EP Review: Verminthrone – Feast Of The Serpent (Self Released)
Verminthrone, the five-piece sludge crossover band, are back with their brand-new EP, ‘Feast of the Serpent’, due out on December 19th, 2025.
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Album Review: Sunniva – Hypostasis (Svart Records)
Turku-based sludge metal force Sunniva will release their debut album “Hypostasis’ on 19th September (Svart Records). An album that challenges the illusions of progress and freedom in the modern age.
Album Review: Trudger – Void Quest (Floodlit Recordings)
Returning after an eleven-year absence, one of the UK’s most exhilarating death metal infused sludge bands Trudger are back with their brand-new album, ‘Void Quest’. It will be released on August 29th, 2025, via Floodlit Recordings.
Album Review: Dvne – Voidkind (Metal Blade Records)
Post-metal prog-sludge artisans Dvne return with their third full-length album, ‘Voidkind’, out on April 19th, 2024, via Metal Blade Records.
Album Review: The Acacia Strain – Failure Will Follow (Rise Records)
Arriving on the 12th of May via Rise Records, The Acacia Strain will release two new albums on the same day. This is Failure Will Follow.
EP Review: Abiuro/False Gods – Abiuro/False Gods Split (Doom Fujiyama)
Sludge-doom affront False Gods and sludgecore outfit Abiuro are preparing to unleash their ever-grimy upcoming split EP via Doom Fujiyama on April 7th, 2023.
Album Review: Molarbear – You Will Need Gods (Cursed Monk Records)
Cursed Monk Records will release Belfast-based experimental sludge band Molarbear’s sophomore album ‘You will Need Gods’ on December 23rd, 2022.
EP Review: Maharaja – Aviarium (Seeing Red Records)
Maharaja are a sludge steamroller ready to lay waste to everything in their path. Their brand-new EP ‘Aviarium’, is out on December 9th, 2022, via Seeing Red Records.