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A Leftover - Vomiturition(1995)

Invasion Records

Death Metal

I came across this record a few months ago while going on an old-school death metal binge. I was drawn to the record because it was apparently a gem, and had the same drummer from Swallow the Sun and Wintersun, so I figured it must have some good rep. And it certainly, certainly does. It’s chock full of riffs akin to what the Swede death scene was coming out with, as opposed to what you’d hear from their home country of Finland at the time. The record definetly holds a very modest torch towards bands like Dismember, Necrophobic

Matador - Zoroaster(2010)

E1 Entertainment

Sludge Metal / Doom Metal / Psychedlia

I don’t know what they’ve got in the water there in Georgia, but it seems like the state is quickly becoming to sludge metal what California was to thrash metal in the ’80s. It started with Mastodon, then Baroness, and now with Kylesa charging in, leading the horde, and usually with this band, Zoroaster by their side. It's nice to see at this day and age, where the internet has lead to us being more connected then ever, that regional scenes still exist.

Hide your daughters, hide your wives, The Rough Boys are coming to town and they aren’t discreet! Showcasing the art of Motorhead-styled rock (a musical grey area between hard rock, heavy metal and punk rock) their EPSpeed is twenty minutes of loud, balls-to-the-wall rock ’n’ roll that leaves you feeling like you were just tied to the back of a motorcycle and dragged through a whole motocross circuit. But although the Motorhead influence is strong, The Rough Boys still manage to add their own twist on the style.

Speed

Agape-Lantlôs(2011)

Lupus Lounge

Post-Rock/Post-Metal/Post-Black Metal

When Lantlôs released .neon last year I will not deny that it absolutely blew me away. It managed to be an obvious post-rock-influenced record but it still adhered to so many black metal conventions that it contained absolutely everything I look for in both genres, compressed into one just absolutely chaotic yet stunningly beautiful record. What started off as a project by the bands spearhead, Herbst, became something much more when Neige(of Alcest fame) was added on vocals.

If there is ever a time for sludge to find itself in the spotlight, it’s now. With the success of acts such as Mastodon, Baroness, and High on Fire, it’s clear that the general metal populace is now aware of the genre that bands such as The Melvins, Crowbar,and Neurosis pioneered in the early ’90s.