Asbestosdeath

The Profile

Asbestosdeath was a short-lived American doom/stoner/sludge band featuring Matt Pike, Al Cisneros, Chris Hakius and Thomas Choi. Their early recordings (Dejection, Unclean) are cited as seminal and members went on to form Sleep, High on Fire and OM.

The review states Dejection was self-released in 1990 and Unclean issued in 1991 on Profane Existence. Band members later played in Sleep (Pike, Cisneros, Hakius), High on Fire (Matt Pike) and OM (Al Cisneros, Chris Hakius). The reissue Dejection/Unclean compiles four early tracks and is noted for its lo-fi production.

The supplied review praises Asbestosdeath's Dejection/Unclean reissue as a dark, magmatic, seminal early doom/stoner/sludge work. It highlights the band's primitive, slowed-down heaviness and lo-fi production, and notes the future significance of its members in Sleep, High on Fire and OM. The release is called essential for stoner/doomer listeners.