Aussie blackened sludge veterans Lo! have returned in 2023 bigger and better than ever. To celebrate the release of their highly anticipated new album The Gleaners out now via Pelagic Records, they announce a string of headline shows in June and July for The Gleaners Album Launch Tour with special guests Black Lava. A soul-ripping […] …Continue Reading

Out Now Pelagic Records Words by Jimmy Glinster I’ve been told I need to push through this review ASAP. So, here I go. I have no idea who the hell LO! are, and reading through their press release further confused the fuck out of me! Apparently, they herald the end of the existing order of […] …Continue Reading

Aussie blackened sludge purveyors of metal Lo! have today released their fourth studio album The Gleaners, an album which looks set to further solidify the band’s growing reputation following the critically acclaimed 2017 album Vestigial. A sonic blast of intensity dispersed over nine visceral anthems, The Gleaning captures Lo! at their breathtaking best and details […] …Continue Reading

VIEW HEAVY AUSTRALIAN CONTENT DIGIMAG #117 HERE It’s been another stellar week for Aussie metal with Lo! releasing their fourth studio album The Gleaners. It is another slab of heaviness from these guys that keeps getting better and better and vocalist Sam Dillon dropped by to chat with us about the album process. We also […] …Continue Reading

(Left to Right – Overkill, Fit For An Autopsy / Thy Art Is Murder / Malevolence, Metallica, Stillbirth) NEWEST on THE CIRCLE PIT TV :  Here are some of the most anticipated album and EP releases from the worlds of metal & rock for this month! Which are you looking forward to the most? […] …Continue Reading

A scathing sonic takedown of consumption and greed, the brand new single Rat King from Aussie sludge metal lords Lo! marks a monstrous step closer to the quartet’s forthcoming album The Gleaners, out April 7 via Pelagic Records. Armed with a gritty accompanying music video, directed by Lo!’s very own Carl Whitbread and premiered on […] …Continue Reading

Cannibal Culture is the new single from Australian blackened sludge veterans Lo!‘s forthcoming album The Gleaners, out April 7 via Pelagic Records. Directed by Lo! bass player Adrian Shapiro, in Cannibal Culture we awake to a grim representation of modern man, the contemptuous clown of capitalism. Applying his “human” face to greet the world. “I […] …Continue Reading

Time to resound the trumpet as Australian blackened sludge veterans Lo! return with another grand infernal vision, captured in capital riffs and gargantuan grooves. After the universal acclaim of the band’s 2017 studio endeavor Vestigial, the Australian interstate quartet show no intention of slowing down with The Gleaners, a soul-ripping hell-ride across nine visceral anthems; […] …Continue Reading

Blending a variety of genres including, but not limited to, sludge, hardcore and black metal, Sydney metal outfit Lo! come with a fearsome reputation. Not in the way you might expect, but more a reputation built around their intense and captivating live performances that ooze venomous intent with every note struck in anger. With the […] …Continue Reading