Tag: SLUDGE
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Bristol’s Sugar Horse Shares Politically-Charged Single “Secret Speech”
Bristol experimentalists SUGAR HORSE have officially announced their third album, Not A Sound In Heaven, arriving April 10, 2026, on Fat Dracula Records. To lead the charge, the band shared the “bruising” single “Secret Speech” on February 12th. Frontman Ash Tubb describes the track as a vitriolic critique of the West’s geo-political industrial war machine.…
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The Wright Valley Trio Drops Relentless Doom/Sludge LP ‘Leben ist Schmerz’
Released on February 6, 2026, The Wright Valley Trio’s latest offering, Leben ist Schmerz, is a formidable statement in the world of Doom and Sludge Metal. Comprising only two tracks—the title track and the instrumental “Steineschmelzer”—the album spans over 47 minutes of slow, repetitive, and deliberately exhausting soundscapes. Lyrically, the album is a stark confrontation…
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The Melvins & Napalm Death Form Hybrid Band For “Savage Imperial Death March”
The Melvins and Napalm Death join forces for Savage Imperial Death March (April 10, Ipecac Recordings), a true collaboration – not a split, but a new album featuring members of both bands. The album shares its name with the bands’ Savage Imperial Death March tours from 2016 and 2025, but marks their first full-length studio collaboration under…
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Stone Sea – Ad Astra
Several days ago, the outstanding Spanish trio Stone Sea released a brand-new full-length album that already stands as a top contender for one of the finest albums of the year. Written, composed, recorded, and produced over a couple of years, “Ad Astra” not only sums up their collective creativity, skills, talent, experience, and knowledge but…
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Neon Mud – Mud And Black Water CD
There is just something in the Polish water, probably something thick, dark, and industrial, that produces bands with a specific spirit you just don’t find anywhere else. Neon Mud’s latest full-lenght, Mud and Black Water, is definitely a standout piece of sonic artistry you should immediately pay attention to. If you’re looking for a clean,…
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Optical Sun – Diabeł CD
If you’ve been following my ramblings on this blog for a while, you know I have a very specific soft spot for bands that treat an album not just as a collection of tracks, but as a full-blown ritual. We’re talking about that rare breed of music that doesn’t just sit in the background while…
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The Zaramutas – Big Steps
Given the current state of the world, the music scene needs politically charged music more than ever. Good music has always been a catalyst for social change, and these are the moments when The Zaramutas’ new single comes in handy. “Big Steps“ carries everything you ever needed from a proper alternative rock banger. Captivating vocal…
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Heckspoiler Drops New Powerful New Album
The new release from Heckspoiler, “Bock auf Stress,” is officially out, gaining extra sharpness and a physical punch. The band’s signature sound remains unmistakable, but their evolution now delivers ideas in a compact, powerful, and gripping way. The result is a highly explosive blend of feral punk and thrash elements, infused with sludge- and stoner-level…
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Lilac Vegetal – The Accursed Share
When a band decides to tackle the heavy end of the spectrum, they usually pick a lane, either the lumbering, monolithic groove of doom or the sharp, chaotic noise rock intensity. On their new monolithic release, The Accursed Share, Lilac Vegetal refuse to choose. They build a towering, structurally unsound monument by welding these disparate…
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Lilac Vegetal – Urlaub auf der Müllinsel 10″ (Grazil Records)
Lilac Vegetal’s 10” vinyl release, Urlaub auf der Müllinsel boldly demonstrates a more creative side of stoner, sludge, doom, and noise rock music. Hailing from the dual creative centers of Vienna and Graz, this Austrian trio builds a wall of sound, and then they invite you to try to climb it while they actively try…
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Stone Sea – Age of Tears
“Age of Tears” is the latest release by Stone Sea, a powerful Spanish trio based in Malaga. It’s their third piece of work in 2025, serving as an appropriate continuation of “Alien” and “Animal,” two exceptional compositions released earlier this year that you should also check out as soon as possible. Still, it seems that…
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Heavy Rock Duo Friendship Commanders Find Belonging On New LP “BEAR”
Nashville heavy melodic duo Friendship Commanders release their fourth studio album BEAR via Magnetic Eye Records. Co-produced with Kurt Ballou, the record explores themes of belonging and outsider identity through intense yet hopeful songwriting. Frontwoman Buick Audra and drummer Jerry Roe balance heaviness and melody across ten tracks that fuse emotional honesty with sonic firepower.…
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