Old Mayor - Old Mayor EP

Brighton, UK's Old Mayor formed in 2005.  A two piece sludge act that instantly caught my attention on the first listen.  Songs on this EP go from an eerie, creepy ambiance to an almost hellish sounding sludge metal with piercing screams and heavy, distorted guitars.  Old Mayor does a great job keeping it simple but allowing each song to be its own and interesting.  The riffs are menacing and the drum fills are thunderous. I dont know too much else about these guys but I am definitely looking forward to seeing what they have in store for the future, as should you.

Old Mayor - Old Mayor EP

1. Bridges

2. Bring In The Sleeper

3. Bag of Cats

4. 47 Stone Pig

5. Mancinis Barrow

6. The Ocean's Shame

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Kylesa - Kylesa

Kylesa, taken from the name Kilesa Mara (Buddhist term denoting delusory mental states), formed in 2002 in Savannah, Georgia.  The approach of this band is what separates them from the rest in the doom/sludge scene.  Never settling for one particular genre, Kylesa does a great job of mixing psychedelia with heavy down tuned guitar, keeping the music open and limitless.  On top of this, Kylesa carries out its vocal attack with three singers, but primarily with guitar players Laura Pleasants and Philip Cope, who also carries out the bands studio production duties (as well as for Baroness, Blacktusk, etc,).  This is the Savannah natives debut record, with cover artwork from the infamous Pushead. Since this recording they having recruited a second drummer which adds for a more of a tribal feel. Kylesa's self titled effort is a must have!

Kylesa - Kylesa

1. No Remorse

2. Ceaseless Becoming

3. The Scarab

4. Point of Stillness

5. Testing The Good of Man

6. Descend Within

7. Dream of the Freedom to Come

8. Partent's Song

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Grief - ...And Man Will Become Hunted

Grief was founded in 1991 by Terry Savastano and drummer Randy Odierno of crust band Disrupt. Grief’s sludgy doom metal brought extremely slow riffs to the metal underground. The band was heavily influenced by Black Sabbath, Eyehategod and doom warriors Saint Vitus. Grief’s music was jagged, noisy, harsh and brutally dissonant. Lead singer Jeff Hayward favored the sort of tortured, throat-shredding, screaming vocals that were quite common in death metal/black metal and grindcore, and that risk-taking combination of torturous vocals and slow, Sabbath-influenced riffs made Grief one of the more influential sludge/doom metal bands to emerge in the early ‘90s.

(taken from last.fm)

Grief - ...And Man Will Become Hunted

1. Predator

2. I Won't Come Back

3. If The World Was Flat

4. Ostrich

 5. Hurricane Jello

6. Down In The Dumps Again

7. No Escape

8. When Rotten Idea's Break Free

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Dove - Dove

Hailing from Miami, Florida's sludge/doom scene comes Dove! Fronted by Henry Wilson (ex. FLOOR, CAVITY), the listener can expect much of the same down tempo and thick "wall of guitar" sound that made past ventures so popular; but this time around with hints of hardcore, hard rock and occasional spaced out leads that make you either head bang or feel stuck to your seat. Other than a 7" split w/ FLOOR, this is Dove's only available full length. A limited repress of the record was made available for FLOOR's reunion shows in 2010, but having been defunct for some years, don't expect anything from Dove soon.  Currently Henry is working on his new project, House of Lightning, until then, this record will see a lot of rotation.

Dove - S/T

1. Thank You For Patience

2. Goes Without Saying

3. On A Mission

 4. Red King

5. Neither Today, Nor Tomorrow

6. Twenty Three Twelve

7. Somewhere Between

8. This You Can Trust

9. Without Warning

10. You And I

11. Start Running Now

12. Never A Straight Line

13. Sight And Seen

14. See You Soon, Love Always...

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