Filtered through Melville's spyglass, the watery tales and creatures of Leviathan are even more paranoid and intense than the more terrestrial Remission. Those who choose to follow Mastodon into the sea will surely agree.
Mastodon find their niche as a thinking man's metal band. Blending Voivod's neuro-thrash, Therion's majestic gloom, Morbid Angel's spirit of restless and morphing liquid black melody, and EyeHateGod's Southern rock gone awry, Leviathan is nothing short of supernatural.
CFCE 87.8 FM Weekly Genre: Sludge Metal
Born from the cavernous depths of Doom Metal and and the visceral thrash of Hardcore Punk, Sludge Metal is incredibly aptly named. Crunchy riffs turn to a dark and viscous soup and like tar you find yourself trapped, sinking within, flailing around only causes you to get pulled under that much quicker, helpless next to prehistoric beasts.
The earliest inklings of Sludge appeared in the 80's with Swans' Cop and Black Flag's My War acting as precursors ... read more
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