Album Review: Kavyk – Radiant Abyss (Caustic Hollow Records)
Louisiana blackened doom four-piece Kavyk has risen from the swamp to unveil its long-awaited debut album Radiant Abyss, due out December 18th, 2020 via Caustic Hollow Records.
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EP Review: Swamp Thief – Swamp Thief I (Self Released)
Swamp Thief are a two-piece heavy rock band from Swansea, South Wales, playing a blend of sludgy, down-tuned riffs. They have just released our debut collection of recordings, titled Swamp Thief I.
Album Review: Cazador – Acceptance/Isolation (Suspended Soul Tapes and Records)
Released on December 4th 2020 via Suspended Soul Tapes and Records, Cazador’s Acceptance/Isolation is the followup to the 2019 album, Failure to Thrive.
EP Review: Null Dimensions by Morpholith (Ozium Records)
The Icelandic sludge laden, psychedelic, doom metal band, Morpholith, will release their new 2 track EP, Null Dimensions on the 5th of December this year.
Album Review: Junior Bruce – Pray For Death (Sludgelord Records)
Dredged from the swamps of DeLand, Florida, long-running stoner metal/sludge outfit Junior Bruce will unleash Pray for Death on October 30th, 2020.
Album Review: Noosed – Rise (Trepanation Recordings)
Rise is the bludgeoning new release from Ireland’s Noosed. Exploring themes of addiction, oppression, ignorance, and police brutality they offer a blistering 14 minutes of industrial tinged Grind/Crust/Sludge.
Album Review: Empress – Premonition (Petrichor)
Adding a progressive touch to their monumental sludge sound Empress manage to succeed in creating a quite unique blend of their own. Premonition will be out on October 9th 2020.
EP Review: Yanomamö – No Sympathy for a Rat (Self Released)
Yanomamö’s, (named after an indigenous Amazonian group known for ritual endocannibalism) new release, No Sympathy for a Rat is out on August 7th 2020.