Sludge Metal
Track Premiere: Yashira – ‘Led to Ache’
September 20, 2018 Emily Bellino
Yashira reveal their side of their split with Zao.
Video Premiere: Alkymist – ‘Ghost’
September 17, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a new video from progressive sludge crushers Alkymist now.
Track Premiere & Interview: A Storm of Light – ‘Short Term Feedback’
August 28, 2018 Emily Bellino
A Storm of Light debut “Short Term Feedback” and mastermind Josh Graham talks working with Neurosis, Soundgarden and more.
Full EP Stream: Wren – “Thrall”
August 27, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the new EP from post-metal crushers Wren.
For Those About to Squawk: Gnaw Their Tongues/Crowhurst, Mantar, Le Kraken
August 17, 2018 Blake Harrison
Reviews of the new Crowhurst/Gnaw Their Tongues, Mantar and Le Kraken from our resident birdbrains.
Track Premiere: Crotals – ‘La Horde’
August 15, 2018 Joseph Schafer
The Crotals hearken back to the golden age of early-aughts Eurosludge with the title track from their upcoming album.
Track Premiere: The White Swan – ‘Touch Taste Destroy’
August 2, 2018 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new song from right now.
Churchburn Sing “Hymns of Misery” with New Album
July 30, 2018 Neill Jameson
Churchburn discuss new album None Shall Live… Hymns of Misery.
Track Premiere: Lurk – ‘Offshoot’
July 26, 2018 Emily Bellino
Listen to a new song from Finnish sludge crushers Lurk.
Interview: The Lion’s Daughter Talk New Album, “Future Cult”
July 20, 2018 Dean Brown
The Lion’s Daughter discuss new album Future Cult.
Track Premiere: Crud – ‘Catacombs’
July 18, 2018 Emily Bellino
Florida’s blackened sludgebringers Crud release a new song from their split with Black Tomb.
Track Premiere: Morne – ‘To the Night Unknown’
July 11, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new song from sludgy post metallers Morne.
Video Premiere: Death Will Tremble – ‘Departures’
June 27, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch the new EP/video from Death Will Tremble.
Video Premiere: Cultura Tres – ‘La Cruz Del Seis’
June 8, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a new video from dark sludge practitioners Cultura Tres.
Track Premiere: Hemdale – ‘Miley’
May 23, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new, Miley Cyrus-inspired song from sludge crushers Hemdale.
Track Premiere: Black Tusk ‘Agali’
May 23, 2018 Chris Dick
Sludge metal masters Black Tusk unveil new track “Agali.”
Full Album Stream: Limb – “Saboteurs of the Sun”
May 23, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the new album from heavy rockers Limb now.
Full Album Stream: Vor – “Depravador”
May 10, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream a new album from sludge/noise duo Vor.
Track Premiere: Secret Cutter – ‘Trampled by Light’
May 8, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the first new song from sludge/grind maniacs Secret Cutter in four years.
Full Stream: Malevich / Iron Gag – ‘Split’
May 1, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the devastating new split from Malevich and Iron Gag.
Track Premiere: The Lion’s Daughter ‘Die Into Us’
April 25, 2018 Chris Dick
St. Louis-based genre-benders The Lion’s Daughter scream through ’80s horror filters on new song “Die Into Us.”
Watch: Firebreather – ‘Release the Lava’
April 24, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a new music video from Firebreather.
Interview: Body Void on Writing New Album, “I Live Inside a Burning House”
April 23, 2018 Emily Bellino
Bay Area sludge/doom/drone trio Body Void talk influences, growing from their debut release and living with mental illness.
Grief’s “Come to Grief” Inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame
April 23, 2018 Emily Bellino
Sludge/doom trailblazers Grief are inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Full EP Stream: Boghaunter – “Writhe”
April 13, 2018 Emily Bellino
Stream the new EP from sludge crushers Boghaunter.
Grief – “Come to Grief”
April 6, 2018 Greg Pratt
Grief‘s Come to Grief joins the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Track Premiere: Fister – ‘Disgraced Possession’
April 5, 2018 Emily Bellino
Depressed doom merchants Fister are back. Listen to a new song now.
Watch: Sorxe – “Hypnotizer”
March 21, 2018 Emily Bellino
Watch a new music video from experimental sludge group Sorxe.