EXCLUSIVE FULL ALBUM STREAM: 71TonMan – Of End Times
Layering sludge metal with noise and subtle blackening, 71TonMan join a very select few in creating a soundscape of palpable nihilistic dread.
EXCLUSIVE ALBUM STREAM: Noise Trail Immersion – Curia
This album is a masterpiece that will continue to unsettle me for years to come. Take note.
Bog Wizard – Miasmic Purple Smoke
Miasmic Purple Smoke (the album) is a sometimes caustic, sometimes psychedelic, always crushing journey of mesmeric riffs and ponderous rhythms.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Vixen Maw – Cur
Though each band clearly has their own style, the whole is as cohesive as it is crushing, exquisite as it is eviscerating.
Sea Sleeper – Old Guard
…I hear caustic, acidic sludge, bonkers dissonance and hard left turns, and mesmeric melancholy…
FEATURE: Vulgarian – Human Scum
Musically ugly, the nasty riffs, abrasive drumming, destructive bass, and visceral howls of rage-filled horror mirror the ugly underbelly of society, an underbelly that has always been there, but that has been crawling ever further into the light during the tenure of this administration.
Drôw – When All Is Fed
The line up works very well, creating a dismal, post-apocalyptic sound, full of ominous intent.
SWEAT – SWEAT EP
Please don’t sleep on this Album Of The Year contender from some of our most promising local talent.
Wake – Devouring Ruin
They’ve taken the venom they normally spew, distilled it, and slowed it down.
Hayduke’s Top 50 of 2018
What a year it’s been! There is no way a top 50 album is enough to truly express the fantastic year of music that was 2018. Nevertheless, check it out, comment, agree, argue, enjoy!