“You Will Need Gods” To Weather Molarbear’s Sludge Offensive (Early Album Stream)
The Belfast, Ireland based experimental sludge group release their sophomore album this Friday. Prepare for riffs and loud noises.
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Battalions Coronate the “King of a Dead World” With A Fanfare of Groovy Sludge (Early Album Stream)
The UK sludge band rides forth with a tremendous quantity of riffs on their fourth full-length. Stream it here before it releases Friday.
Throwing Bricks Confront “False Promises” through Scouring Post-Hardcore (Early Track Stream)
On their second full-length, the Dutch sludge/post-hardcore group expands their sound into the commiserating realms of post-metal and further to tackle the difficult subject of dealing with grief. Listen to the first single here.
Dolor’s Aggrieved Progressive Sludge Condenses a Decade of Struggle on “Let Rain Fall Eternal” (Interview)
We spoke to Cam Davis of Dolor (and Cicada the Burrower) about the band's debut release Let Rain Fall Eternal, a dense work of progressive sludge and post-metal just about ten years in the making.
Otus Carry The “Torch” For Soul-Searching, Sludge-Ridden Doom Metal (Early Album Stream)
The Italian sludge/doom band base their noisy, explorative concept album off a mystical self-development system. Stream the record here before it releases next week.
On “Voyance,” Hegemone Take Blackened Post-Metal Beyond the Senses (Early Album Stream)
Morose but tantalizing, the Polish blackened post-metal/sludge band's third LP is a towering construct of emotional wreckage. Stream it here before it releases next week.
Lucius Fox Ignites a Progressive Metal Storm on “Pyrocumulonimbus” (Early Track Stream)
The Michigan heavy progressive band captures their home state's wonders as well as the terrors of climate change on their upcoming album Solastalgia -- stream a raging track now.
Conjurer Dives to the Depths In “Páthos” (Review)
We explore the emotional might of UK sluge/doom/post-metal standouts Conjurer's new record, with the help of vocalist Brady Deeprose.
S.I.D.’s Choking Doom Explores the Horror of “Mustard Gas” (Early Track Stream)
The Italian doom band blends death and sludge into a dangerous compound on their new EP "City of Chemistry." Stream a track here.
“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.