Swamp Immerse Us in Unimaginable Filth On “Swale in Extremis” (Video Premiere)
The Jacksonville band combine death metal, sludge, and hardcore into a brutal, disgusting, and rapid-paced monstrosity. Watch the video for their most recent single here.
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HUSH. Contemplates the Heavy Weight of Past and Future: “Above Your Head They Close Like Giant Wings” (Early Track Stream + Interview)
The New York-based band navigates the chaotic field of sludge and doom with their own singular style, exploring thoughtful concepts with a massive sound. Read an interview with the band here and check out a new single.
“Exile” Your Consciousness with Pale Horseman’s Obliterating Sludge (Early Track Stream)
The Chicago sludge metal group takes notes from industrial metal on how to deliver their sludge with as much misanthropy and filth as possible. Stream a new track from the band here.
Transcending Genre on Pyrithe’s “Monuments to Impermanence” (Album Stream + Interview)
Pittsburgh progressive metal/rock trio Pyrithe break free from stylistic constraints on their massive debut. Listen to "Monuments to Impermanence" and read an interview with drummer and vocalist John Kerr.
A Chaotic “Initiation” to Mountain Wizard Death Cult’s Sorcery Awaits (Video Premiere)
Watch the shadowy music video for the Australian sludge/post-metal group's new single "Initiation."
Path of Might Takes Progressive Heaviness To Strange Horizons on “Armitage” (Early Track Stream)
Stream a new track featuring Fister's Marcus Newstead on vocals from the St. Louis progressive sludge/doom outfit's upcoming album "Deep Chrome."
End Boss’s Crushing Reflections Swirl Within The “Heart of the Sickle” (Early Track Stream)
Stream a new track from the New Zealand sludge rockers' (members of Beastwars, Ghidoragh) upcoming album "They Seek My Head."
“Born of Obsidian” Sees Kurokuma Craft Mesmerizing Psychedelic Sludge Metal (Review)
The UK band's debut draws on Mesoamerican mythology to reveal universal truths about psychedelic communion.
Slow Season: Hipoxia and Ballard’s Winter-Appropriate Split Takes Doom, Drone, and Sludge Through Their Paces (Early Split Stream)
Two Spanish bands combine forces on this two-song, just-under-30-minute split. Embrace the mind-numbing heaviness with our early stream.
Witchpit Pay “The Blackened Fee” For Hell-Tinged Sludge Metal (Video Premiere)
Witchpit's sludge bridles with stoner rock's big riff energy and grimy misanthropy alike—check out a video for "The Blackened Fee" here, from their upcoming album "The Weight of Death."