#10 SKY PIG: HELL IS INSIDE YOU
SKY PIG creates straight up Rad Cosmic Sludge that’s groovy as HELL! I know why their tape sold out because they are that damn SICK! If you love SLUDGE like I do, make sure to peep this band!
#9 VoidOath: Illumination Through Necromancy
Today is the day you get to hear the new Sludge warlords from Costa Rica called VoidOath. I know for a fact that this is only the beginning of an epic project because their music has the muscle and cosmic force that people are going to go ape shit for! Their tapeย Illumination Through Necromancyย is going to put them on the map in a major way! Just remember that you heard it on CVLT Nation first.ย
#8 CAGED: STRICKEN BY CONTINUANCE
Young Gnarly and Full of SLUDGE โ CAGED brings something new to the genre! They’ve decided to create riffs that seem like they were dipped in industrial sonic pain to inflict maximum listening pleasure. Their songs are the perfect soundtrack for the world we are existing in right now because they reek of disgust! Let’s all get ugly and blast the new CAGED tape STRICKEN BY CONTINUANCE.
#7 HELLISH: MMXX
This is what happens when two Heavy TITANS join forces!ย HELLISH FORMย consists of members of BODY VOID and KEEPER, and the end result is this UNREAL Demo. All I can say is that I know for a fact is that this project should be on many end of the year lists because itโs that FUCKING HEAVY! Every second of theย HELLISH FORMย project reeks of sonic despair and agony!
#6 VILE CREATURE: Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm!
Yes yes y’all I have nothing but respect for VILE CREATURE and their new album Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! because it’s truly glorious! The songs you will encounter on this record are extremely powerful and really fucking beautiful. I love the emotion that VILE CREATURE has injected into the genre of SLUDGE! I also want to say thank you to the band for taking a stand for justice and for being themselves no matter what โ RESPECT DUE!
#5 FANGE: Pudeur
So these French metallers have had a pretty steady output over the last seven years of their existence, twisting and stretching their caustic sound, evolving even as their lineup has shifted and changed. The core guys have kept the core heart intact, and if you were a fan ofย FANGEย before this, itโs safe to say youโll remain a fan and probably gain a greater appreciation of their sound. Some of us havenโt even heard of the band, andย Pudeurย is our introduction to their soundscapes that include some Death riffing, lots of circular rhythms, and plenty of Industrial grit and grime. Full feature HERE.
#4 ILSA: Preyer
Unholy-Fuck-Yes โย ILSAย dropped a new album called Preyer on Nov. 20th viaย Relapse Records, and itโs a Sludge-infused sonic can of filth that I need in my life! Has this band ever released a whack record? The answer is Hell Fucking NO because this crew canโt create whack music! They take all d-tuned genres and morph them into a putrid audio tapestry that weaves everything from D-Beat to Blues to Rock n Roll into the fabric of their songs! Yeah,ย ILSAโs songs are caustic storms of hate, but itโs the intense melodic tones of death plus empathy that really makes me a HUGE fan of this band! On the title track โPreyer,โ they prove once again that they canโt be fucked with and that they have something to say both with their riffs of fury and their in your motherfucking face vocals. Their music is timeless and itโs the perfect soundtrack to the state of the world right now! Full feature HERE.
#3 THROANE: Une balle dans le pied
My thoughts dwell in a place of power. My thoughts dwell in a desolate place of everything unseen. My thoughts dwell in a place thatโs been created by the sounds and emotions of the newย THROANEย EPย Une balle dans le pied. Like every other release that has come before this one, the band proves that they are super comfortable in their creative skin! When I blast this EP, I canโt help but think of the ocean because this sonic experience comes in waves. At times the waters are still almost silent, and then without notice, THROANEโs audio storms transform into a tidal wave of grey FURY! What I love aboutย Une balle dans le piedย are the moments that canโt be put into words because the listener must feel them. I want to close my eyes, turn this record up to TEN, and envision myself standing on a huge cliff, knowing that nothing matters but right now!ย Full feature HERE.
#2 VUAL: To End All Life
Straight up,ย VUALย has released one of the best records that you havenโt heard this year! Their brand of Black Metal laced Sludge is thick, heavy, and fucking unrelenting, plus itโs extremely addictive. There are plans for a tape to be released in the future, but for right now you have to blast this motherfucker on Bandcamp. Do me a favor and tell all of your homies that you just found your new favorite band on CVLT Nation!ย To End All Lifeย is my mood and global reality!
#1 PRIMITIVE MAN: Immersion
Immersionย is a soundscape of Hell. McCarthy joinsย Chip Kingย (The Body),ย John Gossardย (Weakling),ย Madison Marshallย (Cloud Rat), andย Maurice De Jongย (Gnaw Their Tongues) in generating a blackened vocal style that is instantly recognizable, and his voice has an emotional heft that is greater than that of most of his contemporaries. His guttural roar is the bawl of a commanding executioner, carrying the weight of loss, guilt, sin, and hatred on his conscience. The thudding, unrelenting pulse of Camposโs bass and Lindenโs drums are the pounding of near and far megaton bombs, creating a constant feeling of tension, of imminence. McCarthy says, โThe album is best played LOUD,โ and through appropriate speakers, Camposโs low end will rattle your guts, while Lindenโs authoritative drumming punches you in the chest. Full feature HERE.
