The derelict, nightmarish, utterly magnetic world of Chat Pile reinvents itself once again, while remaining to source some of the most fascinating noise around.
Tag: sludge metal
At Arctangent Festival, Chat Pile and Oathbreaker represent two distinct sides of heavy music, unconnected in style but as singlemindedly exhilarating as each other.
A combination of sludge, doom and traditional folk brings out a uniquely captivating vision in heavy music from Crumbling Ghost.
Cancer Bats embody their Sabbath-covering alter egos as they arrive in Bristol for Bat Sabbath’s newest UK run.
On a double album featuring a rejigged line-up and some big, diversifying swings, Corrosion Of Conformity show exactly why they’ve stuck around as one of sludge- and stoner-metal’s premier names.
URNE’s streak as one of metal’s most underrated powerhouses continues, with a new album fully capable of turning them into a true force of nature.
In this Review Round-Up, Conjurer soar from self-discovery; Heavensgate test the waters on their breakthrough; and PENGSHUi…just kinda stay where they’ve always been.
The long-running noise-rock weirdness of the Melvins arrives in Bristol, still as gripping as ever, even after more than 40 years.
Jordan Olds’ Blood Vulture finds its footing in sludge and grunge, but manages to really take flight thanks to the character within.
It’s business as usual for Malevolence, which means another world-class metal album from one of the UK’s absolute best.