Step into the void with Beyond The Portal, a cosmic sludge metal trio out of Gastonia, NC, as they join the Underground Nation Podcast with your host with the ghost, Bounce Ball Boogie. In this episode, the band shares the story behind their crushing sound, influences like Black Sabbath and Mastodon, and their upcoming debut album Genetically Engineered. We dive into their singles Plan 9 for Planet 9, Origins of Man, and Singularity, plus the challenges of building independently on Babylonian Records. Get ready for heavy riffs, tribal drums, and cosmic energy—this is sludge metal from another dimension.