Style: Drone-Doom, Stoner Metal, Post-Metal
Vibe: Suspenseful, Cathartic, Monolithic, Powerful, Hypnotic, Raw
Musical Attributes: Atmospheric, Droney, Heavy, Noisy, Repetitive, Slow, Suite
Tag: Post-Metal
Keiji Haino & Sumac
The sludge oozing out of this record is so toxic that all traces of metal have nearly disintegrated, and the fumes cause nightmarish hallucinations to any who inhale.
Style: Free-Sludge, Avant-Metal, Free Improvisation
Vibe: Primal, Murky, Aggressive, Hallucinogenic, Cathartic, Complex
Musical Attributes: Collective Improvisation, Dissonant, Noisy, Progressive
Kayo Dot – Choirs of the Eye
Originally released on CD in 2003 on Tzadik Records First vinyl pressing from Ice Level Music (2017) Format: LPx2
Isis – Panopticon
Originally released in 2004 on Ipecac Robotic Empire Reissue (2005) Format: LPx2
Deafheaven – Sunbather
Released in 2013 on Deathwish, Inc. Format: LPx2. 45rpm, Gold and Red Vinyl
Boris – Noise
Released in 2014 on Sargent House Format: LPx2, marbled grey vinyl
Neurosis – Times of Grace
The apocalyptic sounds of spiritual warfare.
Big|Brave – Ardor
Sludgy drone-metal with heavy, feedback-laden guitars, sparse but viscerally pounding drums, and cathartic, impassioned vocals.
FFO Neurosis, Swans, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Sunn O)))
