Atlanta sludge-metal outfit Mastodon have some new merch for sale, including a Thanksgiving t-shirt that some are claiming is racist. The tee highlights the atrocities of American colonialism by depicting a pilgrim holding a musket to the head of a scantily clad Native American woman. As Pitchfork points out, Mastodon have responded to criticism...

Mike Williams, frontman with NOLA sludgers Eyehategod, has released the following statement surrounding the shocking death of drummer Joey LaCaze.

Portland, OR’s Red Fang are gonna get a lot of comparisons to labelmates Baroness, and those comparisons are warranted, but they have even more in common with Florida’s Torche: Both bands play high-gloss, high-impact, catchy-as-all-fuck stoner-sludge that actually probably pairs better with beer than herb (assuming it&#82...

Last night, wizened sludge elders Soundgarden brought their reunion show to the outdoor stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live!, playing a couple of songs from their surprisingly strong new album King Animal. On the show proper, they played the album track “By Crooked Steps.” And as a closing credits/online bonus, they also ripped throug...

Video killed the Podcast star. Maybe. Click below to see the video from last week’s Metal Hammer Podcast, in which Messrs Hill, Merl and Amit talk: The new Metal Hammer issue, Testament‘s new song, sludge metal superstars, Iron Maiden not playing Invaders, rubbish support bands, The Safety Fire, Hellfest, James Hetfield trying to esc...