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 tracks
Thou - Voices in the Wilderness
TrebleFollow “An emotional album from an unconventional band, devoid of metal's cliches. The post Treble 100: No. 91, Thou – Summit…” on Feb 10th, 2023 →
Felsenmirror - Embodied Spirits
No Clean SingingFollow “(Andy Synn presents three recent releases which might ease your pain) As some of you may be aware, the last…” on Feb 9th, 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 →
Wothrosch - Mass (feat. Niklas Kvarforth)
No Clean SingingFollow “Blaze of Sorrow (Peter) I forced open my sleep-crusted eyes and struggled to focus on the bed-side clock. Sluggish math…” on Jan 15th, 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 →
Wallowing - Orbital Detritus
The ObeliskFollow “The Obelisk Questionnaire is a series of open questions intended to give the answerer an opportunity to explore these ideas…” on Jun 14th, 2022 →
Tuskar - Grave
Invisible OrangesFollow “Here's some of our favorite releases from February 2022. Continue reading…” on Mar 8th, 2022 →
Praise The Plague - The Descent
No Clean SingingFollow “(Andy Synn draws your attention to four more albums from last month which he feels went overlooked) Just like the…” on Aug 4th, 2021 →
VVVLV - Crisis
Invisible OrangesFollow “All the new metal releasing between April 11th, 2021 and April 17th, 2021 -- spin (or skip) new music from…” on Apr 12th, 2021 →
FUOCO FATUO - Obsidian Bulwark (Creation Of The Absurd)
No Clean SingingFollow “I want to thank those of you who have left comments or sent messages expressing sympathy and support for my…” on Mar 7th, 2021 →
Flood Peak - Urnfield
Invisible OrangesFollow “All the new metal releasing between January 17th, 2021 and January 23rd, 2021 -- spin (or skip) new music from…” on Jan 19th, 2021 →
BLOODY PANDA - Gold
Invisible OrangesFollow “Exhumed bassist Ross Sewage gives us a peek at his extensive Chuck Taylor collection in the fourth edition of Metal…” on Jan 13th, 2021 →
Wildspeaker - Overgrown Tomb
Bandcamp DailyFollow “The original trading card games permeates extreme music of all sorts, from sludgy crust punk to progressive power metal. Read…” on Sep 18th, 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 →
Inter Arma - Runnin Down A Dream
surviving the golden ageFollow “A windowless van, black as night, rolls idly to a stop in front of a concrete titan. A building with…” on Jul 27th, 2020 →
Inter Arma - Hallucinatorium (2020 version) (dB117)
BrooklynVeganFollow “Listen to new songs by Kylie Minogue, J Cole, Ulver, Lee Fields, Eric Slick/Natalie Prass, Ingested/Kirk Windstein, Dent May, Andy…” on Jul 23rd, 2020 →
Inter Arma - The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill
Decibel MagazineFollow “Hello readers! This week’s selection of heavy, brutal and weird new releases includes the latest from Inter Arma, Rebel Wizard,…” on Jul 10th, 2020 →
Inter Arma - March Of The Pigs
Destroy//ExistFollow “Following last year's well received Sulphur English, Inter Arma return with new full length, Garbers Days Revisited, a new covers…” on Jun 9th, 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 →