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Sludge

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Salome – S/T – CD/LP 2008

16th December 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Crust, Doom, Heavy, LP, Nasty, Review, Salome, Sludge, Vendetta Records

AAAArrrrghhh. This is ace. Salome are a thrilling three piece from Virginia, USA that sound like a super evil psychotic

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Guinea Pig – Demo 2008

25th November 20083rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, Demo, Doom, Guinea Pig, Hardcore, Heavy, Review, Sludge

And here we are friends of the Shaman, having watched the metal genre known as Sludge expand beyond the Dirty

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Sourvein ‘Imperial Bastard’ CDEP 2008

19th November 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Candlelight Records, CDEP, Doom, Hardcore, Heavy, Imperial Bastard, Review, Sludge, Sourvein

‘Splice the main brace!’ I believe that’s a nautical reference. Maybe that should be ‘splice the membrane’. These hirsute Southern

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Moloch – S/T – CD 2008

1st November 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Choking Hazard Records, Doom, Hardcore, Moloch, Review, Sludge

Moloch sound like an industrial accident. A very slow one…and a very painful one. Probably involving a lathe. And a

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Buried At Sea ‘Ghost’ CD 2007

23rd October 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2007, Adam Stone, Buried At Sea, CD, Doom, Ghost, Heavy, Neurot Recordings, Review, Sanford Parker, Sludge

A distant drum beat, like a faint pulse locked deep inside my aching pineal gland…gradually rising in volume, then sharp

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Fistula ‘Burdened By Your Existence’ CD 2008

20th October 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Burdened By Your Existence, CD, Crust, Doom, Fistula, Heavy, Nasty, Plague Island, Review, Sludge

Oh my fucking ears, this is a nuclear migraine. Just when I thought sludge had reached its artistic zenith (or

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Harvey Milk ‘Life…The Best Game In Town’ CD/LP 2008

17th October 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CD, Doom, Harvey Milk, Hydra Head Records, Life...The Best Game in Town, LP, Noise-Rock, Ollie Stygall, Post-Hardcore, Review, Sludge

Where most bands like to play it safe in today’s climate, occasionally a band will come along that confounds expectations,

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Dystopia – ST – CD/LP 2008

15th October 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Crust, Doom, Dystopia, Hardcore, Life Is Abuse, LP, Nasty, Review, Sludge

Punk’s not dead, it merely crawled into a disused orifice of the dark underbelly of the capitalist economic system and

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Slomatics 'Kalceanna'
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Slomatics ‘Kalceanna’ CD 2007

19th September 20084th November 2019 Adam Stone 2007, Adam Stone, CD, Doom, Heavy, Kalceanna, Review, Slomatics, Sludge, Spirit Of Division, Stoner Doom

This is a year late review: as you all know we like it slow at TSS. Slomatics are a canny

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Berserkowitz ‘Gritfarm’ CDEP 2008

18th September 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Berserkowitz, CDEP, Doom, Heavy, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Let’s face it sludge fans, if these lot were from the States there’d be far more of a buzz about

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SardoniS – 7″ 2008

22nd August 20083rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, 7", Doom, Electric Earth, Guitar & Drums, Heavy, Instrumental, Ollie Stygall, Review, SardoniS, Sludge, Stoner Doom, Two Piece

Attention all bass players!!! Your services are no longer required, you have been deemed surplus to requirements. Please collect your

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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