Xibalba - Hasta La Muerte (2012)

 

Xibalba is the name of the ancient Mayan underworld that loosely translate to "place of fear." This is some heavy shit right here. In a nutshell, to me, a sludgy, doomy version of Pantera.

ROCKERS TAKE NOTE!

Loincloth - Demo (2003)

This is what's blowing my mind these days. Loincloth is a uber-heavy mathy prog instrumental monolithic sludgefest. I know alot of those adjectives can scare and/or bore people instantly but what sets these dudes apart from the grade is they've somehow taken all the best elements of these genres and made something amazing. So, in honor of their recent signing and LP release with Southern Lord, here's their first recorded demo from 2003. 

METAL LIVES AND IT'S LOOKING PRETTY DAMN HEALTHY TO ME!