 Emily Bellino
Members of The Moth Gatherer and Domkraft convene for a new Novarupta song.
Interview: Mike IX Williams on Sen. Jason Rapert Controversy and Censorship
February 8, 2019 Emily Bellino
Mike IX Williams addresses Senator Jason Rapert’s remarks regarding Eyehategod’s show in Little Rock, AR and discusses censorship in music.
Video Premiere + Q&A: Mastiff – ‘Vermin’
January 15, 2019 Emily Bellino
Watch Mastiff‘s new video for “Vermin” right now.
For Those About to Squawk: Woorms, Oomph!
January 4, 2019 Blake Harrison
Our resident birdbrains pecks on new titles from Oomph! and WOORMS.
Food for Thought: Brainoil Discuss First Album in Seven Years
December 17, 2018 Emily Bellino
Brainoil reflect on Singularity to Extinction, their first album in seven years.
Full Album Stream: Squalus / Shadow Limb – “Mass and Power”
December 13, 2018 Emily Bellino
Squalus and Shadow Limb return to the sea for Mass and Power.
Full Album Stream: Dirge – “Lost Empyrean”
December 12, 2018 Emily Bellino
Listen to the atmospheric new album from French quartet Dirge now.
Full Album Stream: Tuskar – “The Tide, Beneath, The Wall”
December 6, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hear the new EP from UK sludge duo Tuskar.
Full EP Stream: Deathkings – “Ex Nihilo”
December 6, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hot off an appearance at the Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Los Angeles Afterparty, this is Deathkings.
Video Premiere: Battalions – ‘Devil’s Footsteps’
November 21, 2018 Emily Bellino
Check out the newest song and video from UK sludge/groove outfit Battalions.
Track Premiere: Shadow Limb – ‘Dark Sigil’
November 19, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hear a proggy new song from Shadow Limb‘s split with Squalus.
Track Premiere: Squalus – ‘Fourth of July’
November 15, 2018 Emily Bellino
Hear a new song from progressive sludge crew Squalus.
Full Album Stream: Brainoil – “Singularity to Extinction”
October 18, 2018 Emily Bellino
Embrace darkness and misanthropy with Brainoil‘s Singularity to Extinction.