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Sludgelord Records

Coffin Torture 'Blennoid'
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Review: Coffin Torture ‘Blennoid’

10th October 20229th December 2022 Tom Hanno Sludgelord Records

Saying a band or song ‘slaps’ is currently a popular turn of phrase. Personally, I want heavy music to punch

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Existence Dysphoria - Photo by George Buddy Brecknock
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Premiere: Existence Dysphoria ‘Sculpted Into Nothing’ – Taken From New Album ‘Minus Negative’

22nd June 202227th July 2022 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Doom, Existence Dysphoria, Sludge, Sludgelord Records

London dwellers Existence Dysphoria might be a new name to some. Formed in 2017, and their two-track EP, Shattered, was

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Hush
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Premiere: Hush ‘I Am Without Heaven And A Law Unto Myself’ – New Album Drops 24th June

16th June 202227th July 2022 Lee Edwards Hush, Independent, Post-Metal, Sludge, Sludgelord Records

Where do we start with a band like Hush? They first hit the scene back in 2014, but in 2022,

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Wallowing / Vixen Maw / Slabdragger / Thin - 4-Way Split - UK
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Review: Wallowing/Vixen Maw/Slabdragger/Thin – 4 Way Split

30th September 20218th November 2021 Richard Murray Black Voodoo Records, Doom, Grindcore, Slabdragger, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Vixen Maw, Wallowing

I can’t focus. And I don’t think I want to either. Everything is a let-down. Everything is canceled. So let’s

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Elder Devil ‘Fragments Of Hell’ EP
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Review: Elder Devil ‘Fragments Of Hell’ EP

13th August 202122nd September 2021 Dani Bandolier Elder Devil, Grindcore, PlasticSkull Records, Sludgelord Records

Hear Ye, Hear Ye – o pilgrims of The Sleeping Shaman … California grindcore act Elder Devil has set loose

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Wallowing
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Premiere: Wallowing ‘Orbital Detritus’ – Taken From 4-Way Split With Vixen Maw, Slabdragger & Thin

12th August 202121st September 2021 Lee Edwards Black Voodoo Records, Doom, Grindcore, Slabdragger, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Thin, Vixen Maw, Wallowing

The UK’s Sci-Fi obsessed doom, grind and sludge metal maniacs Wallowing who, after the release of their truly awesome long

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Aerosol Jesus
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Premiere: Aerosol Jesus ‘Survive’ – Releases This Friday, 23rd April

21st April 202124th May 2021 Lee Edwards Aerosol Jesus, Black Voodoo Records, Post-Hardcore, Sludge, Sludgelord Records

Following on from the 10,000 Years stream earlier, its now time change things up with the post-hardcore sludge from Brighton

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Aerosol Jesus 'Survive'
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Review: Aerosol Jesus ‘Survive’

19th April 202124th May 2021 Jamie Grimes Aerosol Jesus, Black Voodoo Records, Post-Hardcore, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Survive

Please welcome into your life, if you haven’t already, possibly the most exciting metallic band to come from the UK

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Sleazebag & Peine Kapital – Split
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Review: Sleazebag & Peine Kapital – Split EP

5th March 20217th April 2021 Harry Holmes Peine Kapital, Sleazebag, Sludge, Sludgelord Records

A tasty little twenty two minute Sludgelord split special that brings together bands from Germany and France. The broad genre

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Morpholith ‘Null Dimensions’
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Review: Morpholith ‘Null Dimensions’

11th December 202012th January 2021 Harry Holmes Doom, Morpholith, Null Dimensions, Ozium Records, Sludgelord Records

Morpholith have apparently been around a few years now, although I’m not sure how much noise they’ve made outside their

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Bethmoora 'Thresholds'
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Review: Bethmoora ‘Thresholds’

1st December 202010th January 2021 David J McLaren Bethmoora, Black Voodoo Records, Doom, minoRobscuR, Sludge, Sludgelord Records, Thresholds

Bethmoora hail from the land of Peter Schmeichel and Carlsberg. No, not Manchester…Denmark. Thresholds is Bethmoora’s debut full length release,

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Video Premiere: Modern Technology ‘Salvation’ – New Album ‘Conditions Of Worth’ Drops 13th Oct
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Video Premiere: Modern Technology ‘Salvation’ – New Album ‘Conditions Of Worth’ Drops 13th Oct

22nd September 202322nd September 2023 Lee Edwards

Drum, bass, and with added synth, sludgy noise-rock powerhouse duo Modern Technology will be releasing their long-awaited new album, Conditions

Premiere: Dead Feathers ‘Full Circle’ – New Album Releases Tomorrow via Ripple Music
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Premiere: Dead Feathers ‘Full Circle’ – New Album Releases Tomorrow via Ripple Music

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Premiere: Orbiter ‘Hollow World’ – New Album Drops This Friday via Argonauta Records
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Premiere: Orbiter ‘Hollow World’ – New Album Drops This Friday via Argonauta Records

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Video Premiere: Sherpa ‘High Walls’ – New Album ‘Land Of Corals’ Releases 10th November
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