sludge
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Scorn by Primitive Man A physically crushing doom metal album from Primitive Man here. The LP is titled Scorn and it’s out now via Throatruiner Records. Not much light creeps into the dark, depressing place where Primitive Man makes their music, I imagine. This album is nothing but bass-heavy,
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The recording quality on Dope Body’s new 7″ EP might not be the best, but more nasty, sludgy psych rock is just what the doctor ordered. WATCH THE REVIEW
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On Nails’ sophomore release, the band makes a series of slight improvements to their already extreme sound. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Baltimore band Dope Body drops a new track and video titled “Leather Head.” The track comes from the band’s new 7″ EP on Drag City. The title: Saturday. The track brings the band’s usual combo of psych rock, punk, and sludge; however, the party attitude that I enjoyed
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NEIGHBOR by Neighbor I like my sludge guttural, nasty, dirty, and bearded. I’ve never seen Louisville band Neighbor in person, so I can’t vouch for the band’s choice in facial hair, but those other three things are definitely there. The recording here is grimy, heavy, and somewhat
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Stream: Intronaut – “Milk Leg” Aside from heaviness, L.A.’s Intronaut is an extremely difficult to describe and pigeonhole. While many bands are busy focusing on catering their songs to niche audiences in extreme music, Intronaut is constantly busy exploring new creative avenues while still retaining their core sound of
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Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius by Abyssal Death metal outfit Abyssal drops its second full-length LP, and it’s an extremely atmospheric take on one of music’s most extreme genres. To most people out there, death metal sounds like pure noise; however, I wouldn’t be surprised if
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Stream: KEN mode – “Counter Culture Complex” Winnipeg’s metal/hardcore/noise outfit KEN mode have just recently wrapped up the recording of their fifth LP, Entrench, which is set to be released on March 19th. Produced by underground champion Matt Bayles, (Mastodon, Isis, Botch) the band finds themselves sounding more
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On February 19th, Southern Lord Records is gearing up to put out yet another sludgy, crusty hardcore record. This time, it’s with the band Baptists. The group’s new LP is titled Bushcraft, and you can stream the rotten-to-its-core track from it “Thank Tank Breed” above.
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Gnawed Gristle and Bone by Venowl Despite extreme metal’s noisy nature, there’s a surprising lack of artists making it who openly embrace noise as a compositional tool. If anything, noise is simply just a by-product of making such uncompromising music. However, that’s not the case with Venowl.
