Tag Sludge
Urne’s first EP, 2018’s “The Mountain Of Gold” offered a tantalising look at what a couple of ex-Hang The Bastard guys could offer as they went in search of a more progressive sound. Joe Nally (bass, vocals) and Angus Neyra… Continue Reading →
Once again the musical colossus from the North West of England rears it’s head as it wakes from its lockdown induced slumber and sheds its skin to reveal something new underneath. From angular sludge in the vein of The Melvins… Continue Reading →
My first experience of the Nashville, Tennessee, noise mercenaries Yautja came at the tail end of 2019, back when it was relatively easy to travel, before the world turned into the stinking mess it is now. I found myself in… Continue Reading →
A release appeared in October 2020 and followed this Austrian band’s debut ‘Shareholder Of Shit’ released in February of 2020 both of which were pressed onto picture discs. The band defies categorisation on the five tracks here, something that was… Continue Reading →
Throat sound like they should be some awful metalcore, sample driven, knuckleheaded cagoule wearing, tight jeans wearing blot on the heavy music horizon band, but luckily for me (and you) they’re not that at all. In fact, what these glorious… Continue Reading →
“Oh noooooooooooooooooooooooooo. The world is filled with smoke. Here comes Bongzilla”. Don’t worry folks Blue Oyster Cult have not released an album called Don’t Fear the Reefer. It’s just when the self-proclaimed kings of Weed Metal return with a new album after 16 years and following a live hiatus of… Continue Reading →
So, what can I tell you about Farer? Well firstly they used to be known as Menhir but they changed their name as they probably didn’t want to be known as a “rock” band and yes, I should be stoned… Continue Reading →
The term ‘Horndal Effect’ could have two definitions; for the business management nerds in attendance it relates to productivity unexpectedly rising when a business operates in survival mode due to the threat of closure, while for those in the metal… Continue Reading →
Hailing from Ireland, where (despite protestations to the contrary) the weather is even worse than it is here in the UK and although I haven’t been able to visit (part of my work takes me to Ireland at least once… Continue Reading →
Playing an album can be like opening a musical portal taking you to another time and place. As a listener you should perhaps err on the cautious side as you never know quite where you are going to end up…. Continue Reading →
There is something in the water. Something organic that enters your body through your ear canal, travels down the eustachian tube then fills your lungs with its viscous sludge. Yeah, that’s right Olde got it going on! This is the Canadian’s third album… Continue Reading →
I saw Dvne play live in 2018, and recall it being a very dark experience of thunderous heaviness and post metal doom. Reading about them travelling “an epic dark sci-fi universe with hints of psychedelia” sounds about right. I also… Continue Reading →