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Slugdge - Esoteric Malacology



8.6 | 345 votes |
Release date: 2 March 2018
Style: Blackened death metal, Sludge metal

Owners:

185 have it
28 want it


01. War Squids
02. Crop Killer
03. The Spectral Burrows
04. Slave Goo World
05. Transilvanian Fungus
06. Putrid Fairytale
07. Salt Thrower
08. Limo Vincit Omnia

The Best Death Metal Album Of 2018
Top 20 albums of 2018: 3

Staff review by
RaduP
Rating:
9.0
If you didn't know by now, Slugdge do write songs about snails, but they're no fucking joke. The molluscan deities have blessed them with the power of the riff.

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published 12.04.2018 | Comments (9)

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05.05.2018 - 23:58
Rating: 9
DeathMetal

Well, I was blown away. First time listening to anything this band has made. Great stuff!
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17.05.2018 - 21:55
Rating: 10
LucaBrosi

(One of) The best of 2018. Great and unique composition.
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12.06.2018 - 03:03
Mercurial

How the hell did Slugdge amass 200 votes? That's more than the latest Primordial, Kalmah, Kamelot etc. got. Last time I checked they were still pretty unknown. Probably an army of voting slugs I'm guessing but impressive nonetheless.
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28.08.2018 - 18:27
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Probably the only album in our top 20 for this year that actually deserves it
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22.09.2018 - 22:49
Rating: 10
Dum-Grishnahk

Very good concept, amazing album.
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04.03.2019 - 17:06
Rating: 10
gavdann

Late to the party (as usual) but what a boss album this one is!!!
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23.04.2019 - 17:56
Rating: 9
flightoficarus
Stamp Tramp
Matt is a super-interesting, super cool dude.
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05.03.2020 - 23:02
ickoriss

Didn't think they'd ever top Gastronomicon, but this probably does. These guys just keep releasing dynamite release after another.
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16.12.2020 - 14:57
Rating: 9
musclassia

Written by nonZero on 07.05.2020 at 17:01

Wow, a great album! Better than the 8.5/10 rating suggests.

A solid 9 for me.


Tbf, 8.5 is a pretty great rating for an album with >200 votes released in the last 5 years on this site. And it's scored around the same as the Rivers of Nihil and The Ocean albums from the same year, which I both think are similarly excellent. But yes, this is a great album
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19.01.2021 - 16:03
Rating: 9
metalriff

They're gonna need a hell of a drummer to play this one live
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26.02.2021 - 05:17
Rating: 8
Necrodamus

That riff at 4:35 in Limo Vincit Omnia is just pure awesomeness. One of the best riffs I've ever heard on a death metal album, let alone metal album in general.
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26.02.2021 - 15:08
Rating: 10
gavdann

I played this for the first time in about 6 months yesterday and it still sounds incredible. A modern day classic.
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01.09.2021 - 07:33
Rating: 9
Mehrad

Really really good. Heard a little Gojira, also some Mastodon in "Putrid Fairytale". "Slave Goo World" is a great song too.
Love it that they produce excellent music and don't take themselves too seriously.
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02.09.2021 - 12:24
Zap
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Written by Mehrad on 01.09.2021 at 07:33

Heard a little Gojira

Mate, you hear Gojira in everything
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02.09.2021 - 12:50
Rating: 9
Mehrad

Written by Zap on 02.09.2021 at 12:24

Mate, you hear Gojira in everything

But it does sound like them a little bit, doesn't it ?
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02.09.2021 - 14:06
Rating: 10
gavdann

Written by Mehrad on 02.09.2021 at 12:50

Written by Zap on 02.09.2021 at 12:24

Mate, you hear Gojira in everything

But it does sound like them a little bit, doesn't it ?

I can definitely hear the Mastodon influence.

Hopefully we can expect a follow up soon.
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02.09.2021 - 16:26
Zap
Guest
Written by Mehrad on 02.09.2021 at 12:50

Written by Zap on 02.09.2021 at 12:24

Mate, you hear Gojira in everything

But it does sound like them a little bit, doesn't it ?

Is it because of the open string stuff in some of the riffs? I guess I hear it if I really try to, haha.
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02.09.2021 - 16:32
Rating: 9
Mehrad

Written by Zap on 02.09.2021 at 16:26

Is it because of the open string stuff in some of the riffs?

Kind of, also those palm-muted, syncopated riffs that they do. It's not that much though, Mastodon is probably more noticeable.
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02.09.2021 - 16:35
Rating: 9
Mehrad

Gojira contains a wide variety of sounds, but when a band does a little bit of them, I'm able to notice it lol. Anyway, this album was pretty fun and great.
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20.12.2022 - 19:53
Rating: 9
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
I want more slug metal
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21.12.2022 - 10:35
Rating: 10
gavdann

Written by Alex F on 20.12.2022 at 19:53

I want more slug metal

Same. Esoteric Malacology is a classic so I really hope it won't be their last.
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23.01.2023 - 15:48
Rating: 9
Metal Addiction

I'm still listening to this album quite often although it was released 5 years ago. It is a fantastic record. In my opinion, Slugdge distilled the musical components of Carcass, Bloodbath, and old-school Opeth into this record.
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