Chat Pile's "God's Country" should be in The Sphere
The 2022 debut album from Oklamhoma four-piece Chat Pile is generally tagged as a Noise Rock/Sludge Metal hybrid however I'd suggest that there's just as much Industrial Metal as there is Sludge Metal so I'd like to see it added to The Sphere on top of its existing position in The Fallen.
This release has been added to the Hall of Judgement.
I just gave this album a listen to continue my test of strength in the experimental sludge realms, and indeed it's a noise-ridden industrial sludge arsenal, ready for the listener to make a stinging dark descent. Subtle keyboard passages give light to the pummeling darkness, and the noise influences have more in common with the mechanical industrial sound, though sometimes having a bit of the post-punk level of late Daughters. So this release's judgement entry will definitely receive a YES vote from me.