SATAN'S DOZEN: 13 Unearthly Hymns Unearthed #9 (April 2018)

Compiled by: Andrei Moose

Artwork by: Josh Mashesh

SATAN’S DOZEN is THE SLUDGELORD’s attempt to present the very best music the underground scene has to offer. Each and every month our member of the Russian chapter Andrei Moose painstakingly sifts through the music labelled killer riffs and chooses 13 of the best new albums released via bandcamp and bundles them together into the mightiest riff sandwich.

Whilst all the albums we have included below are top tier stuff, we have compiled them into a chart on a sliding scale of 13-1. So we hope you dig our selections from April 2018 and enjoy 13 Unearthly Hymns Unearthed.    These bands need more exposure, so go “like” “share” and “follow” their pages, but most of all enjoy some of the best music the underground has to offer.  THE SLUDGELORD most sincerely approves.   Now, go heavy or go home.

13) Bear Punch, “Down The Mountain” (Belgium) Released April 21, 2018

Stoner-Rock

12) VITREOUS EARTH, “Passing Visions” (Ontario, California) Released April 8, 2018

Stoner - Doom

 
11) Radien, “Syvyys” (Helsinki, Finland) Released April 20, 2018

Blackened sludge

10) Morpholith, “Void Emissions” (Reykjavík, Iceland) Released April 20, 2018

Psychedelic / Stoner / Doom

 
9) Lowdrive, “Roller” (Sheffield, UK) Released February 2, 2018

Stoner-Rock / Hard-Rock

8) CRYPT, “Self-Titled” (Adelaide, Australia) Released March 10, 2018

Stoner-Rock / Stoner-Metal

7) Insano Vision, “Fossils From The Future” (Hamden, Connecticut) Released April 27, 2018

Stoner-Rock / Stoner - Metal



6) Carcinogen Daily, “EP”(Tulsa, Oklahoma) Released April 8, 2018

Sludge / Stoner-Metal

5) Vulturehead, “Into the Vulturehead” (Helsinki, Finland) Released April 24, 2018

Psychedelic/ Stoner-Rock / Stoner-Doom

4) Thirst Planet, “The Essence” (Nazareth Iliit, Israel) Released April 6, 2018

Stoner rock/ Stoner metal/Stoner Doom

  

3) Jahgernaut, “Dark Time” (Toronto, Ontario) Released April 6, 2018

Hardcore / Stoner / Thrash / Metal

   

2) Only Sons, “Love, Drugs, Treachery and Deceit” (Kraków, Poland) Released April 16, 2018

Stoner Rock / Grunge

1) Shine, “Moon Wedding” (Bielsko Biala, Poland) Released March 31, 2018

Psychedelic / Stoner / Doom

Band info: Bear Punch || Vitreous Earth || Radien|| Morpholith|| Lowdrive|| CRYPT|| InsanoVision|| Carcinogen Daily|| Vulturehead || Thirst Planet|| Jahgernaut|| Only Sons|| Shine

6 NEW BANDS: THE SLUDGELORD's 666 Pack Review (April 2018)

By: Nikos Mixas

Art by: Joshua M. Wilkinson

It’s the April edition of THE SLUDGELORD’s 666 PACK REVIEW and because Jesus turned into a zombie for all intents and purposes, we’re going with an undead rating scale this month.  If you’re new to this, each and every month we handpick 6 review submissions and critique them by only using 6words, then we rate them on a scale from 1 to 666!  Check out this month’s zombified rating scale below: 

1 – Worse than a bunch of zombies eating a handful of Peeps covered in shit.       

2 – Zombified rabbits would consider this excellent music, um…we don’t. 

3 – You’re average, kind of like the movie, “American Zombie.”

4– You just earned yourself a basket full of fleshy colored jelly beans.  Mmmmm…. zombies love flesh…

5 – Helluva lot better than any of the Rob Zombie or White Zombiealbums in existence, that’s for sure. 

666 – THE SLUDGELORDcommends your efforts for thwarting the zombie Jesus with your killer tunes!    

Some of you aren’t paying attention to this part…take notice!  Even though the 666 PACK REVIEW is meant to offer humorous critique, there are no safe spaces here and your gripes will be taken with a grain of salt.  THE SLUDGELORD is a picky listener…and doesn’t care what you think of his opinions….

1). Nervewrecker,“Murmur” (Norwich, England)    Rating: 4

Loud and plodding…Godzilla on downers.

2). Morpholith, “Void Emissions”(Reykjavík, Iceland)   Rating: 666!

Really digging the vocals. Hails Iceland!

3). Mystrionics,“Mystrionics” (Portland, Oregon) Rating: 5

THE SLUDGELORD loves a great curveball! 

    

4). Cries Of Your Sins, “Cries Of Your Sins” (Czechia) Rating: 5

Single person black metal blistering melodiousness.

5). Godhead Lizard,“Godhead Lizard” (Québec City, Québec)   Rating: 3

Hey Clutch, you’re drunk, go home…

6). Udyat, “Udyat” (Bahía Blanca, Argentina) Rating: 2

Raw…real raw, like REAL raw…

Band info: Nervewrecker || Morpholith || Mystrionics || Cries of Your Sins || Godhead Lizard