I have a 2024 Sludge question: how HIGH? How high will the new insanely awesome album from TOADLIQUOR entitled Back In The Hole end up on our 2024 EOTY Sludge list? Unholy hell yes, this record is so gnarly I can’t get enough. The wrenching and tormented riffs that this band spews out are highly addictive. From the very first moment that “First Crush” kicks in, you will realize that this band is not fucking around! This band does not create songs they manifest deep sonic pits of despair for all of us to drown our anguish in! As I listen to “Recained,” I begin to feel like I’m in the brain of a Cyborg who has smoked 10 pounds of D-Tuned goodness! On the vocal tip, the vocalist vomits blackened bile all over the tracks. You should be aware that drinking too much TOADLIQUOR can cause Sludge-induced hallucinations brought on by their high levels of realism. This band is modern-day violent Blues wizards that speak for those who don’t have a voice. I look forward to the day we have Back In The Hole in our vinyl collection. I already can see myself lifted to the clouds by shrooms with the sounds of “In Gold” taking me even HIGHER! I want to say thank to TOADLIQUOR for creating music that they love and to Southern Lord for releasing music that y’all LOVE! Sludge ain’t dead it’s just getting realer and heavier!
