Sludge

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Dirty Wombs / Sludge split EP

Both bands rock pretty hard. DIRTY WOMBS have a blazing guitar solo to start this off. The production is thick like a POISON IDEA record. That’s not a terrible comparison, either. SLUDGE is from Japan, they also have good production and their songs benefit from it. I put this on and I immediately knew this band was from Japan. The phrasing is very distinct-sounding to me. If you are into hard rock with a little hardcore thrown in, this might be of interest to you.

Sludge Sludge CD

Japan’s SLUDGE have been releasing high-energy metallic hardcore punk cuts since 2011, all of which are conveniently compiled here. Hailing from the southwestern region of Kinan Wakayama, it’s cool to hear this style coming from a non-major city for a change. Raw and violent with plenty of metal riffing and confident punishing vocals, fans of GISM and the other usual suspects of gnarly Japanese crust will love it.