Tag Sludge
There is clearly something afoot in the Coltsblood camp, just from looking at the cover of this long awaited follow up to 2014’s Into The Unfathomable Abyss. That debut was a remarkable tomb of blackened sludge and Celtic Frost dragged… Continue Reading →
Well, I wasn’t really expecting this, if I’m honest. Of course, judging a CD by its cover can be a risky business at the best of times, but upon looking at the smart monochrome cover of this package, I thought… Continue Reading →
German duo, MANTAR, are in the midst of tearing through Europe, annihilating one city at a time with their explosive blackened sludge interpretations of punk rock. We caught up with vocalist/guitarist Hanno ahead of their show at the Black Heart… Continue Reading →
I had absolutely no idea what this was going to sound like until I decided to just throw it in the player and find out. Apparently although now based in Brooklyn, Beast Modulus started out in New Orleans as a… Continue Reading →
One of the joys of this reviewing lark is getting sent music that you would not normally come across, bands that may support your favourite acts on a local rather than tour level that escape your radar arriving on your… Continue Reading →
What happens when you release an album but still have unheard leftovers? You release an EP! This is exactly what German duo, Mantar, chose to do when they finished recording 2016’s ‘Ode to the Flame’. The first two tracks, ‘Pest… Continue Reading →
Ohhms have become well known for producing album formats that consist of two gargantuan songs, sitting at almost 20 minutes apiece, as seen on previous records ‘Bloom’ and ‘Cold’. However, third release ‘The Fool’ sees them take a different direction… Continue Reading →
“Throes” is promoted as being at the human end of the post-sludge spectrum occupied by the likes of Neurosis, Isis and Cult of Luna. But it’s human anger, pain and agony. “Thrust” leads us off. Urgent harshness is balanced with… Continue Reading →
Swedish five-piece, Gloson, emerge from the murky depths of Halmstad to unleash their atmospheric sludge/post-metal debut ‘Grimen’ upon the world. Guitarist/vocalist, Christian Larsson, played bass in Sweden’s Shining for six years, which goes some way in explaining the bleak depravity… Continue Reading →
There’s been some cracking stuff coming out of Belgium of late. The Amenra clans spilling out into Oathbreaker and Weigedood have really made us sit up and pay attention as have the likes of Alkerdeel. It’s definitely worth paying attention… Continue Reading →
Belgrade based, post-Sludge five piece Nula are rather intense musically. With beer and dope, along with some filthy and heavy sounds as their main influences and being billed as something for fans of Cathedral and Type O Negative, there are… Continue Reading →
Bewildering. It can be a good or a bad description. I think the last time that word fell to nicely summing up music for me was Mastodon’s ‘balance point’ album Blood Mountain; the one where their sludge based heaviness still… Continue Reading →