Fat Guy Wears Mystic Wolf Shirt and Jxckxlz really compliment each other on this split release, but they also sound distinctively different, which makes this a very interesting and more than worthwhile release.

Oecists’s debut EP XVII LIII brings together various instrumental subgenres, while leaning on the heavier metal side. Listen here to the exclusive stream on the EP. – By Sander van den Driesche

If you’re a keen sludge metal fan then you can’t go wrong with Withered. – By Sander van den Driesche

The four tracks on this EP are some of the most exciting tracks in death metal I’ve heard in a while. – By Sander van den Driesche

All in all, Resurrection Extract is one of this year’s more interesting black metal releases. – By Sander van den Driesche

The 20 minutes on offer here are of high musical quality and fans of sludgy, down tempo metal will definitely appreciate this. – By Sander van den Driesche

Live II is the best Amenra live experience aside from actually being at an Amenra live show. – By Sander van den Driesche

Voe are the closest to Amenra and Neurosis Scotland has ever seen. – By Sander van den Driesche

Buckle Up And Shove It! makes me want to grab 2 pints of warm flat lager and get absolutely hammered while dancing like a sweaty maniac, spilling said warm flat lager all over the place. – By Sander van den Driesche

Huey is a band from São Paulo, Brazil and with their new album Ace they bring plenty of balls to their instrumental music. – By Sander van den Driesche

A night of great riffing rock and roll! Clutch and Lionize live review at the Liquid Room in Edinburgh. – By Sander van den Driesche

Live review of Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats at the G2 in Glasgow, with support by Black Moth and The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell. – By Sander van den Driesche

Sander van den Driesche met up with guitarists/singer Chip King of The Body before their Glasgow show where talked about the band, Europe and upcoming releases.

Live reviewing of two-piece noise, sludge, scare monster The Body, with support by local bands Voe, Headless Kross and Buried Sleeper at Audio, Glasgow. – By Sander van den Driesche

Live review of the Windhand, Inter Arma and Atragon gig at Bannermans in Edinburgh. – By Sander van den Driesche

Sander van den Driesche had a virtual chat with Colin H. van Eeckhout, singer of Belgium sludge/post-metal band Amenra and part of many other musical and artistic projects.

Sander van den Driesche asked guitarist Thomas V. Jäger of Swedish heavy psychedelic fuzz creating doom band Monolord some questions.

Edinburgh based extreme heavy doomers Of Spire & Throne are about to release their new EP Toll of the Wound on Broken Limbs Recordings. Sander van den Driesche had a chat with guitarist/singer Ali Lauder.

Live review of Beehoover, Lords of Bastard and [ ] wall [ ] at the Banshee Labyrinth in Edinburgh. – By Sander van den Driesche

Tellusian is a very technical band, with an amazing display in riffage and they deserve to be taken on par with the likes of Mastodon. – By Sander van den Driesche

This is heavy, filthy blackened sludge played with a huge hardcore/punk heart. – Sander van den Driesche