Polish Stoner/Groove Metallers MUDSLINGER releases brand new song and video for "WAY DOWN"

MUDSLINGER is a breath of fresh air on the Polish metal scene. The group was formed by the Sacharczuk brothers (Cezary – vocals/guitar, Jakub – drums) based in the Warmian-Masurian town of Susz. The duo was completed by Michał Kwaśniak (guitar) and Łukasz Kleszczyński (bass). From the very beginning, the band had a clear goal: powerful sound, honest songs, and playing live without regard for current trends. They combine massive riffs, expressive rhythm, and uncompromising energy, creating music that works equally well on stage and in speakers.

Cezary "Czarol" Sacharczuk is an endorser of the Fryta Guitars brand, while Michał "Kwahu" Kwaśniak collaborates with Merlinka Pickups.

Following the release of the EP "Rogue" (2024), the singles "Wide Awake" and "Bleed," the band confidently enters 2026, presenting another powerful hit in the form of the single "Way Down". Łukasz "Dzvon" Cyndzer (Truism, ex-Acid Drinkers) produced the track, showcasing a more mature, heavier, and even more conscious side of the band. An atmospheric music video inspired by the raw aesthetic of Polish gangster cinema from the early 2000s—in the vein of films by Maciej Ślesicki and Olaf Lubaszenko—was produced by Adrian "Klama" Meissner (IT Follows, Shadohm, Patriarkh).

The band comments new song: "Way Down is our new beginning. A new lineup, a new sound, higher quality – and the start of a story we want to tell until the end. The music video for the new composition will open our second EP consisting of four songs. But it's more than just music. We want you to not only listen, but also soak in the atmosphere of our story. Each clip is a new chapter – dark, dense, and sultry, like a good Netflix crime drama that you binge in one go… and suddenly you realize it's 3 a.m. 'Way Down' is episode one. There are three more to come".

Watch the new single for Way Down below:

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Volt Ritual - Swamp Lake City (EP Review)

Release Date: February 07th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: CD/DD

Swamp Lake City - Track Listing:

1. The Giant Awaits

2. Miasto Wśród Bagien

Members

Mateusz - gtr/voc

Joanna - bass

Tomek - drums

Review

Swamp Lake City is the new EP from Polish Doom/Stoner Power Trio Volt Ritual who take the cool and sleaziness of Monster Magnet and merge it with the heavy FUZZY grooves of bands such as Electric Wizard, Black Sabbath and FU MANCHU. Whilst not an entirely new concept, this doesn’t stop Volt Ritual adding a slight Doomedelic spin into their music especially within the outstanding opening track The Giant Awaits.

There’s a Grunge/Punk Rock aesthetic behind Mateusz's vocals that has shades of Dave Wyndorf self aware style of bleak cynicism complimenting the classic sounding Stoner Rock based lyrics. The music does have a distinctive Sludgy atmosphere with a vibrant down-tuned and fuzzy reverb atmosphere allowing the music to become disruptively addictive along the way.

Second song Miasto Wśród Bagien is a solid FUZZED UP affair with a subtle Black Sabbath/Electric Wizard style of sound appearing with that rebellious Punk Rock sound. The song is wholly sung in Polish and I believe this is the title track written in Polish but I could be completely wrong on that score. However, the song has quite an “in your face” attitude with a murky Psych/Stoner Rock sound coming into focus. There’s a killer bass line provided by Joanna with Tomek’s drums having a more forceful attitude compared to the opening track.

Swamp Lake City is an absolutely fantastic EP that allows Volt Ritual to achieve a lot both creatively and musically speaking with a wicked selection of different Doom, Grunge, Fuzz and Stoner Rock passages which can be quite melodic and brilliantly aggressive at the same time.

All I can say is MORE PLEASE. As I’m really looking forward to what Volt Ritual will deliver in the future.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Solid Rock PR for the promo,

Swamp Lake City will be available to buy on CD/DD from Friday 07th February 2025.

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