Australian sludge/stoner metal band Sundowner unleashed their sophomore full-length album »Lysergic Ritual«

Adelaide, Australia based sludge/stoner metal band Sundowner presents their sophomore full-length album, »Lysergic Ritual«, which was released on April 20th, 2024. Featuring current and former members of Altar Defecation, Dirty Pagans, Acid Wolf, Mammoth and more.

Tracklist:
01. Degenerate Subculture
02. Lysergic Ritual
03. Substance Abuse
04. 13 Foot High
05. Mobile Kill Room
06. Defilement
07. The High Priestess
08. Paranoia Sect

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Australian purveyors of caustic and slow-burning sludge, Sundowner, return with their second full-length album »Lysergic Ritual«.

The album sees the band continuing its heavy dirge of grim, feedback laden, nihilistic sludge first offered on their 2021 debut album »Guns, Knives And Tyre Irons«.

“»Lysergic Ritual« is the best representation we’ve put together of what Sundowner is; just dirty, noisy, heavy sludge.” says the band.

“Having previously done everything on our own: recording/mixing/mastering etc, this time we decided to bring in Jason Fuller from Goatsound Studios to mix the album and Dav Byrne from Iridium Audio to master it, both based in Melbourne, Australia.”

Intoxicated, bluesy and corrosive riffs permeate the album from beginning to end, all mixed with an aggressive and intense mid-tempo swing and violent hardcore punk passages; for the burnt out and downtrodden.

“We feel these are better songs and it’s the big step up we wanted to take with this album.” adds the band.

“Overall, a darker vibe with this one and it’s still straight down the line sludge, which is exactly where we want to be.”

Drawing on inspiration from the likes of: EyeHateGod, Iron Monkey, Buzzov-en, Weedeater and a slew of other miscreants, Sundowner play sludge intended for those set on personal annihilation to drop out of life and embrace the sacred ritual of the riff. It’s an uneasy listening for troubled times. will find the grooves irresistible.

Order »Lysergic Ritual« on vinyl here: sundownersludge.bandcamp.com/album/lysergic-ritual

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well