Almost 9 years ago we started CVLT Nation, and the one release that gave me grim chills was INDIAN’s Guiltless because I had never heard something so fucking vile! I knew then that I had to speak to the band about how they created such an insanely fucked up record,

Finishing out this decade, we’ve felt like we’re wading through sludge many times. The music on this list is part of what’s gotten us through the mire and ready to face a new decade! For all you sludge heads, make sure you’re supporting these bands by purchasing their music from

Here’s a band that’s been through it all, from internal strife to somehow surviving the death of founder/drummer Bill Bumgardner; they’ve broken up and gotten back together, enlisting the help of members from bands as various as Indian, Pelican, Yakuza, and Abigail Williams to complete this blackened opus of terror,

TEN – GNAW BONE s/t Don’t even fucking try to put this band into a box, because they are just fucking rad! What GNAW BONE has done on their selt-titled tape is beyond amazing. GNAW BONE creates the kind of music that keeps my job exciting. Make sure to head over to Auris

Text: Brayden Turenne The name Lord Mantis brings to mind something that is both substantial and formidable, yet at the same time completely inhuman and bizarre, hidden away from what is normally accepted and understood by the majority. Throughout their five piece discography, Lord Mantis have progressively made their way towards

LORD MANTIS is fucking back, and their soon to be released EP entitled NTW is just as sonically diseased as their previous works! They are one band that has a trademark sound that makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand to attention. I really don’t care about