sludge
4 Albums That Inspired Sunrot's "The Unfailing Rope"
Lex and Chris of Sunrot offer up four albums that inspired the noisy, sludgy post-metal band’s new album.
Dirge Examines Emotional Struggles Through Riveting Sludge and Post-Metal (Track-By-Track Rundown)
The Indian sludge/doom/post-metal band’s self-titled sophomore album is out today. Check out the band’s track-by-track rundown of the record.
Gravehuffer Venture Through Hell on Inferno-Inspired "Depart From So Much Evil" (Interview)
Dante’s classic poem serves as inspiration for the second half of thrash-grind-punk-etc mad scientists Gravehuffer’s fourth full-length, and lends it a name as well. We spoke to the band about the record’s creation.
AHAB Reset Their Sails For "The Coral Tombs" (Interview)
The German doom band returns after eight years with a new album, taking a slightly new direction in their quest for sublime nautical doom.
Aittala Wage a Grim "War of Attrition" With Decisive Doom (Video Premiere)
The North Carolina doomsters released “Live to Regret” late last year, a Southern-tinged, riff-heavy doom record. Check out a music video for “War of Attrition” here.
Witch Ripper Solves the "Icarus Equation" with High-Level Sludge (Track Premiere + Interview)
The Seattle sludge band’s upcoming concept album “The Flight after the Fall,” is a deceptively catchy and adventurous affair that has no shortage of lethal riffs. Read an interview with guitarist/vocalist Curtis Parker and check out a new track here.
"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.
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.