This is the fourth album from Polish black metal band Thaw.
Thaw play modern black metal, with hybridised aspects of doom, sludge, and drone. Indeed, the latter of these styles is a prominent one on Grains. Continue reading “Thaw – Grains (Review)”
Tag: Sludge
Mhönos – LXXXVII (Review)
Mhönos are a doom band from France and this is their latest album.
LXXXVII contains 44 minutes of ritualistic, droning doom. This is not music for those with a frail constitution. Continue reading “Mhönos – LXXXVII (Review)”
Lesions – Tired of Being Pushed Around and Told Just What to Do (Review)
Lesions, (or xLesionsx), are a crust/hardcore/sludge band from the US and this is their debut EP.
Featuring members of At Dusk and Nan Elmoth, this is underground, ugly hardcore with crust and sludge elements. It’s 13 minutes of aggressive, belligerent music that hits the spot quite nicely. Continue reading “Lesions – Tired of Being Pushed Around and Told Just What to Do (Review)”
CHRCH/Fister – Split (Review)
CHRCH and Fister are both US doom/sludge bands, and they have teamed up for this hefty split release.
CHRCH start us off. Prior to this they were an unknown entity here at Wonderbox Metal, which is definitely something to be rectified in light of this split. Continue reading “CHRCH/Fister – Split (Review)”
Unfold – Banshee O Beast (Review)
Unfold are a post-hardcore band from Switzerland and this is their fourth album.
Unfold play a mixture of hardcore, metal, and sludge, all wrapped up in emotive intensity and sophisticated heaviness. Continue reading “Unfold – Banshee O Beast (Review)”
The Body & Full of Hell – Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light (Review)
This is album is a collaboration between The Body, an experimental sludge band from the US, and Full of Hell, a grindcore band, also from the US. It’s the second time these two malignant entities have teamed up to create an album together.
Knowing just how awesome both The Body and Full of Hell are individually, how could you not want to listen to this? Continue reading “The Body & Full of Hell – Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light (Review)”
LaColpa – Mea Maxima Culpa (Review)
This is the debut album from Italian doom band LaColpa.
This is filthy blackened doom, added to with some violent noise and harsh sludge. There are only three tracks on this album, but they total almost 40 minutes, and it’s clear from the very start that the band aren’t messing around. Continue reading “LaColpa – Mea Maxima Culpa (Review)”
Ba’al – In Gallows by Mass (Review)
Ba’al are a post-metal band from the UK and this is their debut EP.
This is emotive, lengthy post-metal, played with conviction and confidence by a band that obviously know what they want to accomplish with their music. Continue reading “Ba’al – In Gallows by Mass (Review)”
Ghold – Stoic (Review)
Ghold are a UK doom/sludge band and this is their newest album.
Ghold mix doom, sludge, noise rock, and psychedelic, progressive workouts into their style, producing music that sounds more like Ghold than it does anyone else. Continue reading “Ghold – Stoic (Review)”
Heir – Au Peuple de l’Abîme (Review)
This is the debut album from French post-black metallers Heir.
So what makes this post-black metal? Well, that would be the sludge and hardcore influences that are liberally strewn around. Continue reading “Heir – Au Peuple de l’Abîme (Review)”
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