“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.
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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."
Dead Sun Rising Casts Dismal, Mystifying Rays “Under a Diamond Sky” (Early Track Stream)
The Chicago doom/post-metal/shoegaze trio's upcoming debut full-length "As Above, So Below" combines a clear aptitude for riffs with an intricate approach to post-metal. Listen to a track now.
Contrition Delivers Hyper-Concentrated Ruin On “Diluted” (Early Track Stream)
Featuring members of legendary Chicago projects like Novembers Doom, Yakuza, Chrome Waves, Wolvhammer, and more, the opening track of this death metal group's debut record shows little mercy.
You’re “Welcome To Rot” With Swamp Coffin (Early Track + Video Stream)
Watch UK sludgesters Swamp Coffin erode your sanity (and possibly theirs) in the music video for "Welcome To Rot," taken from their upcoming album "Noose Almighty".
Churchburn Detail the “Sin of Angels” In A Deathly Voice (Early Track Stream)
Churchburn (featuring Ray McCaffrey of Grief and Dave Suzuki, ex-Vital Remains) intertwine death, black, sludge, and doom metal intertwine into a hideous mix. Check out a new single from their upcoming third full-length featuring John McEntee (Incantation) on vocals.
Mother Iron Horse Ride Out to Do “The Devil’s Work” (Early Track + Video Stream)
After recently signing to Ripple Music, the Boston, MA rockers are set to release a second full-length, "Under the Blood Moon." Check out a video for the opening track "The Devil's Work."
Piercing the Veil #5: Slugdge, Gastropods, and the Absurdity of Metal
The death/sludge outfit Slugdge might seem superficial at first, but the concept goes deeper than clever puns and outlandish lore. Learn more with our interview with Slugdge's Matt Moss.
Soothsayer and Eugene Robinson Embrace Heaviness on “War of the Doves” (Video Debut)
The Irish sludge/doom metal band teams up with Oxbow vocalist Eugene Robinson for an exercise in atmospheric heaviness and riff worship.