“It’s hard to be young and know you’ll see extreme man-made devastation to the environment, animals, and humans. I wanted the lyrics to in some way speak to that fear and loss of hope.”

“It’s hard to be young and know you’ll see extreme man-made devastation to the environment, animals, and humans. I wanted the lyrics to in some way speak to that fear and loss of hope.”
We run through our favourite track intros, from massive riffs to subtle soundscapes.
As the band prepare to release their first new album in twelve years, here’s a beginner’s guide to their studio output so far.
“No matter what, fuck Trump.”
On Sleep’s infamous third record, the band took the genre’s tropes to their most logical and illogical extremes.
We reflect on a time when gigs were still taking place…
The Boston group’s sonic focus of atmospheric doom casts the paralysing vastness of the ocean and its ephemeral splendour with harrowing force.
This is as close as you’ll get to the gargantuan wall of noise they create on stage.
Sludge innovators Beggar on urban living, mental health, climate catastrophe and more.
Warm, expansive and emotive music from the Swiss quartet.