Sumac

Pacific Northwest trio Sumac include members of post-metal heavyweights such as Isis and Russian Circles. The group's intense, complex sound falls somewhere between sludge metal and experimental noise rock, and their mammoth, punishing compositions include numerous time changes as well as occasional ambient interludes. Lyrically, the band examines subjects such as struggles with anxiety (on 2016's What One Becomes) and the spiritual aspects of love (on 2018's Love in Shadow). Sumac frequently collaborates with Japanese noise guitarist Keiji Haino, as on releases like 2022's Into This Juvenile Apocalypse Our Golden Blood to Pour Let Us Never. Sumac continued expanding their sound with 2024's The Healer, and collaborated with Moor Mother on the 2025 full-length The Film.