Worm are an American metal band from Florida, risen from the 2010s underground with a swampy blend of death, doom, and black metal. Foreverglade (2021, 20 Buck Spin) is the breakout and the place to start — crushing heaviness cut with melodic, even neoclassical leads — with Gloomlord (2020) and the Bluenothing EP (2023) rounding it out. Shop Worm vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Worm are an American metal band from Florida that emerged in the 2010s underground metal scene. The band built a following through a series of increasingly accomplished releases, evolving from murky doom-death into a more ambitious, atmospheric, and melodic blackened style. Their album Foreverglade, released by the respected underground label 20 Buck Spin, raised their profile considerably.
Worm fuse death metal, doom metal, and black metal into a dark, swampy, atmospheric sound, combining crushing heaviness with melodic and sometimes neoclassical guitar leads. Their evolution toward a more textured, blackened death-doom approach has been a notable feature of their development within the contemporary underground metal scene.
Worm's 20 Buck Spin releases have appeared in colored-vinyl variants of interest to underground death and doom metal collectors. Foreverglade is a popular collector title following the band's rise.
Listeners new to Worm often start with Foreverglade (2021). For related listening, see and .
