Tag Sludge
When a band is cloaked in a mysterious darkness, such as Dragged Into Sunlight are, it does prick a certain amount of curiosity. It’s not a new concept, secret identities, skulking around in the dark, masked photo shoots, but it… Continue Reading →
The despondent album title from this Italian outfits third release hints at what to expect overall though musically the pace varies quite a bit instead of sticking to some forlorn and destitute doom or slavering sludge. Instead Lento use depressive… Continue Reading →
Sludge/ drone experiments anyone? Well I’m always up for a bit of that. You know, hitting one note every fifteen seconds is hard to do well and some use it to hide shortcomings. Thankfully Swedish lot Switchblade, a core of… Continue Reading →
My first encounter with Chicago based band Drug Honkey was with their 2008 Death Dub album and I certainly liked what I heard finding it uncomfortable listening, quite filthy and experimental and also unique. Silence until an email turned up… Continue Reading →
Formed in 2009, Southampton’s Hummune, a conglomerate force made up of former members of the bands Older Than Dirt, Kill-Joy, Dissentient Revolt and Parade Of Enemies, have just released their debut long-player, Crafted In Darkness, and it sounds like it… Continue Reading →
Not so sure about not giving this album a self title I would have plumped for ‘Bastard.’ Unmothered – Bastard would be a perfect combo. So what exactly have we got here then? Well this is the first release from… Continue Reading →
Two bands, two tracks and 65 minutes of music! This is what we have from two of the UK’s stygian doom clad Lovecraft worshippers. This is a tribute to the Old Ones, embracing the mythos and the madness in musical… Continue Reading →
Moonless are a very new name to me and so the only preconception I have of the Danish band is based on the cover; pop art colours, psychedelic tinge, Doomentia records. So. Sludge, stoner, doom kind of area? Well first… Continue Reading →
There’s a track on this self released album called ‘Radiant Sea’ which is a pretty good pointer for one of the big influences of Cyclopian; Isis. They have that restless, tidal sound to the melody that laps over the top… Continue Reading →
Nachtvorst (that would be Night Frost, I believe. As opposed to Nachtwurst which I read it as initially and wondered what the lyrical concerns could possibly be of a band called Night Sausage….) are a Dutch duo who apparently play… Continue Reading →
Black Sheep Wall come from California. It is clear from the first notes that in sound terms their music is the polar opposite of the Beach Boys. The constant and ominous drum, big ponderous chords and paint-stripping vocals suggest this… Continue Reading →