Once a week, Stack delivers a mix of the most interesting new music on the web, handpicked by the Hype Machine team. Here's a recent mix.
Latest blackened sludge metal tracks
HÆRESIS - Echoes of Ashes
No Clean SingingFollow “(Daniel Barkasi is back with us today, presenting a collection of reviews for a variety of recommended albums released in…” on Nov 14th →
AXIOMA - Live Totality
The ObeliskFollow “Pittsburgh-based underground festival Descendants of Crom has announced its first annual rRitual showcase for April 5. The night will feature…” on Mar 27th →
Pyramid Mass - Abhorrent Passage
Decibel MagazineFollow “Extreme in its extremities. the new five-track EP from Pyramid Mass, Gargling Rot, drills into your brainpan with some potent,…” on Mar 17th →
Cave Sermon - Beyond Recognition
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “Black metal is well situated towards the end of our End of Year content, not because it's somehow lesser but…” on Feb 17th →
Subterraen - Poisoned Waters
No Clean SingingFollow “(We present another one of Dan Barkasi‘s monthly collections of reviews and recommended music, taking stock of 8 records that…” on May 14th, 2024 →
Cave Sermon - The Paint of an Invader
Machine MusicFollow “Yada, yada, yada, metal. Keep safe. As always, check out my various interview projects and other cool shit. And if…” on Jan 27th, 2024 →
Ghorot - Dredge
Heavy Blog Is HeavyFollow “Doomsday - surprise, the albums this month go slow, they go low, and the go loud. Shocker, right? Seriously though,…” on Oct 31st, 2023 →
Witching - Incendium
BrooklynVeganFollow “Philly heavy band Witching will follow their 2020 debut LP Vernal (and their standalone 2021 single “A Piece Of My…” on Oct 24th, 2023 →
Noctomb - Zombie Fungus
No Clean SingingFollow “I woke up at 2:30 a.m. this morning. No fucking idea why. I was wiped out last night and fell…” on Aug 26th, 2023 →
Ghorot - Dead Gods
The ObeliskFollow “You’ll forgive me if I’m late posting these Ghorot tour dates. The Boise-based deathbringers will issue their second album, titled…” on Aug 17th, 2023 →
It Is Dead - Black Swarm
Invisible OrangesFollow “Extreme sounds for extreme expressions. Stream this blackened death-sludge meets blackened crust split here before it releases next month. Continue…” on Jan 27th, 2023 →
It Is Dead - Womb
Invisible OrangesFollow “We stopped at McHenry's Epic Deli for a nourishing show of everything from post-metal to crossover thrash-check out a live…” on Oct 10th, 2022 →
Lord Mantis - Demonic Transference
Machine MusicFollow “Hey! Barely Hanging on! YEAH! keep safe. And much thanks to all Patreon people. Huge promise will send way too…” on Jul 9th, 2022 →
Flood Peak - Feral Wraiths
No Clean SingingFollow “(Next week Andy Synn begins his annual roll-out of year-end lists as part of his ongoing attempt to cover as…” on Dec 10th, 2021 →
Take Over And Destroy - Anything Else
Consequence of SoundFollow “Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence writers Joseph Schafer and Langdon Hickman. The focus is on noteworthy…” on Jun 25th, 2021 →
Venus Star - Witch Gaze
I Like My Metal BlackFollow “venus star [finland] // doomy black metal. “witch gaze” is from the album “calling all lokas”, released via terratur possessions…” on Nov 19th, 2020 →
Vous Autres - Vesuve
Invisible OrangesFollow “All the new metal releasing between September 20th and September 26th, 2020 -- spin (or skip) new music from The…” on Sep 22nd, 2020 →
Baerus - Denial
No Clean SingingFollow “Avernal (Andy Synn wrote the following six brief reviews, and of course speaks solely for himself in the first sentence…” on Sep 11th, 2020 →
Witching - ROSES
No Clean SingingFollow “(Accompanied by the following review written by Andy Synn, we present the premiere stream of Vernal, the new album by…” on Jun 3rd, 2020 →
KEVERRA - Albion
Everything Is NoiseFollow “Keverra‘s self-titled debut album is a fully realized, arcane descent into a sonic nightmare world, and a masterclass in sludge…” on May 27th, 2020 →