A slow burn is like nothing else out there. A tremendously done build-up with a powerful peak and satisfying ending is what excellence can effortlessly be made out of, and sludge metal has always been expert at delivering such intensity … Continue reading The Weir – Grasping
Oftentimes, less is more. It’s a simple concept that can make or break an album when a band reaches too far and tries to accomplish too much, but when a band manages to come around that is actually able to … Continue reading For the Storms – Losing What’s Left of Us
Ever since I first got into metal, the sheer diversity of it all is one of the greatest things that always intrigued me, and that still very much stands to this day. Even when talking about a specific style in … Continue reading Witchpit – Forever Spoken
There’s nothing that can compare to an absolute wall of sound. Whether it comes in the form of monolithic doom metal, a voraciously aggressive onslaught of death metal, or even an abstract pursuit of raw noise, it’s a concept that … Continue reading Pillar of Light – Caldera
Not every band can move their sound forward in a big way in big leaps as we travel from one album to the next. Oftentimes, slow and steady is the key to success with small steps forward a sure path … Continue reading Drune – Hornn
Hands down, out of all the combinations to be found throughout the whole of the metal underground, it’s the raw union of death metal and sludge that are not given nearly enough credit. A simple approach in concept, we don’t … Continue reading Aglo – Control & Torture
While we’ve been finding ourselves in the midst of a surge when it comes to overwhelming heaviness on an almost oppressive scale, there’s always more than enough room for a contrasting sound to come into play and show us what … Continue reading Soma Plume – In the Black Water
A journey through heaviness is something that, in some form or another, many bands are striving for throughout the underground. To be able to craft your sound and have it evolve over time such that it is damn near unrecognizable … Continue reading Oryx – Primordial Sky
It was for years that I felt as though it wasn’t nearly often enough that the possibilities of sludge metal had gone largely unheralded outside of a few key exceptions. Now, I know that the best sludge is the kind … Continue reading Oldd Wvrms – Abysséphale
Normally, when people think of the union between doom and sludge they think of an overwhelming beast of heaviness and intensity with a lumbering presence that only strikes when the moment is right when darkness is at its most complete … Continue reading Amarok – Resilience
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