sludge metal – DIRENOTES

April 7, 2018

ALBUM REVIEW: BODY VOID – I Live In A Burning House (Crown and Throne Ltd/Dry Cough/Seeing Red)

Gritty, meticulous, monotonous. No doubt words that will come to mind upon hearing the most recent release from San Francisco sludge outfit BODY VOID. High off their debut album Ruins, the band seems to have found the appropriate root to define and solidify their sound. Refreshingly, BODY VOID does not rely too heavily upon the… Continue reading

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February 8, 2018

INTERVIEW: Corey of NEST

(This interview it between Keith, The Odd of Direnotes and Corey of NEST) NEST is a two-man hardcore band, with definite sludge elements, from Kentucky. Recently they have released their full length \’Metempsychosis\’ through Sludgelord Records. You can read our review here (and laugh at how many times I refer to them as strictly sludge… Continue reading

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February 5, 2018

REVIEW: NEST – Metempsychosis (Sludgelord Records)

Relatively new, Sludgelord Records has been quite successful when it comes to it\’s pick of representative bands – most likely due to Sludgelord\’s long history as an online webzine. They\’ve certainly taken their passion to the next level, using their knowledge to pluck the best of the best from the dankest (and I mean dank… Continue reading

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February 3, 2018

JANUARY 2018 PICKS

Here it comes, another completely unnecessary list of bands! Every month I\’ll be looking at the top three bands, of those I\’ve personally reviewed, that I feel are stand outs. I\’ve not listened to every band that comes my way, there isn\’t enough hours in the day. This is strictly opinion based, so feel free… Continue reading

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January 17, 2018

REVIEW: Midmourner – Adorned in Fear and Error EP

Midmourner is a Alabama band that decided sludge was the way to go, and I can get behind that. If I had to guess, the group has a bit of experience with the genre. The band is just too direct with it\’s subgenre focus for it to be coincidental. With other bands, you usually get… Continue reading

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