Sludge

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Chicago crushers Like Rats don’t look back on Death Monolith.

ITUS’s new EP provides doom with a soaring, melodic edge.

Listen to a blackened new song from sludge purveyors Witching.

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

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

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

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

Left Behind show off their heaviest material yet.

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

Atlanta grind beasts Malevich unleash new album Our Hollow.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”