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Best of Sludge 2021

by Dæv Tremblay


Best of sludge 2021, you know the drill.

Number Five: Whitehorse – Death Weight


Dissonant, noisy, filthy sludge that takes the life out of you, just what you need!

Number Four: Alkderdeel – Slonk


Slonk is perhaps the most blackened sludge out there, I mean, I might as well put it in the black metal category at this point! As a consequence, this album is remarkably relentless, bleak, and asphyxiating, and I love it.

Number Three: Gralaghorr – The Divine Spectacle of Rebirth


Disclaimer: we signed this album! But, if we didn’t think it’s great, we wouldn’t have done it, … Read more

Organ: – Everything Is Pared Down. Minimal Expectations

by Dæv Tremblay

The Music

The Words

Everything Is Pared Down. Minimal Expectations is the Norwegian-Italian trio Organ:‘s third release, nine years after their 2009 self-titled EP. This album has taunted me for so long, sitting there as a pre-order on Duplicate Records’ Bandcamp page without any official release date… And then, without warning, it came out! Well, to be exact, the album became streamable in full, while the official release date was set to October 30. Let’s see what this beast is made of.

Save for the blast beats and clashing notes, everything reeks of retro prog: the guitar and bass’ … Read more