Tag: Sludge
Slomatics – Atomicult Review
[Artwork by Ryan Lesser] It starts softly. “Obey Capricorn,” the opener of Slomatics’ eighth album, Atomicult, begins with drummer/vocalist Martin Harvey all by his lonesome. “Behold: the moon, the sun, the stars, the sky,” Harvey …
Coltsblood – Obscured Into Nebulous Dusk Review
[Artwork by Louis Daguerre] If Esoteric’s guitar leads are the sound of the stars, Coltsblood’s echo the Earth’s interior, at least a subterrain pulled straight from Jules Verne’s fantastical imagination. The quintessential Coltsbloodian lead is …
Weeping Sores – The Convalescence Agonies Review
[Cover art by Caroline Harrison] It’s always a nice little treat when a lyric feels capable of summarizing an album. For Weeping Sore’s sophomore album, the line “The sludge in my veins, the color of …
Demonic Death Judge – Absolutely Launched Review
[Cover design and layout by Toni Raukola] In a 2012 interview with The Sludgelord, Finland’s Demonic Death Judge — a band that, as our own Spencer Hotz put it, is not, in fact, a Soulsborne …
Rwake – The Return Of Magik Review
[Cover artwork by Loni Gillum of Minerva’s Menagerie and RWAKE] There are lyrics in “The Return of Magik,” the title track of Rwake’s sixth album and first in almost 14 years, with variable payloads. Two …
Immortal Bird – Sin Querencia Review
[Cover art by Kikyz1313] Prolificacy is an oft-lauded trait for bands in the metal world. We are constant consumers on the lookout for more tasty morsels to glut our filthy musical maws, so bands that …
Restless Spirit – Afterimage Review
Sometimes when I write, I get stuck in a mental trap. On one side, I worry that I’m just repeating myself – that however many hundreds of times I’ve reviewed an album, maybe I really …
KEN Mode – VOID Review
[Cover art by Randy Ortiz] The current kings of heavy noise last graced our ears not even a year ago with NULL, which served two purposes: first, to continue KEN mode’s pretty flawless track record, …