Yes, There Was a Sludge Convention
               …This is What it Looked Like

It happened in the last days of May, right on the cusp of summer. The fandom of filthy, distorted riffs converged upon Moscow to celebrate the riff. This was the third such meeting, held at China Town Cafe, many of the bands representing the finest this new generation of Russians have to offer.

We’ve sung the praises of bands like Pressor, ИЛ, Remote, Roswell Surgery, Crypt Jaintor, and of course Without God on Doomed & Stoned before - and I was excited to discover the new names among the rotten lot. Here is a taste of the bands that were featured at Sludge Convention III.

DAY ONE

Buzzliner

Explore the music of Buzzliner here.

C.X.

Explore the music of C.X. here.

Illegal Ones

Explore the music of Illegal Ones here.

Red River Hog

Explore the music of Red River Hog here.

609 (BOG) 60g

Explore the music of 609 (BOG) 60g here.

Stone Tree

Explore the music of Stone Tree here.

Without God

Film by Darkiya

Explore the music of Without God here.

DAY TWO

Burning Loss

Explore the music of Burning Loss here.

Crypt Jaintor

Explore the music of Crypt Jaintor here.

Dronegoola Machine

Explore the music of Dronegoola Machine here.

ИЛ

Explore the music of ИЛ here.

Montezuma’s Revenge

Explore the music of Montezuma’s Revenge here.

Pressor

Explore the music of Pressor here.

Remote

Explore the music of Remote here.

About That Poster….

For the last three years, Kastyan Kastyanych (of the band C.X.) has been drawing that Sludge Dude you see on the festival poster. Over the years, the Sludge Dude has become symbolic of the Russian doom-sludge metal and stoner-psychedelic rock scene. The Sludge Convention is a veritable family reunion of fans and bands who come together to celebrate all things heavy!