Godstopper – Children Are Our Future
A few months ago, a friend of mine told me that Godstopper was the best band going in Toronto. Now, I don’t know about…
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North – Metanoia EP
North is a Tuscon trio that is pretty tight with Godhunter—about the only other Arizona sludge band I know—which is reason enough for me…
Lord Mantis – Death Mask
I namedropped the new Lord Mantis record in my Coffinworm review, so I figured I should probably say a few words about it. Oppressive, abrasive, blacked…
EyeHateGod – EyeHateGod
Not gonna lie, this was my most-anticipated album of the year. And it’s certainly been a long time coming—the last time we heard from EyeHateGod was…
The Body/Thou – Released from Love
This is not a split. Rather this EP is a collaborative effort between the voluminous Portland duo The Body and the caustic NOLA sludgesters Thou,…
Stoneburner – Life Drawing
Stoneburner is yet another act amongst the multitude of sludge bands oozing outta Portland, so expect the inevitable comparisons to YOB and Witch Mountain….
Black Tar Prophet – Deafen
Now, when a band names an album Deafen, you can probably expect it to be loud. But this Nashville instro duo, Black Tar Prophet, is a…
Taurus – No/Thing
Life, the debut from Portland doom duo Taurus, consisted of two 15+ minute tracks: “Life Pt. 1” and “Life Pt. 2.” No/Thing, their sophomore…
Hark – Crystalline
Hark, here be another band with a Clutch connection. Frontman Jimbob Isaaac has done artwork for ’em, along with the likes of Red Fang, Kvelertak…
Prizehog – Re-Unvent the Whool
Not gonna lie, my first reaction to Prizehog (aside from noting the intentionally bad spelling) was to think of 90s one-hit wonders Spacehog. Apparently,…