The post-sludge maestros on releasing during a pandemic and musical progression.

The post-sludge maestros on releasing during a pandemic and musical progression.
For fans of metal that’s deliberate, bleak and all-consuming, Groundswells is simply a must-hear.
The London innovators’ latest album proves their immense songwriting ability.
The fifth issue of the Astral Noize print ‘zine is it’s biggest and best ever incarnation.
Experimental cellist Jo Quail on collaborating with metal artists and playing Roadburn.
Our BIG review of this year’s Dreadfest is now here.
An introduction to noise newcomers MISER.
Astral Noize Records’ fourth release is the brand new, one-track EP from Wren.
There were a few raised eyebrows recently when Holy Roar Records announced that two of their charges, Slabdragger and Wren, were to release a split featuring a cover of a Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart track, respectively.
Like the swampy puddle on its cover, Wren’s Auburn Rule is dripping in a thick, inescapable mud of brooding heaviness.