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"A sludge band hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah might feel frustrated by the environment they live in. For THE DITCH AND THE DELTA, their upcoming album, Hives In Decline, works through the suppression and alienation of everyday life... hits like a ton of bricks." - Decibel Magazine



"The album is well constructed, a rounded experience, with three songs either side of an interlude; no weak link track, and subtle variations between them, keeping your wits on alert… a delicacy in its construction that nods towards post-metal thinking, building an emotional charge that explodes out in post-sludge brilliance." - Ninehertz



"...my words just won’t do this band justice, save to say that the first thing that comes to mind is that they are perhaps my greatest new discovery of the year so far and their mixture of mathematically progressive Neurosis infused sludge, is a breathtakingly fresh heavy infusion of all the best elements of many of your favourite bands, moulded into something genuinely exceptional and unique." - The Sludgelord



"THE DITCH AND THE DELTA craft exceptional sludge metal featuring plenty of riffs, guitar solos, and grooves, all of which are super important for sludge metal, especially come summertime... This trio is definitely one to keep an eye on, as Hives in Decline is one of the best albums of the year so far..." - Brutalitopia



"Intricate, intense and invigorating all in one, it is a totally solid slab of sound from beginning to end. I always respect a three-piece that can produce a sound with balls. And, THE DITCH AND THE DELTA have balls the size of Alpha Centauri. The craftsmanship within some songs is as delicate as lace surrounded by screaming concrete." - Skulls N Bones

doom that incorporates many different influences such as noise music and progressive metal. One may hear early Melvins or Eyehategod one minute and the next hear Intronaut or even Pure era Godflesh sounds coming from their headphones. -Hellbound




Salt Lake City, Ut

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