Ishmael (10)

Doom/sludge band from Plymouth, UK. Violent, misanthropic doom, blended with sludge and bound with ale - equal parts despair, disillusionment and all-out hatred, steeped in alcohol and thrown to the baying crowd. A sound as relentless as a mammoth trudging towards better lands, as heavy as its mud-encrusted testicles, and so loud that we will shake all the saints and angels down into Hell. Line-up: Dani Hawkins - vocals Rick Metters - guitar Owen Hewitt - guitar, vocals Jim Willumsen - bass Rich Robinson - drums