Posts Tagged ‘sludge’

Album of the day: Elks – Destined For The Sun

Posted on Friday, September 9th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from About.com: Heavy Metal: Brooklyn, NY-based Elks recently signed to TeePee Records and released their debut album, Destined For The Sun. A lean, tight work, clocking in at 22 minutes, it combines shoegaze and sludge metal with psychedelic punk rock. The sound is gritty and unpretentious, while the lyrics contain an unexpectedly complex science fiction narrative. This combination of sludgy, garage-influenced sounds and sophisticated storytelling makes Elks a young band to notice.

The guitars caught my attention immediately, full of chugging rhythms and a crunchy tone that work brilliantly with the thinned out, distorted production of Southern sludge. Destined For The Sun keeps the energy level high by eschewing the weight and lumbering slowness of most sludge by incorporating punk riff structures and big, steady, crashing drums. The rhythm and pace of the album gallop forward, reminding me pointedly of Mastodon, Kylesa and Baroness.

Continue reading: Elks – Destined For The Sun Review.

Listen to ‘White Fang Learns To Hate’ below.

Tags: About.com: Heavy Metal, Album of the day, Chad Bowar, Destined For The Sun, ELKS, psychedelica, sludge, TeePee Records
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Noothgrush: Live at The Power of The Riff; Video Footage Available (Kill That Cat)

Posted on Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Here they are, the mighty Noothgrush playing live for the first time in ten years, as part of the Southern Lord POWER OF THE RIFF Festival on August 15th at San Francisco’s Elbo Room. Continue reading NOOTHGRUSH – August 15th, 2011 | KILL THAT CAT.  

Album of the day: Rwake – Rest

Posted on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: While embroiled in the 53 minutes of Rwake’s new album, Rest, you feel every second of the four and a half years it’s been since Voices of Omens came out in February 2007. That record was Rwake’s Relapse Records debut, and in some ways, the ...read more

Eyehategod: Pro-Shot Footage From France’s Hellfest

Posted on Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Professionally filmed video footage of Nola’s Eyehategod performance at this year’s Hellfest, which took place June 17-19, 2011 in Clisson, France, can be seen below.

Album of the day: Corrupted – Garten Der Unbewusstheit

Posted on Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Sputnikmusic: The mysterious sludge outfit from Osaka, Japan has returned from the shadows once more to offer a follow-up to 2005’s El Mundo Frio. Garten der Unbewusstheit, or “Garden of Unawareness”, could not be a more apt title for the band’s fifth album. The contextual meaning of ...read more

Album of the day: Noothgrush – Failing Early, Failing Often

Posted on Sunday, August 14th, 2011

Praise for Noothgrush‘s Failing Early, Failing Often from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records: Available again, this killer compilation of early material from legendary Bay area slo-mo sludge / doom crushers Noothgrush, who recently reformed and are about to play a show with the also together-again East Coast doomlords Winter. Back in the ...read more

Eyehategod Debut New Song ‘N’awlins Is The New Vietnam’; Video Footage Available

Posted on Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Check out killer footage of Eyehategod playing new song, N’awlins Is The New Vietnam at the Roskilde Festival below.

Swamp Witch: New Track Posted On Soundcloud

Posted on Friday, July 29th, 2011

A new track by San Jose’s Swamp Witch, titled ‘Gnosis’ has been released on their SoundCloud page. Another track, titled ‘Novem’ was posted earlier. “For those of you who have experienced one of Swamp Witch’s live excursions, you probably have a good idea of the brutal, droning heaviness that typifies ...read more

Album of the day: Slabdragger – Regress

Posted on Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Lovingly pinched Beard Rock: All first impressions of Slabdragger scream ‘Stoner Doom’, from the lyrical themes of weed crusades and paganism to the cool artwork and the press release for Regress itself. And indeed, there are monolithic riffs that sound as if they’re tuned to H Flat, galloping Sabs passages ...read more

Hail! Hornet: Disperse The Curse Full Album Streaming Online Via Their Facebook Page!

Posted on Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Disperse The Curse, the long-awaited new album from Hail!Hornet, is available for streaming in its entirety via their Facebook Page. The CD is out now via Relapse Records. “Featuring T-Roy Medlin of Sourvein on vocals, “Dixie” Dave Collins of Weedeater on bass, Vince Burke of Beaten Back to Pure on ...read more