TRACK PREMIERE: Sludgecore trio EARTHGRAVE debut a new sermon "Altars of Desolation"

Sludgecore trio EARTHGRAVE summon a crawling miasma of growling guitars, hoarse screams and driving drums on their debut album 'The Verge Of Human Abyss' fit to make Eyehategod proud.

The band move between grooving mid-tempo doom-tinged sludge into chugging hardcore breakdown territory with ease and competence, with the occasional punk outburst and d-beat bringing the tempo back up, almost in places touching on old school death metal akin to “Realm Of Chaos”era Bolt Thrower.

Art on this release mirrors the lyrics and vocals; bleak, monochrome imagery collaged together with ragged edges hinting at themes of suffering and the worst elements of human nature.

'The Verge Of Human Abyss' drops on the 7th of July via WOOAAARGHon CD/MC and digital download. The limited Cassette Edition is a co-release with Black Omega Recordings.  Today ahead of the album’s official release we’re debuting two blistering  tracks which you can check out below.  So if you’re fans of Seven Sisters of Sleep, Crowbar, Integrity, Eyehategod and Bongzilla then this is a band not to be missed.  You can order the record here

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EP REVIEW: Xibalba - “Diablo, Con Amor…Dios”

By: Charlie Butler

Album Type: EP

Date Released: 17/02/2017

Label: Closed Casket

“Diablo, Con Amor…Dios” is a relentless dose of irresistibly gruelling metallic hardcore. Xibalba have crafted a flawless shot of misery that will keep you coming back for more until you have been beaten into submission.

“Diablo, Con Amor…Dios” DD//7inch track listing:

1. Diablo

2. Con Amor

3. Adios

The Review:

California quintet Xibalba have built up a formidable reputation for crushing brutality. New EP “Diablo, Con Amor…Dios” is a succinct yet terrifying reminder of the bands fearsome power.

Few bands manage to convey the constant atmosphere of threatening menace that pervade these three tracks. “Diablo” opens proceedings like a kick in the gut, an evil blend of sludge-encrusted doom and chug-heavy hardcore. “Adios” shares a similar sound but drags the punishment out over five grimly-compelling minutes, like Crowbar being dragged into the moshpit by Integrity and Earth Crisis.

“Con Amor” acts as a relative breather between these two slabs of dense heaviness. The band let their death metal tendencies rise to the fore, furious blastbeats and straight-ahead punk rhythms intertwining to create a dark adrenaline rush.   

“Diablo, Con Amor…Dios”is a relentless dose of irresistibly gruelling metallic hardcore. Xibalba have crafted a flawless shot of misery that will keep you coming back for more until you have been beaten into submission.

“Diablo, Con Amor…Dios”is available to preorder/buy here

Band info:  facebook || bandcamp