Dutch ambient doom/sludge trio Sordid Empire stream their debut album »Blackest Thoughts«, available now on all streaming platforms

Leusden, Netherlands based ambient doom/sludge trio Sordid Empire has released their debut album »Blackest Thoughts« on June 21st, 2024.

»Blackest Thoughts« is available now on all streaming platforms!

Tracklist:
01. Sordid Empire (feat. AJ)
02. The Bringer Of Life
03. Silence
04. Victory Will Be Mine (Live at Fort33)

The journey of Dutch ambient doom/sludge band Sordid Empire started in 2023 with the objective to express the inexpressible. Emotions darker and more illusive than words can captivate are captured in songs with haunting and mesmerizing music, that finds its roots in ambient doom, sludge and avant garde metal. And the band take their time to let their songs speak, with an average of well over 10 minutes a song, they meticulously venture into the labyrinth of thoughts, emotions and memories.

The band’s ultra heavy sound contributes to the inquisitive quest towards the far corners of the inner self. The trio, consisting of Remco (vocals, guitars) and Maarten (drums, guitar), alongside Eveline (bass guitar), was founded in Leusden Utrecht by Eveline. The final shape of the band took form in 2024 with the addition of multi-instrumentalist Maarten on drums, whose diversity complements the music and Eveline’s deep and very personal lyrics and atmospheric music of Sordid Empire, making the band more than the sum of its parts.

Photo by Frits de Ruig

Sordid Empire forges a unique sound of doom/sludge, with ambient influences, characterized by intense screams, powerful guitar tones, basslines saturated with heavy fuzz, and drum rhythms that act as pounding thunders.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Maarten Langeree at Home Studio.
Artwork by Hrödger de Vries.

Sordid Empire is:
Remco – Vocals / Guitar
Eveline – Bass
Maarten – Drums / Lead Guitar

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