Sludge Metal Album reviews - Page 2

GenresSludge Metal

What One Becomes

SUMAC

SUMAC - What One Becomes 8.3

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
What One Becomes takes SUMAC towards the boundary between fixed composition and free interplay. Heavy riffs give the music…

Hatred for Mankind

Dragged into Sunlight

Dragged into Sunlight - Hatred for Mankind 8.2

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
Sludge Metal
Hatred for Mankind sounds as though several forms of extreme metal are pushing against the walls together. Dragged into Sunlight…

Sky Burial

Inter Arma

Inter Arma - Sky Burial 8.8

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
Sky Burial brings Inter Arma's different sides together in music that feels large without constantly showing its scale. The band…

God’s Country

Chat Pile

Chat Pile - God’s Country 8.8

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
God's Country finds its threat in familiar things gradually losing their ordinary shape. Chat Pile use heavy grooves, abrasive…

The Lurch

Yautja

Yautja - The Lurch 8.7

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
The Lurch shows how much movement a heavy riff can contain. Yautja combine sludge's low weight with the aggression of hardcore and…

Caustic

Primitive Man

Primitive Man - Caustic 8.3

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
Caustic turns heaviness into a setting that is difficult to escape. Primitive Man distort the guitars intensely, keep rhythms low…

Of Valleys and Mountains

Pull Down the Sun

Pull Down the Sun - Of Valleys and Mountains 8.4

Album review

Post-Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Sludge Metal
Of Valleys and Mountains gives Pull Down the Sun a strong foundation for their progressive metal. The New Zealand band combine…

Heart of Oak

Anciients

Anciients - Heart of Oak 8.1

Album review

Progressive rock/metal
Sludge Metal
Stoner Rock
Heart of Oak brings several kinds of heavy guitar music into a convincing whole. Anciients use the drive of stoner rock, the force…

Static Tensions

Kylesa

Kylesa - Static Tensions 8.7

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
Static Tensions gives Kylesa's heavy riffs exceptionally lively movement. Two drummers provide more than extra volume. Their parts…

When the Kite String Pops

Acid Bath

Acid Bath - When the Kite String Pops 8.9

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
When the Kite String Pops moves easily between sounds that seem difficult to combine on paper. Acid Bath connect dragging sludge…

Abur

Pothamus

Pothamus - Abur 7.8

Album review

Post-Metal
Sludge Metal
Abur gives Pothamus' slow, atmospheric metal a broader range of textures. Repeated bass figures, detailed percussion and layers of…

Existential Void Guardian

Conan

Conan - Existential Void Guardian 8.0

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Sludge Metal
Existential Void Guardian keeps Conan's force compact and direct. The guitars sound thick and abrasive, the voice pushes hard…

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