Fudge Tunnel

Any time I mention Fudge Tunnel the only response I ever seem to get out of my metalhead friends is a vague “Oh, haha, didn’t they sound like Nirvana or something?” and I mean I guess so… Sorta?

Nirvana’s first album was definitely pretty fucking sludgy, and both bands sound like they probably really dug the first handful of Melvins albums, and I guess the vocals are pretty similar if you completely ignore the fact that Alex Newport has a fairly pronounced British Accent? I’m just not sure Nirvana ever sounded quite as overtly doomy.

Whatever, all I know is that this song crushes and if you chose to not check it out because “something something grunge music” that’s on you for being a fucking moron.

Derelict Sermon

Well, it's looking like this is the mood I'm in today, so here's more crusty grind/ sludge from the drummer of one of my favorite grind bands ever (Scalplock, for whatever that's worth to anyone).

The second Derelict Sermon album "Wardycurse" is actually my favorite thing they did (mostly 'cos it's their sludgiest) but it seems to be kind of a hole in the internet so here's their first instead... Reminds me of Ulcer or The Communion with the "Iron Monkey" knob cranked to 11, snapped off, and thrown in the fucking ocean.

Fans of Derailment and Cattlepress will probably cream jeans over this as well.

Gruel

Monolithically heavy UK prog/ sludge. Equal parts Melvins, Iron Monkey, and Buzzov*en with some definite nods in the direction of The Jesus Lizard, Unsane, King Crimson, and, if I can make what is sure to be the most bafflingly obscure reference you've probably ever heard: Jumbo's Killcrane.

Killer vocals on this album too, for whatever that's worth to anyone.