sludge

Is it black metal? Is it sludge? This new single points in one direction, but the album itself does not. Listen to an exclusive premiere of "Zop."

We unleash this three-song trident from Louisiana-based sludge/crust/death outfit Romasa -- "Insufferable Cave of Rotting Aspiration" is not "happy place" music, or is it?

Here's our dive into the debut album from Portland trio Tithe -- within the sludge-ridden death metal depths of "Penance," we saw nightmares.

Though they have shed their black and death metal trappings, the spirit remains the same. Listen to a new single from the upcoming "IIII".

The Ether Coven guitarist and vocalist recalls his first experiences with death metal.

Beggar's upcoming album "Compelled to Repeat" is a blackened, sludgy tale of the grim terrors that our society's future must surely hold -- stream the opening track "Blood Moon" now.

Invisible Oranges contributor and all-around kickass dude J.J. Anselmi's new book "Doomed to Fail" is essential reading for purveyors and connoisseurs alike in the realms of doom, sludge, and post-metal; here's our chat with the author about how it all came together.

Sludge boundary-pushers Former Worlds reveal a new single from their upcoming debut full-length "Iterations of Time" -- get lost in this hazy, gazing epic now.

Two of sludge/doom metal's bright new stars team up in a crushing split.

English metal band Pist moves into more progressive territory on their new album. Stream it here now.