sludge metal
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death by burning by mantar The latest full-length album from the previously mentioned Mantar is now available for streaming via the widget embedded above. Various shades of metal play into this ten tracks on this record: death, black, sludge, doom. And some of the riffs here have a faint rock
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Indian’s latest album is the Chicago metal outfit’s most hellish release!
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Norway’s Arabrot brings together elements of sludge and noise rock, gracing this hellish marriage with some of the most eccentric vocals I’ve heard all year.
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Gruesome and abrasive, this new track from sludge metal hellions Indian is not for the faint of heart. “Rhetoric of No” is a dismal display of heaviness and aggression, offering no relief in terms of melody or even a catchy vocal. It’s an auditory beating that grows more intense
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Peace, Love, and GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY FACE by Stone Titan Connecticut sludge/noise outfit Stone Titan has followed up their recently released full-length debut with a new EP of tracks that you can stream via the widget above. It’s heavy, feedback-filled, and in your fucking face.
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New Zealand death metal perfectionists Ulcerate have a new single streaming via the widget above, and a new album on the way via Relapse records. The title: Vermis. Currently, the release date sits at September 17th, and “Confronting Entropy” shows the band continuing to explore their dense, impenetrable sound. Catch
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Stream: High On Fire- De Vermis Mysteriis The new High On Fire album won’t officially be out until next week, but you can experience the heavy, crushing guitars and Matt Pike’s relentless vocals right now through the NPR Music stream linked above. Enjoy responsibly. More volume, more results.
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Some intense vocals and riffs from this track on the new Oathbreaker album, Mælstrøm. It’s out now on Deathwish. These guys have a pretty solid take on sludge metal. I’m not gonna sit here and act like it’s the most thrilling sludge to come out in years,
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Icelandic metal band Sólstafir released a new two-disc record titled Svartir Sandar on Seasons of Mist two weeks ago, and I can’t believe I almost missed it. They’ve got a really heavy and open atmosphere surrounding their music. The tunes here really build slowly and subtly, and I’
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Swamp Witch is a sludge metal outfit that’s just released a three-track EP titled Gnosis. The presentation is a little rough around the edges. I wouldn’t go as far as to call this album a demo–it’s a little too heavy to simply be that that–but
