Thou

Louisiana Sludge

Black Sabbath slowed below the speed limit, soaked in Gulf humidity, feedback and cheap bourbon — five bands, one phone book.

West Midlands Metal

Downtuned riffs from a factory city — Sabbath to grindcore, four decades of Birmingham making music heavier.

Bandung Rock & Metal

Indonesia's band city: a DIY underground so big that metal t-shirts are municipal dress code.