Tag: Sludge
Eagle Twin – The Feather Tipped The Serpent’s Scale Review
Something I find very appealing about Utah’s Eagle Twin is the fact that there’s not another band currently kicking around that sounds quite like them. I’ve seen them lumped alongside a handful of other droning …
Nether Regions – Into the Breach Review
Portland, Oregon’s Nether Regions does a good job capturing the same bare-chested, club wielding Motorhead-on-speed — er, more speed — roaring quasi-sludge metal perfected by High on Fire. That said, if that’s all they had going for them, Into the Breach would be …
Lord Mantis – Pervertor Review
Good hygiene is important; it’s a sign of maturity and, more basically, evolutionary fitness. Society expects cleanliness. But for some of us, that primal little devil inside who so enjoyed flinging us headlong into mud …
Loincloth – Iron Balls Of Steel Review
As a metal fan, certain things happen when you see a band named Loincloth with an album called Iron Balls of Steel. Visions of Manowar dance through your head, followed by epic battle scenes of …
Wolvhammer – The Obsidian Plains
Wolvhammer wants to mess you up. On its second album, this Minneapolis / Chicago collective seethes with a barely contained malevolence and a passionately ill-tempered delivery. The base of the band’s sound is black metal, …
Rwake – Rest Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. If you look up Rwake on Wikipedia, it tells you that they are “a Southern sludge metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas.” This description may give you the wrong idea. When you …
The Atlas Moth – An Ache For The Distance Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Atticus Atlas is an extremely large saturniid that does not eat, has a relatively short lifespan, and is known as the “snake’s head moth” in Cantonese. It’s quite a stunning …
Beneath Oblivion – From Man To Dust Review
From Man To Dust is the second album from Cincinnati, Ohio’s Beneath Oblivion, and it offers more than ample evidence that the Rust Belt remains a potent source of crippling rage and desperation. All in …