Thou

Stoner/sludge metal band Thou blend the shuddering heaviness of doom with the oppressive atmospherics of black metal, giving them a monolithic sound that feels, at times, inescapable. Establishing their style with releases such as Peasant (2008), they took more risks on subsequent albums like Summit (2010) and Heathen (2014). They also toured and recorded with kindred spirits the Body, producing Released from Love (also 2014) and You, Whom I Have Always Hated (2015). The group explored several of their influences on three EPs incorporated into the full-length Magus (2018) and have since teamed with Emma Ruth Rundle for May Our Chambers Be Full (2020) and Mizmor for Myopia (2022). They compiled their numerous cover versions on releases like A Primer of Holy Words and the all-Nirvana Blessings of the Highest Order. The hardcore punk-influenced Umbilical arrived in 2024.