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SOUL OF ANUBIS – Portuguese Power Duo to Release New Album: Ritual

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on December 18, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Portuguese power duo SOUL OF ANUBIS will release their new album, Ritual, on February 20th, 2026 via Time To Kill Records. After more than a decade of intense activity, relentless touring and a steadily growing reputation across Europe, the band returns with a record that captures the full scope of their signature sound.

The first single “Incarnation” is available now:

YouTube: 

https://youtu.be/3lSpUCfgouQ

Streaming:

https://ffm.to/soul-of-anubis-incarnation

The band comments:

“’Incarnation’ represents the rebirth into a new cycle to enter the path of peace after the conflicted struggle in life. It is the story of a man who, after his death, gets on the boat to head towards the perfect world and who faces difficult struggles during his crossing. Along the way, he must leave behind oppression, starvation, pain and mind, leading him to immortality”.

Line-up:

Hugo Ferrão – Guitar, Vocals
Rui Silva – Drums

Formed in 2010 in Northern Portugal, SOUL OF ANUBIS have carved out a distinct place within the European underground thanks to their explosive fusion of thrash, sludge, doom and post-metal. Their sound channels the raw urgency of Mantar, the primal energy of early Mastodon, and the relentless drive of High On Fire and Black Cobra, yet remains unmistakably their own, a visceral blend of aggression and dynamic shifts that refuses to be confined to a single genre.

On stage, the duo are known for their fierce and magnetic performances, delivering an unfiltered surge of heaviness that connects with audiences on a deeply physical level. Over the years, they have performed extensively across Portugal and beyond, building a loyal following through their intensity and authenticity.

The upcoming album promises to push their sonic boundaries even further, expanding upon their trademark blend of massive riffs, dark groove, and emotional gravity, while highlighting a newfound sense of urgency and compositional versatility.

Track list:

1. Ritual
2. Mind Crusher (feat Keijo Niinimaa from Rotten Sound)
3. Incarnation
4. Vermin
5. Dead Cult
6. God’s Burial
7. Human Torch
8. Unholy Tomb

Preorders:

https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/soul-of-anubis-ritual

https://soulofanubisband.bandcamp.com/album/ritual

Time To Kill Records

https://timetokillrecords.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/timetokillrecords/

https://www.facebook.com/timetokillrecords/

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Accabadora Debut EP Mazzolu – A Metal Odyssey Review

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on December 15, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Accabadora will see their 3 song debut EP, Mazzolu, release on February 1st. This is Doom Metal from another doom dimension! Heavy? Try to imagine hearing the initial ground splitting of a super volcano, in a manner of speaking heavy! Maurice de Jong on bass and vocals is a monster! His barbarous voice alone is a welcomed ear blowing experience to perceive.

Guitarist Raoul Dumas showcases both clamorous riffs and sedative melodies that meld together like yin-yang, a sonic doom force all his own. Drummer Nico Beemster exhibits the sonic doomsday whomps, adding that end of days homage to the unearthly and spellbinding rhythm section.

Do yourself a metal favor and experience this Doom Metal EP from Accabadora for your own good this February 1st. Metal be thy name. – Stone

Tracklist:
1 – Grasp the light
2 – Monstrous God
3 – Wrath

Accabadora is a Dutch doom band, founded in 2024. The band name comes from Sardinian mythology and refers to the woman who would relieve the sick and elderly from their suffering – at night, with a wooden hammer. It serves as a poetic metaphor for the themes of suffering, release, and death that shape the band’s music. Musical reference points include Conan, Primitive Man, and Amenra: crushingly heavy, slow, but dynamic.

The debut EP “Mazzolu” was recorded in the autumn of 2025 in a rehearsal room the band converted into a studio for the occasion, with engineer Maik Snippe at the controls. The result is a recording that stays close to the band’s live energy.

The EP will be released on February 1st, 2026, on all streaming platforms. A series of shows will follow in the spring; dates to be announced.

Accabadora consists of:

Maurice de Jong – bass and vocals (known from Gnaw Their Tongues)

Raoul Dumas – guitar

Nico Beemster – drums

Accabadora:
www.accabadoradoom.com

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LONE WANDERER Release First Single & Video “Existence Nullified” | New Album Exequiae Will Be Released on January 30th

Posted in doom metal, funeral doom, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on December 13, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

With their third album Exequiae (Latin for “funeral rites”), Lone Wanderer from Freiburg im Breisgau/Germany makes a striking statement in the realm of Funeral Doom. The band’s High Roller debut continues the thematic line of its predecessor The Faustian Winter, from the end of Faustian culture to inner grief and existential despair.

Watch “Existence Nullified” (LYRIC VIDEO) HERE

“Thematically and musically, we’ve never been closer to the core of Funeral Doom than with these five songs,” explains songwriter and guitarist Bruno Schotten. The tracks, including the nearly 25-minute centerpiece ‘To Rest Eternally’, combine majestic slowness, dense harmonies, and overwhelming heaviness. “The extended length of this track wasn’t intentional, but a logical necessity of the theme.”

Musically, Exequiae marks a high point in the band’s development: “Despite extensive excursions into elaborate harmonies, a red thread runs through the album. Including some more death-doomy passages, it sounds darker and more cryptic than ever.” The artwork, in keeping with the quartet’s tradition, is by Romantic painter Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, whose ‘Procession in the Fog’ captures the album’s grave stillness.

“We oversaw every step of the production, from the first guitar note to the final mix. This album is completely our work,” Schotten emphasizes. Exequiae is a funeral mass in slow motion, majestic, despairing, uncompromising – and stands as the band’s most compelling statement to date, treating Funeral Doom as a true art form.

TRACK-LISTING:
01 Anhedonia’
02 Epistemology of the Passed
03 Existence Nullified
04 Life’s Lost Vanity
05 To Rest Eternally

LINE-UP:
Bruno Schotten – Vocals Guitar
Jonas Weber – Guitar
Simon Brooker – Bass
Jakob Zeblin – Drums

DISCOGRAPHY:
Principles (EP, 2014)
The Majesty of Loss (2016)
The Faustian Winter (2020)
Exequiae (2026)

ON-LINE:
https://www.facebook.com/lonewandererdoom
https://www.instagram.com/lonewandererdoom
https://lonewanderer.bandcamp.com/album/the-faustian-winter
https://www.hrrecords.de/

Source: High Roller Records

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MONOLORD Announce First U.S. Tour Dates Since 2022 | Swedish Doom Trio Returns To States Next June, As New Album Nears Completion

Posted in doom metal, doom rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on December 6, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Monolord return to the U.S. next June for their first North American tour since 2022, traversing the western United States with performances that include stops at The Regent Theater in Los Angeles and the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

The news arrives as the trio of Thomas Jäger (guitar/vocals), Esben Willems (drums), and Mika Häkki (bass), wraps up work on their highly anticipated fifth album.

“The new album is a wrap! Recording with Sylvia Massy has been a fantastic experience and we can’t wait to bring these new songs on the road,” the band shares, collectively.

Tickets are on sale now, via Monolord.com. Mizmor supports on all dates.

Monolord U.S. tour dates:

June 11 San Diego, CA Casbah
June 12 Santa Cruz, CA The Catalyst
June 13 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
June 14 Sacramento, CA Harlow’s
June 16 Eugene, OR John Henry’s
June 17 Portland, OR Nova PDX
June 18 Seattle, WA Substation
June 19 Bellingham, WA Structures Brewing
June 20 Tacoma, WA Airport Tavern Music Hall
June 23 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
June 24 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
June 25 Las Vegas, NV Swan Dive
June 26 Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriet’s
June 27 Los Angeles, CA The Regent Theater

Photo credit: James Rexroad

Since forming in Gothenburg in 2013, Monolord have become one of doom’s most revered acts. Their music has earned praise from a wide range of publications including Bandcamp who described the band’s music as a “propulsive, tense balance between boogie and brutality,” Pitchfork noted the band’s ability to “render supernatural dread and cosmic nothingness into cavernous, hypnotic grooves,” and Decibelcelebrated their “heavy-as-mountains” sound.

Monolord have released four critically acclaimed albums: Empress Rising (2014), Vænir (2015), Rust (2017), and Your Time to Shine (2021). Their sound combines monolithic heaviness, psychedelic expansiveness, and meticulous production.

Monolord.com

Monolord.bandcamp.com

Instagram.com/monolordofficial

Facebook.com/monolordsweden

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PROFANE ELEGY Announces New Single “And Then We Are Gone” From Forthcoming Album Herezjarcha

Posted in Black Metal, doom metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on November 21, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Independent black metal band PROFANE ELEGY has released their newest single, “And Then We Are Gone,” a haunting and doom-oriented meditation on the fleeting nature of human existence. The track represents a notable shift for the band, featuring predominantly clean singing and a somber, crushing atmosphere.

Watch “And Then We Are Gone” HERE: https://youtu.be/lTZavztyIJw

“This song was a fun switch up for us in that it is mostly clean singing and very doom oriented,” the band explains. “It’s essentially a comment on how we’re here one minute and gone the next and the world keeps turning. All we do and build in life snuffed out in a second without warning or meaning, the tragedy of existence.”

“And Then We Are Gone” is the latest preview of the upcoming album Herezjarcha, set for release on January 30, 2026. Like their previous work, the album was created through a fully remote writing and recording process that has become central to the band’s identity.

Herezjarcha Track Listing: 

  1. “Exeunt Omnes” – 4:57
  2. “Haunted” – 3:31
  3. “The Accuser” – 5:23
  4. “As My Heart Turns to Ash” – 5:24
  5. “I AM” – 3:49
  6. “Immutable” – 4:13
  7. “And Then We Are Gone” – 4:02
  8. “Herezjarcha” – 5:57

PROFANE ELEGY began as a two-man recording project before expanding into a full four-piece and debuting live in late 2023. With members located across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the band relies on extensive file sharing and constant group communication to craft their music. This approach played a crucial role in bringing Herezjarcha to life.

With “And Then We Are Gone,” PROFANE ELEGY continues to refine their blend of bleak atmospheres, introspective themes, and evolving sonic textures, solidifying their place as a rising force in American black metal.

About PROFANE ELEGY

PROFANE ELEGY is a black metal band from Bangor, Pennsylvania, formed in late 2021 by guitarist J Gulick and vocalist Mikael L. Originally conceived as a two-man studio project, the band quickly evolved into a full lineup with the addition of bassist David G and drummer Sean M in 2023. What sets PROFANE ELEGY apart is their refusal to remain confined within genre boundaries, while rooted firmly in black metal, their sound incorporates elements of death, doom, and progressive metal, often enhanced by orchestral arrangements and clean vocals.

The band’s debut album When All Is Nothing (2023) was released independently and drew attention for its blend of atmospheric aggression and emotional vulnerability. The release earned praise for its ability to move fluidly between blistering speed and melancholic melody, with Doom Heart calling it “a massive Doom delight.” Following the album’s release, PROFANE ELEGY made their live debut and began performing across the northeastern United States, including a notable support slot for Dark Funeral in late 2024.

Lyrically, the band explores themes of nihilism, mortality, philosophy, and religious symbolism, often invoking figures like Satan not as dogmatic statements, but as metaphors in a broader spiritual and existential dialogue. Their work is poetic, introspective, and often challenges the listener to confront uncomfortable truths about life, death, and belief.

Their upcoming full-length album Herezjarcha, set for release in January 2026, represents the band’s most ambitious and expansive work to date. With a more dynamic sound, deeper orchestration, and a clear conceptual throughline, the record pushes their sonic and thematic boundaries further than ever before.

The album title, the Polish translation of the English word heresiarch (meaning arch-heretic), encapsulates the spirit of the band: rebellious, introspective, and unafraid to question the sacred.

Connect with PROFANE ELEGY:

Source: C Squared Music

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Melodic Doom Outfit, ORCHID THRONE, Releases “Dreamworld” Single | Buried in Black Album Pre-Orders Open

Posted in doom metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on November 19, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Baltimore (MD) – One-man Melodic Doom Metal outfit, Orchid Throne, has released “Dreamworld,” the first single and epic opening track from forthcoming debut full-length, Buried in Black.

Stream “Dreamworld” at:

orchidthrone.bandcamp.com/track/dreamworld

open.spotify.com/track/39WQc6Eu28Lvrv5L3htZnE

music.apple.com/us/song/dreamworld/1852523211

Orchid Throne is set to release Buried in Black on January 9, 2026! The project consists solely of Nicholas Bonsanto (Lör,Empress, Helianthus, Barren) who performs the music, as well as producing, mixing and mastering the album.

After nearly 17 years of playing supporting roles in various bands, Nicholas Bonsanto (Lör, Empress, Helianthus, Barren) is proud to make his debut as a solo artist as the man behind Orchid Throne. Bonsanto not only wrote and performed all of the music for Buried in Black, but also produced, mixed, and mastered the album.

While not a concept album, Buried in Black weaves themes of anxiety, depression, fear of death, and the search for life’s meaning throughout its lyrics. The title describes both the music itself and the feelings that Bonsanto has kept buried within for years. It may sound bleak, but what is buried in black will be set free and brought to light on January 9.

“This album is a long time coming for me,” said Bonsanto. “For more than a decade, I collected little recordings of ideas in the hope that one day they’d be useful. I could not be more proud of myself for how the album came out and for all of the things I have learned along the way.”

Bonsanto’s Musical Journey to Buried in Black:

“As a musician performing in bands since I was 16, people who know me have seen me play a supportive role, and hear my musical contributions to my bands. But not everyone knows that I have always dreamed of releasing a record of my own. I am passionate about all kinds of music, and while I love playing in my current bands, doom metal is a big love that I long felt like I had no outlet for. 

“While I’ve honed my songwriting abilities over the years, I began this project with zero knowledge of how to produce a record on my own. I introduced Orchid Throne to the world one year ago on my birthday with only one song done. Over the past year, I have finished writing, recording, and producing my entire debut record. I have finally achieved this goal and it’s even better than I ever imagined it could be. It means so much to me to get this out there, to truly reflect who I am as an artist, and I’m already excited to create more.”

FFO: Swallow the Sun, Anathema, Woods of Ypres, Novembers Doom, Draconian

Pre-order Buried in Black:

orchidthrone.bandcamp.com/album/buried-in-black

Track Listing:

1. Dreamworld

2. Ephemerality

3. What Defines us

4. Moonlight Revelry

5. Guilt

6. Breath of Autumn

7. With Promise

Credits:

Album artwork painted by Ryan Gassaway.
Music and Lyrics written by Nick Bonsanto.
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Nick Bonsanto.
All instruments performed by Nick Bonsanto.
Flute on “Breath of Autumn” and “With Promise” performed by Mary Beck.

linktr.ee/orchidthrone

Source: ClawHammer PR

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Italy’s Gothic Doom Stalwarts THE FORESHADOWING Releases Live Video For “Our Nightmares Call”

Posted in doom metal, doom metal music, gothic, gothic metal, gothic rock, Metal, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on November 15, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Italy’s gothic doom stalwarts THE FORESHADOWING have just released a live video for “Our Nightmares Call”, a song from the band’s latest album New Wave Order.

The video was shot by Underroom Studios at the 2025 edition of Frantic Fest in Francavilla al Mare, Italy.

Click here for the live video: https://youtu.be/lzFSnFNCnWY

The mood is dark to melancholic, but also majestic and epic. Hailing from Rome (Italy), THE FORESHADOWING are something like the musical equivalent of the city they come from. Founded in 2005, the group can look back on a successful and eventful history. Listeners of gothic, doom and dark metal are very familiar with the quartet’s work. 

THE FORESHADOWING gained popularity in the international scene with four acclaimed albums released between 2007 and 2016: Days of Nothing (2007), Oionos (2010), Second World (2012) and Seven Heads, Ten Horns (2016) and through touring with SWALLOW THE SUN, SATURNUS, MARDUK, MOONSPELL, ANTIMATTER and IN THE WOODS.

In 2023, THE FORESHADOWING ended a forced break of several years with the EP Forsaken Songs and a European tour with Saturnus and In The Woods. Now, New Wave Order is the group’s fifth full length album and their debut on LIFEFORCE RECORDS. The formation from Rome emphasizes its strengths on the album and offers cinematic tracks of dark music that is nevertheless immensely catchy and mood-enhancing.

THE FORESHADOWING NEW WAVE ORDER OUT NOW

While listening to New Wave Order, you are whisked away into a world full of secrets and allusions. The path is THE FORESHADOWING’s goal, which manifests itself in all-encompassing, organically developed musicality. The Italians are outstanding songwriters who create captivating arcs of suspense and also keep an eye on the overarching strands. Nothing else can be expected from this eternal band. 

More on Lifeforce Records:

https://lifeforcerecords.com/

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NYC Doom Trio PRECIOUS BLOOD Release Visual Album for False Prophets

Posted in blackened doom metal, doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on October 30, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Album cover photo by Mia

NYC-based purveyors of Blackened Caribbean Doom, PRECIOUS BLOOD has released False Prophets: Visual Album, the official visualizer from the band’s newly released debut. The cinematic offering consists of three songs and visuals from their first studio album: False Prophets.

False Prophets: Visual Album features 3 short films set to their singles “Old Man Abaddon,” “El Muerte” and “Whore’s Grave,” shot by cinematographer Rigo Diaz and directed by Grace Perez, the band’s drummer. The 3 stories are presented as parts of a Halloween themed horror anthology, reminiscent of Tales from the Crypt and The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs, adding to its striking visual narrative.

Watch the visualizer at youtu.be/-32tC8ZOi-4?si=nYH8vfGWoCR66y10

False Prophets is now available on all streaming platforms. Stream the album on Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.

Fully formed in 2024, PRECIOUS BLOOD brings together three veterans of the NYC scene: AJ on guitar, vocals (Jesus Knevil, Snake Canyon), Dave Kramer on bass, vocals (Blood Feast, Suaka, Stanley) and Grace Perez on drums, vocals (The Wickedexorcist). The band’s shared love of doom and underground metal is expressed in an unholy concoction of rum-soaked riffs, brutal lyrics, and mystical tribal sounds.

Album cover photo by Mia

Track list:

1) False Prophets

2) Bludgeoned & Charred[Video]

3) Footsteps of Babylon

4) Shadow of the Cross

5) Cemetery Burn

6) Old Man Abaddon [Video]

7) El Muerte [Video]

8) Whore’s Grave

With a signature sound best described as Blackened Caribbean Doom, PRECIOUS BLOOD delivers a unique blend of doom and thrash metal influenced tone, mixed with lyrical themes that draw profound inspiration from the enduring spirit of the Caribbean, shaped by brutal history of colonization, unwavering resilience of its people, and exploration of the darker aspects of human existence, including death, contemplation of mortality and the complexities of human suffering.

Photo Credit: Rigo Diaz

False Prophets was recorded and mixed by Joe Hogan at Captain’s Cove Catskills Studios with mastering and additional engineering by AJ Tissian (The Wave Lab). The album was produced by Joe Hogan and PRECIOUS BLOOD. Album cover photo by Mia. Cover layout by PRECIOUS BLOOD.

For fans of monstrous riffs, horror-inspired visuals, and genre-bending metal.

linktr.ee/preciousbloodband

Source: ClawHammer PR

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PALE HORSE RITUAL Challenge Dogma With New Single “Holy Lies”

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on October 26, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Listen To “Holy Lies” Here: https://youtu.be/dITYjVs191g

Canadian heavy psych doomers PALE HORSE RITUAL return with “Holy Lies”, the latest single from their forthcoming album Diabolic Formation, arriving November 28 through Black Throne Productions. Bold and unflinching, the song pulls no punches as it confronts centuries of religious power structures and the human cost left in their wake.

“Holy Lies” lays bare the contradictions between immense spiritual wealth and real-world suffering. Its lyrics push against the hierarchy and fear tactics often used to enforce obedience, shining a harsh light on the ways control is cloaked in sanctity. At the heart of the track is a call for equity and liberation. It is an insistence that no one is born to kneel.

Driven by low-end groove and a wall of saturated tone, the band finds a razor-sharp balance between weight and momentum. The guitars churn through layers of fuzz, while the rhythm section carves a deliberate, relentless path forward. There’s a hypnotic pull to the song’s structure, anchored by a hook that lingers long after the final note.

Track Listing:

  1. Deflowered (5:58)
  2. Wickedness (5:03)
  3. Holy Lies (5:46)
  4. Save You (3:13)
  5. Bloody Demon (5:02)
  6. DED (6:50)
  7. A Beautiful End (6:55)

With Diabolic Formation on the horizon, the band continues to sharpen their vision, crafting a record that explores the darker corners of belief, power and the struggle to reclaim autonomy in a world built to obscure it. Pre-orders are available HERE. 

About PALE HORSE RITUAL
Steeped in mysticism, PALE HORSE RITUAL create an spellcasting blend of doom, occult rock and vintage metal. Based out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the band formed in 2024 and their sound is driven by gritty vocals, sludgy riffs, and pounding rhythms that channel the spirit of 1970s heavy music with a modern, gothic edge. Following their alluring 2024 EP titled Enchantress, the quartet are preparing to unveil the full-length, Diabolic Formation on November 28, via Black Throne Productions. 

Line Up: 
Paco (Bass/Vocals)
James Matheson (Lead Guitar)
Will Adams (Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals)
Jonah Santa-Barbara (Drums)

Album Credits:
Producer: Will Adams
Recording Studio: Green Mountain Ranch
Engineer: Will Adams at Tell Me About It… Records
Mastering: Zack Hollow at Z Hollow Studios
Mixing: Will Adams

Guest Musicians:
Dom Valela – Keys, Vocals
Doom Valhalla – Italian Preacher

Links:
Bandcamp: https://palehorseritual.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palehorseritual/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaleHorseRitualBand

Source: C Squared Music

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DROWNED IN SILVER – Premieres “Waves of Sorrow” Video | Announces Debut Album: Mothers

Posted in doom metal, doom rock, experimental metal, experimental music, experimental rock, Metal, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on October 14, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

“Waves of Sorrow” blends dark atmospheres of occult and doom rock with a distinct gothic touch.

A new project formed by seasoned musicians from the black metal and experimental music scenes.

Debut album “Mothers” to be released 7 November via Pagan Records.

A new occult/doom rock act, Drowned in Silver, has unveiled “Waves of Sorrow“, the first single and video from their debut album Mothers. The full-length record is set to be released on 7 November 2025 via Pagan Records in CD, LP and digital formats. 

Watch “Waves of Sorrow”: 

https://youtu.be/8DcnLzblDbg

“Waves of Sorrow” is a powerful testament to the band’s signature sound, blending the dark atmospheres of occult and doom rock with a distinct gothic touch. The music video, created in collaboration with the artists from Zaćma Visual Studio and the Kraków-based dance group Morphos, visually captures the song’s intensity and mood.

Photo credit: Arek Alvein

Drowned in Silver is a new project formed by seasoned musicians from the black metal and experimental music scenes. Their music finds a unique balance between occult rock and trance-like expression, drawing inspiration from the spiritual intensity of artists like The Devil’s Blood, Dead Can Dance and Wardruna.

Pre-order “Mothers” via Pagan Records: 

https://www.pagan-records.com/

Drowned In Silver online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drownedinsilver
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drowned_in_silver/

Zaćma Visual Studio online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zacmavisualstudio
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zacmavisualstudio/

Morphos online:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morphos.dance.crew/

Pagan Records online:
Website / Shop: https://www.pagan-records.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paganrecords
Bandcamp: https://paganrecords.bandcamp.com

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DISPOSSESSED – Dêmocide LP From Portland Death/Doom Metal Bringers Out Now And Streaming On Carbonized Records 

Posted in doom metal, doom metal music, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on October 3, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Brittany Hardcastle 

Dêmocide, the new full-length from Portland, Oregon’s DISPOSSESSED, is out now and streaming via Carbonized Records!

Dêmocide contains five tracks of devastating, sludgy doom. Recorded by Mike Vera at VeraTone (Juliana Hatfield, Great Falls), mastered by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks (Earth, Sunn O))), Khanate, Amarok), and completed with cover art by Abomination Hammer, the track “If I Must Die” features synthesizers by B. Pierpont and an original poem by Dr. Refaat Alareer. Dêmocide reflects the band’s ongoing commitment to challenging silence and injustice through sound; direct, unrelenting, and deeply resonant.

Stream DISPOSSESSED’s Dêmocide HERE.

Dêmocide is out now on LP, CD, MC, and digitally. Find orders at the Carbonized Records webshop HEREand Bandcamp HERE.

Dêmocide – Track Listing:

  1. Exanimate
  2. Concrete Tomb
  3. Opulent Doom
  4. Watan
  5. If I Must Die

DISPOSSESSED just kicked off their West Coast tour in support of Dêmocide’s release. The journey commenced with a hometown record release show September 27th. See all confirmed dates below.

DISPOSSESSED Live:
10/03/2025 Waterfront Skatepark – Bellingham, WA
10/04/2025 Red Gate– Vancouver, BC
10/05/2025 Slice Of Life Pizza – Tacoma, WA
10/06/2025 Jules Maes – Seattle, WA
10/07/2025 The Crypt – Olympia, WA
10/08/2025 Naked Lounge – Chico, CA
10/09/2025 Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA
10/10/2025 Arcata @ Moss Oak Commons– Eureka, CA
10/11/2025 Hesher’s Pizza – Oakland, CA

DISPOSSESSED infuses elements of sludge, doom, and death metal into a commanding sound rooted in anger, despair, and political resistance. Formed in 2014, the band emerged from Portland’s metal scene with a mission to confront systems of oppression through uncompromising, feedback-driven music.

Their sound combines slow-burning riffs, bleak atmospheres, and a raw, aggressive energy that draws influence from bands like Corrupted, Asunder, Winter, and Grief. Lyrically and thematically, DISPOSSESSED engages directly with issues such as systemic violence, environmental destruction, and carceral injustice, grounding their work in anti-authoritarian ideals.

Back in 2019, DISPOSSESSED released their debut full-length, Exanimate, a searing critique of societal collapse. They returned in 2022 with the “Makhnovshchina” single, continuing to explore revolutionary themes through crushing, emotionally charged compositions.

https://dispossessed.net

https://www.instagram.com/dispossessed_pdx

https://dispossessedpdx.bandcamp.com

https://carbonizedrecords.com

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FINNR’S CANE – Releases Fourth Album, a Self-Titled Debut With Nordvis Produktion

Posted in ambient music, Black Metal, doom metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on September 30, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

The mystic Canadians Finnr’s Cane returns with their self-titled fourth album, a haunting and introspective journey through the frozen landscapes of the mind. Released in the US on September 26th, the album marks their debut with renowned label Nordvis Produktion, and is a powerful continuation of their unique blend of atmospheric black metal, doom, and ambient music.

North American fans can order it now here:

LP: https://us.nordvis.com/products/finnrs-lp

CD: https://us.nordvis.com/products/finnrs-cd

(Please note: these orders are now processed and shipped from the US.)

Hailing from the icy expanse of Sudbury, Ontario, Finnr’s Cane has always operated on the fringes, letting their music speak for itself. The band has forged a distinctive sound by forgoing a traditional bass in favor of the melancholic, resonant tones of a cello. This unconventional instrumentation, combined with an improvisational songwriting approach, creates an organic, almost ritualistic quality to their music.

Their new album, arriving just in time for the end of summer and rise of the autumn, delves deep into themes of nature, introspection, and the spiritual connection to the land. It is an album that unfolds slowly, building from somber acoustic passages to powerful, distorted crescendos. The cello remains a central pillar, providing a deep, mournful resonance that sets their sound apart. 

For fans of Agalloch, Wolves in the Throne Room, and Fen, this record is a compelling exploration of liminal spaces and the sacred elements of the wilderness.

Listen to FINNR’S CANE now: https://nordvis.lnk.to/finnrs-cane

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BELL WITCH & AERIAL RUIN – Share First Taste Of Stygian Bough Vol. II | Doom Metal Union Announces Winter 2026 European Tour

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, metal music albums, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on September 28, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo Credit: Emma Ruth Rundle

Avant-garde doom co-conspirators BELL WITCH and AERIAL RUIN continue their fifteen-year collaboration on Stygian Bough Vol. II this fall. Today, they tease this long-awaited follow-up of their critically lauded first partnership, 2020’s Stygian Bough Vol. I.  

Helmed by Dylan Desmond, Jesse Shreibman and Erik Moggridge, the alliance has teased the impending release of Stygian Bough Vol. II, with the first taste of new music in the video filmed and edited by Bobby Cochran HERE. 

Commenting on the teaser, Desmond says: “Bobby Cochran expertly used Sergei Parajanov’s ‘The Color of Pomegranates’ as a muse for this trailer that perfectly captures the dreamlike qualities of the music.” 

Additionally, the bands will unite to perform the new record, Stygian Bough Vol. II, on a European tour to take place in January/February 2026, with support from 40 WATT SUN.

Desmond adds about the tour: “We’re very excited to finally perform Stygian Bough Volume II live!” 

Additional information regarding Stygian Bough Vol. II will be revealed in the coming months.

STYGIAN BOUGH VOL. II TEASER VIDEO: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrz7DemeD4c

STYGIAN BOUGH – European Tour Dates: 

1/26/2026 – Warsaw, PL – Voodoo
1/27/2026 – Wroclaw, PL – Łącznik
1/28/2026 – Brno, CZ – Kabinet Muz
1/29/2026 – Vienna, AT – Arena
1/30/2026 – Munich, DE – Feierwerk
1/31/2026 – Dresden, DE – Club Pushkin
2/01/2026 – Munster, DE – Sputnikhalle
2/03/2026 – Paris, FR – Backstage By The Mill
2/05/2026 – London, UK – The Dome
2/06/2026 – Newcastle, UK – Cluny
2/07/2026 – Glasgow, UK – Stereo
2/08/2026 – Sheffield, UK – Corporation
2/09/2026 – Manchester, UK – Rebellion
2/10/2026 – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
2/12/2026 – Brussels, BE – Magasin 4
2/13/2026 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
2/14/2026 – Hannover, DE – Cafe Glocksee

About STYGIAN BOUGH:

In our human minds, according to the Law of Contagious Magic as described in The Golden Bough by anthropologist James Frazer, contact between two objects creates an inseparable thread between them. A gift from a dead friend forever holds this magic like a scar reflecting a wound. Similarly, a piece of food that touches the floor is suddenly abject and rotten.

Pairing this notion with the Law of Similarity Magic, as described by Frazer, where an object resembling another can share its power, a musical notion can be understood to serve as an unbodied conduit of such magics; an emotional contact between the music and audience wherein such sorcery threads an inseparable seam that, for a time, resemble each other.

Aptly named in reference to the aforementioned book, Stygian Bough, the collaboration between Bell Witch (Dylan Desmond, Jesse Shreibman) and Aerial Ruin (Erik Moggridge) enlivens its unbodied presence resembling both projects as a conduit in its own separate entity.

The partnership at the center of Stygian Bough is over in a decade in the making, growing from Moggridge’s recurring contributions to the Bell Witch catalog. Their initial collusion occurring on the debut Bell Witch album Longing (2012) following which, Moggridge would return to guest on both Four Phantoms (2015) and Mirror Reaper (2017). 

Follow BELL WITCH & AERIAL RUIN: 
Bell Witch – Website | Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music

Aerial Ruin – Website | Facebook | Instagram | Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music

Stygian Bough: Vol 1 Stream:  Bandcamp | Youtube | Spotify | Apple Music

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MESSA – Italian Doom Metallers Unveil Video For “Reveal” | European Tour With Paradise Lost To Begin Next Month

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on September 26, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Nicola Pianalto

Italian doom metal outfit MESSA are pleased to unveil their new video for “Reveal.” The track comes off the band’s critically-adored new full-length, The Spin, released in April via Metal Blade Records.

Based in the band’s eclectic, self-defined “scarlet doom” sound, The Spin rises, falls, broods, bites, comforts, and destroys, all the while resounding with both instinctive magic and obsessive, concerted hard work. After lighting up the underground with a triptych of increasingly distinctive and wondrous records as 2016’s Belfry, 2018’s Feast For Water, and 2022’s Close, with The Spin, MESSA is audibly equipped for the proverbial big leagues.

Comments the band on their “Reveal” video, “The main riff in ‘Reveal’ manifested itself spontaneously. Our guitar player Alberto dreamed of it one night. He suddenly woke up at 4:00am and recorded it with his phone so he wouldn’t forget it. It was the most immediate song to write out of all those we wrote for The Spin and it features two key elements: the typical, ‘blues’ use of slide guitar and the ‘metal’ element of the blastbeats. This video was entirely shot with analog equipment in a tire warehouse in our hometown. We chose the lo-fi aesthetic on purpose, using the dynamism of strobe and neon lights. We tried to make it as spontaneous as the songwriting process for the track.”

Watch MESSA’s video for “Reveal” HERE.

Watch MESSA’s previously released video for “At Races” HERE, “The Dress” HERE, and “Fire On The Roof”HERE.

The Spin was partly recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Maurizio “Icio” Baggio and includes synth work by Andrea Mantione (Nuovo Testamento) on “Fire On The Roof” and cover art by Nico Vascellari (Uroboro, 2023. Nero Portoro marble, tire. 57 x 57 x 10 cm).

The record is available now on CD, vinyl, and digital formats at metalblade.com/messa.

Next month, MESSA will serve as direct support to Paradise Lost on a month-long European trek. The Ascension Of Europe Tour 2025 begins on October 9th in Manchester, United Kingdom and runs through November 6th in Antwerp, Belgium. Additional support will be provided by High Parasite and Lacrimas Profundere on select shows. See all confirmed dates below.

MESSA w/ Paradise Lost, High Parasite:
10/09/2025 New Century Hall – Manchester, UK
10/10/2025 KK’s Steel Mill – Wolverhampton, UK
10/11/2025 University – Newcastle, UK
10/12/2025 Garage – Glasgow, UK
10/14/2025 Rescue Rooms – Nottingham, UK
10/15/2025 SWX – Bristol, UK
10/16/2025 The 1865 – Southampton, UK
10/17/2025 Islington Assembly Hall – London, UK
10/19/2025 Tyrant Fest – Lille, FR **
w/ Paradise Lost, Lacrimas Profundere:
10/20/2025 Elysée Montmartre – Paris, FR
10/21/2025 La Rayonne – Lyon, FR
10/23/2025 Live Music Hall – Cologne, DE
10/24/2025 Rockhal – Luxembourg, LU **
10/25/2025 Conrad Sohm – Dornbirn, AT
10/26/2025 Hall – Padova, IT **
10/28/2025 Backstage Werk – Munich, DE
10/29/2025 Palac Akropolis – Prague, CZ
10/30/2025 Boogaloo – Zagreb, HR
10/31/2025 SiMM City – Vienna, AT
11/01/2025 Durer Kert – Budapest, HU
11/03/2025 PTR/L’Usine – Geneva, CH **
11/04/2025 Z-Bau – Nürnberg, DE
11/05/2025 Pandora – Utrecht, NL
11/06/2025 Trix Hall – Antwerp, BE
** Paradise Lost, MESSA only

MESSA:
Sara – vocals
Marco – guitars/bass
Alberto – guitars
Rocco – drums

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https://messaproject.bandcamp.com

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PRECIOUS BLOOD Launch Lyric Video for “Old Man Abaddon” | False Prophets Out October 29th

Posted in Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on September 18, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

The new song and lyric video from NYC doom trio PRECIOUS BLOOD is now streaming. “Old Man Abaddon” is the second single off the band’s full-length debut album, False Prophets.

Watch the lyric video for “Old Man Abaddon” at: youtu.be/K_erC9pq4eQ?si=Mw-ic6WcxyZvB2QD.

Stream more from PRECIOUS BLOOD on: Spotify, Apple Music and preciousblood2.bandcamp.com.

False Prophets is set for release on October 29th.

Fully formed in 2024, PRECIOUS BLOOD brings together three veterans of the NYC scene: AJ – guitar, vocals (Jesus Knevil, Snake Canyon), Dave Kramer – bass, vocals (Blood Feast, Suaka, Stanley), and Grace Perez – drums, vocals (The Wickedexorcist). The band’s shared love of doom and underground metal is expressed in an unholy concoction of rum-soaked riffs, brutal lyrics, and mystical tribal sounds.

Photo Credit: Rigo Diaz

With a signature sound best described as Blackened Caribbean Doom, PRECIOUS BLOOD delivers a unique blend of doom and thrash metal influenced tone, mixed with lyrical themes that draw profound inspiration from the enduring spirit of the Caribbean, shaped by brutal history of colonization, unwavering resilience of its people, and exploration of the darker aspects of human existence, including death, contemplation of mortality and the complexities of human suffering.

For fans of monstrous riffs, horror-inspired visuals, and genre-bending metal.

Track-list:

1) False Prophets

2) Bludgeoned & Charred

3) Footsteps of Babylon

4) Shadow of the Cross

5) Cemetery Burn

6) Old Man Abaddon

7) El Muerte

8) Whore’s Grave

False Prophets was recorded and mixed by Joe Hogan at Captain’s Cove Catskills Studios with mastering and additional engineering by AJ Tissian (The Wave Lab). The album was produced by Joe Hogan and PRECIOUS BLOOD. Album cover photo by Mia. Cover layout by PRECIOUS BLOOD.

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PALE HORSE RITUAL – Release “Bloody Demon” | Diabolic Formation Out Nov. 28th Via Black Throne Productions

Posted in doom metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on September 14, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Under the canopy of a darkening forest, the album, Diabolic Formation is preparing to manifest in its final material form on November 28, 2025, via Black Throne Productions. As it’s arrival approaches, the Canadian stoner/doom/heavy psych outfit PALE HORSE RITUAL provide a further taste of what is to come with the new single, “Bloody Demon“. Listen HERE.

PALE HORSE RITUAL evoke the occult sound of the ’70s with a seductive yet deadly twist. An enticing rock ‘n’ roll spirit lies within “Bloody Demon”. Groove rhythms are accompanied with the band’s staple offering consisting of distortion, lashings of fuzz and a memorable hook. The electric opening riff soon settles into a fully immersive, rhythmic momentum that carries throughout the song’s duration. Its guitar-driven shadowy appeal doesn’t let up. 

Track Listing:

  1. Deflowered (5:58)
  2. Wickedness (5:03)
  3. Holy Lies (5:46)
  4. Save You (3:13)
  5. Bloody Demon (5:02)
  6. DED (6:50)
  7. A Beautiful End (6:55)

About PALE HORSE RITUAL:

Steeped in mysticism, PALE HORSE RITUAL create an spellcasting blend of doom, occult rock and vintage metal. Based out of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the band formed in 2024 and their sound is driven by gritty vocals, sludgy riffs, and pounding rhythms that channel the spirit of 1970s heavy music with a modern, gothic edge. Following their alluring 2024 EP titled Enchantress, the quartet are preparing to unveil the full-length, Diabolic Formation on November 28, via Black Throne Productions. 

Line Up:
Paco (Bass/Vocals)
James Matheson (Lead Guitar)
Will Adams (Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals)
Jonah Santa-Barbara (Drums)

Guest Musicians:
Dom Valela – Keys, Vocals
Doom Valhalla – Italian Preacher

Album Credits:
Producer: Will Adams
Recording Studio: Green Mountain Ranch
Engineer: Will Adams at Tell Me About It… Records
Mastering: Zack Hollow at Z Hollow Studios
Mixing: Will Adams

Links:
Bandcamp: https://palehorseritual.bandcamp.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palehorseritual/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaleHorseRitualBand

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MOTHERLESS: Chicago Riff Conjurors Unleash “Reptile Dysfunction” | Band Featuring Members Of The Atlas Moth And Without Waves To Release Do You Feel Safe? Debut, Friday On Prosthetic Records

Posted in doom metal, Heavy Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on September 11, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Jenny May

“Reptile Dysfunction” is the latest single from Chicago riff conjurors MOTHERLESS. The track comes by way of the band’s Do You Feel Safe? full-length, set for release on Friday, September 12th via Prosthetic Records.

Rooted deep within the city’s longstanding tradition of doom and riff-driven metal, MOTHERLESS is comprised of Stavros Giannopoulos and Alex Klein of The Atlas Moth, with Gary Naples and Anthony Cwan of Without Waves.

Together they manifest a raw, unfiltered sound that prioritizes weight and atmosphere over theatrics, combining elements of punk and hardcore with a bleak, driving intensity that reflects both personal darkness and industrial urban weight. There’s no gimmick here, just thick tones, sharp songwriting, and a commitment to keeping heavy music honest: “No fog, no light show, just riffs.”

Comments Giannopoulos on the band’s latest single, “‘Reptile Dysfunction’ was the last track we wrote for the record and is probably the most organic and natural song I’ve ever written. It came together so easily and the lyrics really sum up everything I felt this record was about. It’s a mission statement about feeling left behind, forgotten and returning to the music scene. The song title was actually thought up by my girlfriend Dee, who coincidentally stars in the video as well, which makes it even more special to me!”

Watch MOTHERLESS’ “Reptile Dysfunction” video HERE. Stream the track HERE. 

Stream the band’s previously released single, “Weaponized Goodwill,” HERE. Watch the lyric video HERE. 

Do You Feel Safe? features artwork by Rosario Scimeca and was produced by Sanford Parker with vocals produced by Stavros Giannopoulos, mixed by Sanford Parker, and mastered by Brad Boatright. 

The record will be available across all streaming services. Find preorders HERE. 

Do You Feel Safe? – Track Listing:

  1. Reptile Dysfunction
  2. Abrupt Violence
  3. You Seem So Damn Sure
  4. Darling, You Don’t Look Well
  5. Weaponized Goodwill
  6. Christian Math
  7. Insect Politics
  8. The New Romance

As they continue to carve out their place in Chicago’s storied metal landscape, MOTHERLESS stands as a reminder that in a city built on grit, the heaviest voices often rise from the underground. Fans of Intronaut, The Ocean, Kylesa, ISIS, High on Fire, and the like, pay heed. 

https://www.instagram.com/motherlesschicago

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DISPOSSESSED – Portland-Based Death/Doom Metal Faction To Release Second LP, Dêmocide, October 3rd via Carbonized Records | “Exanimate” Single, Preorders, & Tour Dates Posted

Posted in Death Metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , , on August 28, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Brittany Hardcastle 

Carbonized Records presents Dêmocide, the traumatic second LP from Portland, Oregon-based DISPOSSESSED, today unveiling its cover art, track listing, preorders, and lead single, “Exanimate”.

The DISPOSSESSED collective infuses elements of sludge, doom, and death metal into a commanding sound rooted in anger, despair, and political resistance. Formed in 2014, the band emerged from Portland’s metal scene with a mission to confront systems of oppression through uncompromising, feedback-driven music. Their sound combines slow-burning riffs, bleak atmospheres, and a raw, aggressive energy that draws influence from bands like Corrupted, Asunder, Winter, and Grief.

Lyrically and thematically, DISPOSSESSED engages directly with issues such as systemic violence, environmental destruction, and carceral injustice, grounding their work in anti-authoritarian ideals.

Back in 2019, DISPOSSESSED released their debut full-length, Exanimate; a searing critique of societal collapse. They returned in 2022 with the “Makhnovshchina” single, continuing to explore revolutionary themes through crushing, emotionally charged compositions.

DISPOSSESSED now delivers Dêmocide, containing five tracks of devastating, sludgy doom. Recorded by Mike Vera at VeraTone (Juliana Hatfield, Great Falls), mastered by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks (Earth, Sunn O))), Khanate, Amarok), and completed with cover art by Abomination Hammer, the track “If I Must Die” features synthesizers by B. Pierpont and an original poem by Dr. Refaat Alareer. Dêmocide reflects the band’s ongoing commitment to challenging silence and injustice through sound—direct, unrelenting and deeply resonant.

Stream DISPOSSESSED’s “Exanimate” HERE.

Dêmocide will be released October 3rd on LP, CD, MC, and digitally. Find preorders at the Carbonized Records webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.

Dêmocide – Track Listing:

  1. Exanimate
  2. Concrete Tomb
  3. Opulent Doom
  4. Watan
  5. If I Must Die

DISPOSSESSED will tour the West Coast in conjunction with the unveiling of Dêmocide, leading with a hometown record release show September 27th, followed by a tour from October 3rd through 11th. See all confirmed dates below and expect updates to post over the weeks ahead.

DISPOSSESSED Live:
9/27/2025 High Water Mark – Portland, OR *Record Release Show
10/03/2025 TBA – Victoria, BC
10/04/2025 Red Gate – Vancouver, BC
10/05/2025 Slice of Life Pizza – Tacoma, WA
10/06/2025 Jules Maes – Seattle, WA
10/07/2025 The Crypt – Olympia, WA
10/08/2025 Naked Lounge – Chico, CA
10/09/2025 Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA
10/10/2025 Siren’s Song – Eureka, CA
10/11/2025 Hesher’s Pizza – Oakland, CA

DISPOSSESSED:
K. Jewett – guitar, bass
M. White – guitar
M. Du Bose – vocals
L. MacDonald – drums

https://dispossessed.net

https://www.instagram.com/dispossessed_pdx

https://dispossessedpdx.bandcamp.com

https://carbonizedrecords.com

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PALLBEARER Announce Foundations Of Burden (2025 Redux), Out This Fall Via Profound Lore

Posted in doom metal, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , on August 22, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Foundations of Burden (Redux 2025) re-envisioned cover features a painting by Benjamin Vierling

AVAILABLE DIGITALLY ON NOVEMBER 7; PHYSICALLY ON DECEMBER 5

A FULLY RECONSTRUCTED VERSION OF THEIR 2014 LANDMARK ALBUM

Aug. 22, 2025, Little Rock, Ark. – Pallbearer release Foundations of Burden (2025 Redux) this Fall, a meticulous sonic reconstruction of their transformative 2014 album. The newly remixed and remastered version arrives digitally on Nov. 7, with physical editions (2xLP and CD) available on Dec. 5. (pre-orders: 

https://geni.us/PallbearerFOB2025Redux).

“During the writing and preparation for Foundations, everything was ephemeral and we were practically feral,” recalls bassist/vocalist Joseph D. Rowland. “We had no real practice space, we barely had a single working computer between the four of us. Our demos of the record consisted of something barely discernible from white noise. Nevertheless, we knew we were working towards building a set of songs we were deeply enthusiastic about.

Once in the thick of recording, the feeling went from dream to dreamlike very quickly, as we found ourselves in what felt like an endless churn of repetition. We slept at the studio on whatever soft surfaces we could find, waking each day to discover that some of the previous day’s work had been corrupted overnight. This resulted in some parts of the album being recorded many times over. The guitars in particular mutated into something Sisyphean.”

Rowland continues, “Since the time that we finally committed the original version of Foundations to print, we knew it would be a sonic space we would eventually revisit. Its form did not unfold according to the original version as the numerous file corruptions, delays, and exhausted studio budget compounded into a final feverish push to finish the mix. We were relieved to get those massive and difficult mixes turned into finished songs just in time, but not without a nagging thought; we had to sacrifice much of the nuance we had spent so much time crafting.”

More than a decade later, Pallbearer seized the opportunity to revisit the record from the ground up. Over the past year, the band meticulously reconstructed the album from the original sessions.

“In the time since then, we have played most of the songs from Foundations more times than we can count, and they remain some of our favorites,” Rowland continues. “The songs have grown with us. And while we hold a deep love and attachment to what we created in 2014, we also gained a fuller understanding of how we would want to re-present them if we had a chance. After years of discussion, listening and learning, we found ourselves in the position to fulfill that vision.”

Foundations of Burden (2025 Redux) features new mixes and mastering, plus new artwork featuring a painting by Benjamin Vierling. The six-song, 55-minute collection is produced by Pallbearer, mixed by Mario Quintero (Spotlights), and mastered by Adam Gonsalves.

Pre-orders (https://geni.us/PallbearerFOB2025Redux) are available now with the album available on multiple limited-edition vinyl variants: a band-exclusive metallic gold marble 2xLP (300 copies), a Profound Lore only iridescent blue marble 2xLP (500 copies), and standard black.

Pallbearer performs Foundations of Burden in full for the first time ever on Sept. 6, at Seattle’s Substation’s 10th Anniversary (tickets: https://bnds.us/z2ezd4).

Photo credit: Dan Almasy

Pallbearer is Brett Campbell (vocals/guitar), Devin Holt (guitar), Joseph D. Rowland (bass/vocals) and Mark Lierly (drums). The Little Rock, Arkansas-based band formed in 2008 and have since released four albums: Sorrow and Extinction (2012), Foundations of Burden (2014), Heartless (2017) and Forgotten Days (2020).

Pallbearer has received widespread praise with Rolling Stone dubbing their music “beautiful melancholia,” the New York Times saying, “Pallbearer takes the genre’s distorted guitars and dread and adds an ambitious element of optimism” and Decibel, who have twice afforded the band their cover slot, declaring the Pallbearer’s songs both “majestic” and “extraordinary.”

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EVOKEN: American Death/Funeral Doom Emissaries To Release Mendacium Full-Length October 17th On Profound Lore Records

Posted in death doom, funeral doom, Metal, metal bands, metal music, Music, music news, news with tags , , , , , , , on August 18, 2025 by Metal Odyssey

Photo by Eva Tusquets

“Matins” Single Now Playing + Preorders Available

Stream EVOKEN’s “Matins” HERE.

The most prominent and significant American death/funeral doom emissaries EVOKEN succeed their 2018 landmark Hypnagogia album with their stunning seventh full-length opus, Mendacium, set for release on October 17th on Profound Lore Records. Mendacium is a work that will reveal itself as one of the darkest and most oppressive EVOKEN albums among their unparalleled repertoire.

Where Hypnagogia would see the band capture and focus on a more melancholic, tangible, and even more of an accessible sonic design, Mendacium takes that acute shift back to the monumental dirge-like dread and woeful catacombic and disharmonious heaviness reminiscent of the band’s Quietus and Antithesis Of Light masterworks, all while still encapsulating the tectonic-shifting nature of their Caress Of The Void and Atra Mors releases and venturing more through classic gothic audial textures and even treading a little down experimental mire as well, reminiscing an aura seeping from such luminary artists as Dead Can Dance, Monumentum, and Disembowelment.

To signal this shift in sound harking back to this previous era, the band enlisted the services of producer Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal who worked with EVOKEN on their Antithesis Of Light and Quietus albums respectively. The resulting Mendacium captures a sepulchral heaviness saturated in ambience with even more of an emphasis on deathlike dread and anguish; an ambience reflecting the depths and catacombs of an ancient cathedral or monastery, ultimately defining Mendacium as EVOKEN’s most powerful sounding album to date.

Thematically, Mendacium bestows an intriguing concept and story. It tells the tale of a fourteenth century elder Benedictine monk with malady from illness preventing him from leaving his room within the monastery he dwells within. His faith and service to God can never be satiated. Slowly declining in health and sleepless from continuous pain, the monk encounters a hideous entity emerging through a tear in reality. The story questions, is the torment of this monk by each passing hour being inflicted by this entity or is it all within his own mind?

In advance of the release of Mendacium, today the band unveils the album’s first single, “Matins,” noting of the track, “‘Matins’ is a peek into a reality.”

Stream EVOKEN’s “Matins” HERE.

Mendacium, which features cover art by Worthless, will be released on CD, LP and digital formats. 

Find preorders at THIS LOCATION.

Mendacium – Track Listing:

  1. Matins
  2. Lauds
  3. Prime
  4. Terce
  5. Sext
  6. None
  7. Vesper
  8. Compline

“Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.” – Seneca

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https://www.profoundlorerecords.com

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