Tag Archives: Sludge Metal

Review: Kylesa – Static Tensions [2009]

Posted on July 1, 2009 by gearsofrock

After a tumultuous eight-year run, Savannah, GA quintet Kylesa have come into their own on the outfit’s latest 10-track disc STATIC TENSIONS. Fully realizing their unique spot in between Isis and Mastodon on the metal continuum, this act has struggled … Continue reading →

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Review: 16 – Bridges To Burn [2009]

Posted on April 8, 2009 by gearsofrock

Subtle as a sledgehammer to the skull, Southern California sludge metal vets 16 return after a 12-year hiatus with BRIDGES TO BURN. This quartet’s vitriolic reintroduction to the world is a venomous 12-track affair laden with crushing yet hazy hardcore … Continue reading →

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Review: Seeds of Chaos – Seeds of Chaos [2008]

Posted on December 20, 2008 by gearsofrock

New Jersey metal mavens Seeds of Chaos attack with a sludgy slam on their five-track presentation. Taking the thick mid-paced mauling from bands like Goatwhore and Soilent Green and combining a slaughtering death metal crunch a la Obituary, this quintet … Continue reading →

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Review: Deadbird – Twilight Ritual [2008]

Posted on October 29, 2008 by gearsofrock

Creepy and doomy, the sophomore six-track sojourn from Arkansas sludge metal quartet Deadbird is a viscous Southern-fried delight whose massive rhythmic rumblings give the band the sheer heft to properly obliterate all in their wake. From the menacing slow-churned intro … Continue reading →

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