REVIEW: Ten Ton Slug - “Blood and Slime” [EP]

By: Richard Maw

Album Type: EP

Date Released: 31/10/2017

Label: Independent

Ten Ton Slug is like Crowbar jamming with Sabbath, by way of Eyehategod. The riffs are massive- and surprisingly catchy- whilst the production is raw and pushes everything into the front and into the red.  There is some great metal coming out of Irelandand Ten Ton Slug are making it.

“Blood and Slime” CD//DD track listing:

1). Slug Grinder

2). Matriarch of Slime

3). Siege

The Review:

Ireland's Ten Ton Slug are producing some massive, guttural and feral sludge/doom. This three track EP should further establish these Galway men of metal at the forefront of the Emerald Isle's metal scene. To give you an idea of what to expect for those new to the band, this is like Crowbar jamming with Sabbath, by way of Eyehategod. The riffs are massive- and surprisingly catchy- whilst the production is raw and pushes everything into the front and into the red. Vocals are guttural, drums are punchy, guitars and bass are low and slow.

You get three tracks with only one coming in just under seven minutes. Of the three on offer, it is hard to pick a winner; as it should be with EPs. “Slug Grinder” is heavy and not without catchy elements, while “Matriarch of Slime” is a chugging beast of huge proportions- with a cool lead break down the middle. Perhaps the ten minute epic “Siege”is more your bag? Huge in sound and scope, this is as weighty as it gets, with a surprisingly clear lyrical narrative.

If you have an interest in any of the three bands mentioned above, you should check out this excellent EP. The band sound fully committed to the cause and, having seen them live, I can reliably inform you that they take no prisoners on stage either. There is some great metal coming out of Ireland and Ten Ton Slug are making it.

“Blood and Slime” is available here

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