Worshipping at the sodden altar of doom that is Desertfest 2023 – rainy edition.

Worshipping at the sodden altar of doom that is Desertfest 2023 – rainy edition.
Shamanic sludge metal.
Work on the UK sludge titans’ debut full-length has begun.
Feral death-doom from the Steel City metal scene.
Devastatingly heavy studio sets from two of the world’s best riff merchants.
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Two of the weirdest bands from the UK heavy underground join forces for a brand new split.
Following on from our piece on Brexit and how it could affect UK metal, we spoke to a handful of people from the scene to find out their thoughts and how leaving the EU could affect them going forward.
This year’s Desertfest was an unabashed celebration of the riff. Here’s what happened.
We’ve burrowed deep into the tortured cries and thunderous fuzz to bring you the best and most unfathomably intense sludge out there.