Not to be confused with an Australian band from Melbourne with the same name, Rotherham Sludgers Swamp Coffin deliver us an EP of pure doom and gloom all rolled into thirty four minutes of depression. Musically, it’s not much different to the Sludge kings already out there in the form …
Read More »Cruickshank – Cruickshank
Canadian Sludgers Cruickshank hit us with their debut self-titled album, and it’s a strangely clever one. There’s a mixture here of Sludge and doom riffs, and expect the unexpected when it comes to drumming, demonstrated perfectly in album opener ‘Clouded ‘. Sporadic surges of speed litter this track but it …
Read More »Fuzz Rockers Under Release New Video
Fuzz rock trio Under have released the brand-new video for the track “Traitors Gate”! The clip, which premiered recently on Echoes and Dust, shows the band performing while stripped half nude while chained and gagged. Shot in a grainy, weathered VHS style it fits perfectly with the trio’s lo-fi, bass …
Read More »Mantar -The Modern Art of Setting Ablaze (2018)
Mantar came across the radar 2 years back when they had just released “Ode to the Flame”, whilst heading between stages at Hellfest and heard this unholy racket coming from the Valley stage. From the screens I could see 2 people knocking the life out of a drumkit and guitar. …
Read More »Cokegoat and Barren Heir Stream Entire New Split
Chicago sludge metal bands COKEGOAT and BARREN HEIR are streaming the entirety of their new split album over at Doomed and Stoned. The album consists of the four-part “Sunshine” by Cokegoat and two-part “Tracing Light” by Barren Heir. The site commented “Taken as a whole, both sides of the new split represent an impressive …
Read More »Zaraza – Spasms Of Rebirth
The reformed and reanimated Zaraza present a dark and sinister soundscape with ‘Spasms Of Rebirth’ Originally formed in the early 90’s Zaraza were inactive for just a shade under ten years before reigniting in 2015. Leaning towards the sludge/doom end of the spectrum the band consisting …
Read More »The White Swan – The White
Following on from their debut E.P. ‘Anubis’, The White Swan have released ‘The White’, another E.P. format release and well worth checking out Brimming with dark doom and stoner riffs, this three track really packs a powerful punch and wades in at an impressive 18 or there …
Read More »Sky Valley Mistress, Bannermans Bar, Edinburgh, 9th December 2016
After a two year absence Sky Valley Mistress made it back to the underbelly of Edinburgh’s music scene with a return to Bannermans Bar as part of their current short tour. PlanetMosh took the opportunity to catch up with the band for a few minutes before stage time to find out …
Read More »Elder Druid – Magicka EP
You would think with a name like Elder Druid this band had been sacrificing goats to some other worldly God these past few years. Not so, once you find out that it is a group of former school friends and sometime students from Ballymena in Northern Ireland who have embraced …
Read More »XII Boar – Party on! Stream XII Boar’s Groovy New Album in Full Now!
XII BOAR Premiere New Album “Beyond The Valley Of The Triclops” in Full via Metal Hammer Today! 24 hours left until UK’s boogie metal troublemakers XII BOAR release their second effort “Beyond The Valley Of The Triclops”, yet the party has already started over at Metal Hammer with a full album premiere! …
Read More »Slabdragger –Rise of the Dawncrusher
Slabdragger return with a truly monolithic new release in the form of Rise of the Dawncrusher. With songs upwards of fifteen minutes, this release takes you through a journey of not just the concept, but heavy music itself. Strap yourselves in and hold on tight, this is a long album. First up is …
Read More »Boss Keloid – Herb Your Enthusiasm
Boss Keloid are fast becoming a strong contender in the sludge/stoner/doom community throughout the UK. Having shared stages with the likes of Gurt, Slabdragger and Raging Speedhorn, they are on their way to changing the shape of the sludge sound with intelligent writing and impressive vocals. Boss Keloid begin with a huge slab of sludge in …
Read More »Mastiff – Wrank
Sometimes, just now and again, an album comes by that makes you want to do bad stuff. With ‘Wrank’, Mastiff have achieved that status It has been said that Edvard Munch played this album on his iPod shuffle as he created and painted ‘The Scream’ in …
Read More »Cairo Son Storm Clouds EP
A storm is gathering as Cairo Son gear up to release their latest album. With helpings of stoner rock, grunge and blues and layers of great vocals, is it a storming success that the London three-piece hope for? Storm Clouds begins with the groove laden stoner rock sounds of “Lost in the Shadow”, a great opening track …
Read More »UK Sludge Collosus BOSS KELOID Announce Album, Label Deal and Gig Dates
Body swerving trends and transcending sub genres, the miraculous UK sludge colossus BOSS KELOID are set to release their highly anticipated sophomore album Herb Your Enthusiasm on April 8via BlackBow Records. Herb Your Enthusiasm is as heavy as it is massive and as filthy as it is passionate. Recorded and mixed by Chris Fielding at …
Read More »Slabdragger to Release Second Album “Rise Of The Dawncrusher” in February 2016
Doom Odyssey in 3, 2, 1. . . SLABDRAGGER come back with a new album on Holy Roar Records this February. As much as “space odyssey” could be an accurate term to describe London doom/sludge unit SLABDRAGGER’s forthcoming second album “Rise Of The Dawncrusher” on Holy Roar Records, you’d better be warned that a …
Read More »Selcouth to Release New Album Flummox in February 2016
Selcouth to Release New Album Flummox via Tridroid Records on 12th February 2016 Tridroid Records are pleased to announce that they will release Selcouth by Flummox on February 12 2016. The band has been both critically hailed and incredibly divisive for their mix of sludge/heavy metal and Zappa’esque tendencies, a sound …
Read More »The Moth Gatherer to Premiere New Track on BBC Radio 1
THE MOTH GATHERER to Premiere New Track on BBC Radio 1 Swedish sludge, doom, electro, post-rock visionaries, THE MOTH GATHERER, are going to premiere a new song, “Attacus Atlas”, exclusively on BBC Radio 1. It will be the final song of Daniel P. Carter‘s Rock Show, which airs this coming Sunday (November 8th) at 7PM GMT (8PM CET). The …
Read More »Nomadic Rituals / Tome – Split (Self Released)
Two relatively new bands from Northern Ireland have come together to unleash this monstrous split vinyl onto an unsuspecting public. Nomadic Rituals released a full length “Holy Giants” last year which was well received and this one track “The Great Dying” is picking up where it left off. Its 2 …
Read More »Agatha – Gravis Atque Gravior
I do not, as a rule, review albums that have been out for a considerable length of time, unless it is a classic Metal album from the distant past that is celebrating a milestone anniversary of course. However, in the case of Agatha’s “Gravis Atque …
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