Posts Tagged ‘sludge’

Album of the day: Harvey Milk – S/T

Posted on Monday, February 1st, 2010

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Lovingly pinched from StonerRock.com: I’ve gone over my history with Harvey Milk in greater detail before, but for context’s sake, the condensed version is thus: Once upon a time, I was a no-nothing mainstream metalhead who had grown tired of the crap I listened to. Then I discovered Harvey Milk and it was, more or less, a musical rebirth. I still don’t know a hell of a lot, but thanks to Harvey Milk, I know more than nothing.

I owe the band a debt of gratitude, one that I gladly repay a small portion of every time a new release of theirs hits my desk. Even when the material isn’t a game changer – like the good-but-not-great contribution to their recent split with Wildildlife – it deserves a mention, because, well, it’s Harvey Milk. It may be genius or it may fall short, but it’s still worth a listen.

That said, their s/t (something tells me that’s the actual title and not an abbreviation for “self titled”), also known as The Bob Weston Sessions, also know as “The Debut That Never Was,” is another essential Harvey Milk album. But in this case, the target audience is a little more precise, namely those already on board with the band. Why? Because you've heard it all before.

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Album of the day: Buzzov-en – Violence From The Vault

Posted on Monday, January 18th, 2010

Praise for Buzzov-en’s Violence from the Vault from San Francisco’s Aquarius Records:  Not sure why we never reviewed anything by these pot fueled purveyors of crusty sludge, could be that all of their records predated the list, but we have shown much love to post Buzzov-en stoner sludge combo Weedeater, ...read more

Weedeater To Enter Studio This Month

Posted on Thursday, January 7th, 2010

North Carolina’s sludge pillagers Weedeater will enter Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, Illinois later this month with producer Steve Albini  to begin recording their fourth album for a late 2010 release.
Songtitles set to appear on the CD include ‘The Claw Of The Sloth’ and ‘The Darkening.’
Continue Reading BLABBERMOUTH.NET – WEEDEATER ...read more

Album of the day: Cable – The Failed Convict

Posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Lovingly pichced from Lambgoat:  Although there has been some life in the Cable camp over the last few years — the release of the retrospective Last Call, brief spurts of live shows, and the re-release of their first full-length — the Connecticut group still appeared to be relatively dormant for ...read more

Album of the day: Zoroaster – Voice of Saturn

Posted on Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Stonerrock.com: The last time fans of all things heavy heard from Zoroaster was on the widely acclaimed Dog Magic, which showcased the Southern-friend sludge trio’s oppressive density, their occasional forays into the realm of experimentation, and an ability to lock into a nasty groove for prolonged periods ...read more

Album of the day: Black Cobra – Chronomega

Posted on Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Blistering.com: San Francisco outfit Black Cobra has spent the better part of this decade awing crowds with its patented brand of sludgy punk. After releasing a couple albums via At A Loss Recordings, Black Cobra makes its Southern Lord debut with Chronomega.
Consisting of guitarist / vocalist Jason ...read more

Philip Anselmo, Eyehategod members featured in Slow Southern Steel documentary

Posted on Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Members of Down and Eyehategod are among the musicians who featured in Slow Southern Steel, an upcoming documentary focusing on southern metal bands.
A two-minute trailer for the film, which is being helmed by Karim Khan of I’m Better Than Everyone Records and C.T. of Rwake, can be viewed below.

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Album of the day: Kongh – Shadows Of The Shapeless

Posted on Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Sonic Dice: The Swedish sludge/doom trio, Kongh, are a conglomeration of individual musical passions which range from the laid-back cool of the blues to the full-bore visage-mashing hostility of grindcore.
There must have been some serious in-house fighting that preceded their compromise that they “wanted to play very ...read more

Album of the day: Moss – Tombs of the Blind Drugged

Posted on Monday, July 20th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Doom Mantia: Last year’s Sub Templum was one of the most extreme exercises in monolithic Doom ever created and now they are back. A bit different this time around but no less punishing. Tombs of the Blind Drugged has shorter tracks than usual but it is no ...read more

Black Cobra – New album details revealed

Posted on Monday, July 13th, 2009

Black Cobra, the heaviest two-piece band in the universe, has completed work on its new album, Chronomega, for a September 29 release via Southern Lord Records.
According to a press release the CD’s “nine tracks rage with Black Cobra’s patented megacrushing, groove-heavy style of fuzztone doom-metal angst.
With the grandmaster of sludge ...read more

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