Sludge

Full Album Stream: Worship – “Tunnels”

July 15, 2020

Let the volume of Worship‘s Tunnels wash over you.

Five Must-Hear Sludge Releases from 2020

June 22, 2020

We’re all doomed, so enjoy a selection of Decibel‘s fave new sludge albums for 2020.

Video Premiere: Of Wolves – “Mens Rea (Izaguf)”

June 4, 2020

Noisy Chicago-based sludge/hardcore trio Of Wolves premiere their new aversion therapy-style video for “Mens Rea (Izaguf)” from their forthcoming new album, Balance.

Track Premiere: Vile Creature – ‘When the Path is Unclear’

May 28, 2020

Vile Creature embrace uncertainty with new track “When the Path is Unclear.”

Track Premiere: KYOTY continue The Isolation Project with “Faith”

May 27, 2020

New Hampshire duo KYOTY have been defeating quarantine by writing an entirely new pensive post-metal song each week. Listen to “Faith” as they continue their amazing series The Isolation Project.

Full Album Stream: Tithe — “Penance”

May 13, 2020

Brace yourself. Portland, Oregon’s Tithe is about to drag you into the death-grind tarpits.

Fudge Tunnel Release Live Album of 1993 Sets

May 12, 2020

Hear late U.K. noisemongers Fudge Tunnel captured at the height of their abrasive powers live in 1993.

Video Premiere: -(16)- – ‘Me and the Dog Die Together’

May 5, 2020

Who’s a good boy? Who’s a good boy? The new -(16)- video is! The new -(16)- video is!

Album Premiere: Keverra – ‘Keverra’

April 29, 2020

Get crushed by the debut full length of calculated and atmospheric sludge from Los Angeles trio Keverra.

Full Album Stream: Cyttorak – ‘Simultaneous Invocation Of Apocalyptic Harbingers’

April 29, 2020

Rhode Island bruisers Cyttorak summon beasts from distant worlds on their new slab of slowerviolence Simultaneous Invocation Of Apocalyptic Harbingers.

Demo:listen: Deplorable

April 3, 2020

This week’s Demo:listen buckles under the weight of cruel Costa Rican sludge doom punishers Deplorable.

Track Premiere: Witching – ‘Throes’

February 20, 2020

Listen to a blackened new song from sludge purveyors Witching.

Blades of the Brotherhood: An Interview with Hyborian

February 11, 2020

How Hyborian have managed to achieve the difficult-to-master balance of writing complex music within the confines of pretty traditional structures.

Video Premiere: Orphans of Doom – “New Ishtar”

January 31, 2020

Check out the video for the opening track “New Ishtar” off the new album from Kansas City psych sludgethrowers Orphans Of Doom.

Read an Exclusive Excerpt from ‘Doomed to Fail’ and an Interview With Author JJ Anselmi

January 16, 2020

Read our interview with Doomed to Fail author JJ Anselmi as well as an exclusive excerpt from the book.

Video Premiere: Left Behind – ‘Eternity of Empty’

November 13, 2019

Left Behind come face to face with threats of Hell on “Eternity of Empty.”

Full Album Stream: Mexican Werewolf – “Murder House”

October 25, 2019

Unhinged Chicago rockers Mexican Werewolf unleash their full length today. Hear in its entirety right here.

Full Album Stream: Alienatör – “Pariahs”

October 18, 2019

Check out the debut album from pugnacious Canadian sludge trio Alienatör.

Track Premiere: Mexican Werewolf – ‘The Last Days of Disco’

September 27, 2019

Chicago’s Mexican Werewolf slay violent smash‘n’roll. Check out this exclusive track premiere from their forthcoming debut album, Murder House.

Demo:listen: Turin Horse

September 20, 2019

This week Demo:listen introduces our readers to enigmatic German black doom sludgesmiths Turin Horse.

Track Premiere: Sorxe – ‘Dependence Day’

August 16, 2019

Stream a new banger from psychedelic sludge crushers Sorxe right now.

Retrospective: Mare’s “Mare”

August 1, 2019

Mare showed the world how experimental sludge and post-metal should be done with their only release, 2004’s self-titled EP.

Track Premiere: Ledge – ‘Hanged’

June 18, 2019

Ex-Weekend Nachos frontman returns with a new Ledge song and album.

Track Premiere: Pale Misery – “No Choice”

May 22, 2019

Louisiana crust fiends Pale Misery offer “No Choice” but to listen to their newest blackened ripper.

Track Premiere: Hex Machine – ‘Scimitar Blues’

May 14, 2019

Hex Machine fuse noise rock, sludge and Dischord-style punk on “Scimitar Blues.”

Track Premiere: Dark Numbers Go Off the Deep End with “Shallows”

May 9, 2019

“All of us come from very disparate places and try to create music somewhere in between all that.” Wrap your ears around the result, “Shallows.”