Tag: Zoroaster

Brainoil – Death of this Dry Season

All in all, this is a solid sludge album (EP?) best suited to those who lean a little more towards the death metal side of things.

July 8, 2011
Black Tusk – Passage through Purgatory

Questionable timing aside, this is a solid, albeit less-than-spectacular slice of Georgia sludge.

May 12, 2011
Blue Aside – The Orange Tree

Whereas other sludge bands who deal in cosmic themes, like Zoroaster and The Atlas Moth, use harsh black-metal vocals to get their message across, Abrams’ warm, clean tones give Blue Aside a big boost. Their deftly executed blending of sludgy doom grooves with spacy guitar (and occasional synth) passages provides the missing link between Sleep…

January 12, 2011
Dukatalon – Saved by Fear

A band from Israel that sounds like Eyehategod!? Okay Relapse, you’ve piqued my curiosity…

November 23, 2010
Zoroaster – Matador

While this is a pretty decent record in its own right, I’m somewhat saddened that Zoroaster has moved away from its own unique take on southern sludge towards a sound that can be filed next to Farflung, The Atlas Moth, and countless other bands.

October 20, 2010
Nachtmystium / Zoroaster / Dark Castle / The Atlas Moth @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto ON, September 11th, 2010

“During this performance, they behaved as though the stage was land they wanted to annex; they walked on as though their performance was an outright invasion. The crowd responded accordingly. While the vibe in the room had gradually ratcheted up from “polite and well-behaved” to “cheerfully aggressive” during the previous three sets, when Nachtmystium played,…

September 16, 2010