Doubtsower - The Past Melts Away With A Sneer (Album Review)

Release Date: November 28st 2025. Record Label: UBAii / Unbidden Audio: Formats: CD/Digital

The Past Melts Away with a Sneer - Tracklisting

The Past Melts Away with a Sneer

 

Lineup

All tracks written, performed, recorded, produced & mixed by Matt Strangis

Review

The Past Melts Away With A Sneer is the fourth full length album from one-man Blackened Doom/Sludge Metal collective Doubsower and this is my first experience with Matt Strangis’s highly disturbing and nihilistic creative alter ego. This record is full of gloomy visions and harsh sonic landscapes that moves within the areas of Industrial Metal, Funeral Doom, Post-Metal, Post-Rock and Horror Movie Soundtracks for an album that is highly unusual and brilliantly eclectic at the same time.

Doubtsower has gained a lot of great praise from the musical underground scene and it’s not hard to see why as Matt is very passionate about making music across the wider musical spectrum. As Matt plays bass in doom merchants "Pantheist", and also produces experimental electronic music under the alias "Kyam". The whole atmosphere is creepy with Doubtsower playing heavy amounts of warped FUNERAL DOOM soundscapes that’s wrapped around a ton of disturbing ELECTRONIC beats which does take time for the “REAL” metallic movements to appear. 

Matt teases and scares the hell out of the listener with expertly placed soundbytes and sound effects that amps up the tension. Doubtsower feels inspired by the highly controversial and deeply uncomfortable horror movies of European and Asian cinema. This record isn’t watered down by any means with the slow-paced Black Metal grooves merging into heavier slices of violent ELECTRONICA and INDUSTRIAL beats with extreme vocals to match. 

Though, Matt does show a keen sense of melody within the more restrained Post-Rock and Post-Metal passages that appear from momentarily within the album. The record’s main strength is it’s gloomy and highly unapologetic production style which has a real core DIY PUNK ethic running throughout and with the amazing Greg Chandler (from legendary funeral doom band Esoteric) handling mastering duties, this is one record that not only dares to be different within the realm of Funeral Doom but actually rewrites the rule book.

This is a singular forty nine minute track with Doubtsower showcasing one of the best extreme records to emerge from within the UK and WELSH underground metal scene in quite some time. The level of dedication and technical ability that Matt plays on this album is simply astonishing to listen to and to make me emotionally invested for an album such as this is no small feat.

Expect The Unexpected with The Past Melts Away With A Sneer as this is as close as to perfection you’ll ever hear in the world of Experimental Doom Metal.

Words by Steve Howe

The Past Melts Away With A Sneer will be available to buy digitally and CD via Unbidden Audio

Links

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Pale Horse Ritual - Diabolic Formation (Album Review)

Release Date: November 28th 2025. Record Label: Black Throne Productions: Formats: CD/DD/Tape/Vinyl

Diabolic Fprmation - Tracklisting

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)

 

Lineup

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

Review

Pale Horse Ritual feels like they have already truly arrived with their debut album Diabolic Formation which wastes no time in laying down the groundwork a stream of FUZZ DRIVEN and Heavy Psychedelic grooves that feels like a musical TIME CAPSULE was buried in the Seventies and being opened in today’s Sludge driven Doom/Stoner Metal world. The whole result is a record that moves from Fuzz, Psych, Grunge, Stoner Rock and Occult Doom Metal whilst allowing the band to add their own creative identity into the mix. 

The RIFFS are HUGE and bursting with genuine AMPLIFER DISTORTION which you’ll hear within the epic opening track of Deflowered which is an absolute banger especially with this being purely and instrumental track. The song leans heavily within the Sludge Rock aesthetic with moments of DOOMED OUT and DISTORTED clarity with a filthy SONIC influence building throughout that leaves little to the imagination within the HEAVY VOLUME department.

Second track Wickedness sees Pale Horse Ritual channel their OCCULT DOOM METAL heritage with echoes of Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Electric Wizard, Blue Cheer and Black Rainbows emerging. The feedback levels of FUZZ ain’t pretty and it isn’t subtle either but DAMN the band are absolute on FIRE spreading wild tales of the OCCULT that’s buried under an avalanche of gloomy rhythms and twisted sludgy guitars. There’s a deep love for Seventies Horror Films being shown here but it’s the epic PSYCHEDELIC visions that Pale Horse Ritual that offers quite a demonic and spaced out vibe perhaps closer to H.P. Lovecraft as well. 

Third track Holy Lies once again keeps with the OCCULT ROCK theme with Pale Horse Ritual playing a riffier, aggressive and slightly Post-Stoner take which still remains quite vibrant and beautifully filthy at the same time. The grooves are played at a well controlled slow-to-mid pace which allows the distorted atmosphere to gather momentum with Paco’s daring vocals dominating the musical and creative landscape. He’s superbly supported by Will Adams with his grizzled back-up vocals offering a slightly different take. The song really excels with Pale Horse Ritual moving into modern sounds with the Psychedelic Stoner Metal angle fully coming out on top.

Fourth track Save You is a wholly different song compared to the other tracks with Pale Horse Ritual playing a more soulful and dialled back number which is semi-acoustic for the early stages. However, the band delivers a winning Post-Stoner and Post-Doom style that sees a cautionary style of Grunge sounds to appear and even Shoegaze vibes which make this one of my favourite tracks on the whole album. The band still write hard-hitting themes that once again leave a sense of hope and despair at the same time.

The final three tracks of Bloody Demon, Ded and A Beautiful End are all seedy and twisted tales of Psychedelic Paranoia coming to life with the kick-ass PROTO DOOM METAL melodies transforming into other areas of modern day Doom/Stoner Metal whilst having outlandish fun with the FUZZED OUT surroundings that have a violent effect within the heaviest sounds of the whole album. Bloody Demon and A Beautiful End are two of the other standout tracks of the record that deserve your full and undivided attention as Pale Horse Ritual fully establish their own blend of GOTHIC and PSYCHEDELIC twisted bliss. 

Pale Horse Ritual have delivered an intense and brilliantly addictive wild ride with Diabolic Formation which should see the album claim a few ALBUM OF THE YEAR mentions before the year is out. It’s already grabbed a place on mine. This is a must have album. Plain and Simple.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to C Squared Music for the promo.

Diabolic Formation is available to buy now on CD/DD/Tape/Vinyl via Black Throne Productions.

Links

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Maha Sohona - A Dark Place (Album Review)

Release Date: November 21st 2025. Record Label: Bonebag Records: Formats: Digital/Vinyl

A Dark Place - Tracklisting

Liquid Motion Medicine - 8:26
Visions - 9:32
Uddh- 4:09
Voyagers - 7:49
Ostera - 8:38
The Long Way Home - 10:33

Lineup

Johan Bernhardtson – Guitar, Vocals
Thomas Hedlund – Bass
Erik Andersson – Drums

Review

Swedish Prog/Doom/Stoner Metallers Maha Sohona return with their latest record A Dark Place that sees the band lean heavier and further into the Space Rock abyss of Post-Doom and Post-Grunge melodies. There’s a trippy and stripped back atmosphere that appears on the record with the band inspired by the likes of Alice In Chains, TOOL and ELDER with some wonderfully subversive distorted FUZZY guitars within the excellent opening track Liquid Motion Medicine.

The track does have distinctive classic Grunge energy running throughout its creative core with a storytelling narrative that moves closer to a Prog Metal narrative. There’s a sudden shift into areas of Cinematic Rock which brings a heavier Cosmic flavour to the record with lead vocalist Johan Bernhardtson providing delicate tones before unleashing an aggressive attitude as the song moves on. With a haunting Ambient and Psychedelic score developing throughout, Maha Sohona feel like a different band compared to their celebrated 2021 album Endless Searcher.

Second track Visions is another cautionary offering with Maha Sohona aligning themselves to a style of Shoegaze and Post-Rock whilst keeping themselves closely to the boundaries of Post-Doom, Grunge and Atmospheric Sludge which starts rather low-key and closely guarded. This all changes when the band changes musical direction and heads straight into Post-Metal rhythms that remind me of ISIS (The Band) in places. The song has a wicked and deceptive take of Alt-Metal with the TOOL progressive mannerisms being heard from time-to-time. Maha Sohona keep things grounded when they slow the mood right down and return to the more emotionally engaging style of Ambient Post-Rock which kicks into Progressive Stoner Metal overdrive for the catchiest, heaviest and technically impressive melodies heard on the whole album.

Third track Uddh is Maha Sohona on more conventional ground with a self contained track that is emotionally satisfying with the band moving into areas of melodic Post-Rock and keeping the level of HEAVY RAWK down to the bare minimum. This has a lovely flow and highly satisfying energy with Johan’s vocals perhaps leaning into the spectrum of Stadium Rock whilst keeping everything within a loving Post-Stoner attitude. The delicate flourishes of Ambient Rock and Doom-Pop landscapes shows a different side to Maha Sohona which they fully deserve credit for actually exploring on this album.

Fourth track Voyagers sees Maha Sohona return to the heavy SPACED OUT DOOM arena for a song with deeper purpose and meaning which adds a Sludgy destructive element that the band just run crazy with. Everything becomes more fractured and distorted as the song transforms into a Post-Grunge and Prog-Metal afterthought of different textures which allows the band to offer another wonderful cinematic journey where the RIFFS showcase why the Swedish Doom/Stoner Metal scene is one of the most dominant and creative scenes currently out there. 

I have to give credit to Maha Sohona’s triumphant rhythm section of Thomas Hedlund (Bass) and Erik Anderson (Drums) as they both put in beautiful understated musical performances but they really deliver when the heavy grooves demand a powerful rhythm section to build their sonic message upon. Johan’s guitars are full of DESTRUCTIVE INTENT for the most part but all three members really come together within the final two tracks of Ostera and The Long Way Home.

These two tracks show the bands original musical vision coming into their own when they blend Post-Metal mysticism with Post-Stoner romanticism which elevates their music into something quite therapeutic and emotionally healing especially within Ostera. You can hear other influences such as PELICAN and RUSSIAN CIRCLES emerging before Maha Sohona once again rely on their Progressive Doom and Stoner Metal surroundings. 

A Dark Place is a brilliantly realized musical adventure brought to life with true CINEMATIC themes that develops throughout for a record that’s quite downbeat in places but one that’s superbly uplifting before everything is said and done. Maha Sohona are one of the best kept secrets within the Swedish Underground Rock/Metal scene who will no doubt achieve greater recognition from the wider scene thanks to this incredible album.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Sheltered Life PR for the promo.

A Dark Place is available to buy now on DD/Vinyl via Bonebag Records

Links

Bandcamp | Spotify | Website | Instagram | Facebook

Stoner Doom Titans BELZEBONG to return with new album "The End Is High" on Heavy Psych Sounds; first track "420 Horsemen" streaming!

Poland's Stoner/Doom royalty BELZEBONG have signed to Heavy Psych Sounds Records for the release of their first album in nearly a decade, "The End Is High". Stream an intoxicating first excerpt ahead of its world release on February 20th, 2026.

Stream Belzebong's trippy new track "420 Horsemen"

The skies crack, the world coughs, and the smoke clears only to reveal the end. From the depths of the riff-choked void, Belzebong return with a new sermon for the final days: "The End Is High". Recorded and mixed by Satanic Audio at Sound of Records, this new chapter drags you deeper into your doom — where the incense burns green, and time moves slower than death itself. This is the soundtrack for the final procession. No salvation. No redemption. Bong. Fire. Death.

"On ‘The End Is High’, Belzebong conjure some of their dankest jams yet in full sonic fury (the recording captures it all beautifully). All of them bear the trademark Belzebong songcraft. The band has always had a knack of building on a few catchy ideas, building dire atmosphere around them, and doubling down on slow, powerful grooves," states Doomed & Stoned editors.

BELZEBONG "The End Is High" - Out February 20th on Heavy Psych Sounds (LP/CD/digital)

Poland’s loudest riff dealers Belzebong have been spreading their fuzz-drenched gospel of bong metal since 2008. With no vocals and no compromises, they summon crushing instrumentals soaked in doom, sludge, and psychedelic haze. Their hypnotic live shows and cult-like following have turned them into underground legends, delivering slow, sinister grooves straight from the green abyss.

With acclaimed albums like "Sonic Scapes & Weedy Grooves", "Greenferno" and "Light the Dankness", Belzebong have toured extensively across Europe and the U.S., leaving trails of blown minds and smoke-filled venues in their wake. Belzebong is not just a band: it’s a ritual of riff worship for those who live by the fuzz and die by the bong.

Belzebong upcoming shows

21.11 - Radebeul (Ger) Barnyard Club
22.11 - Jena (Ger) Kuba
23.11 - Prague (Cz) Modrá Vopice
25.11 - Brno (CZ) Kabinet Muz
26.11 - Bratislava (SK) Žalár
27.11 - Vienna (At) Arena
28.11 - Graz (At) Explosiv Club
29.11 - Salzburg (At) Dome Of Rock Festival
30.11 - Munich (Ger) Backstage
02.12 - Frankfurt (Ger) Ponyhof
03.12 - Paris (Fr) Backstage By The Mill
04.12 - Nantes (Fr) Le Ferrailleur
05.12 - Lille (Fr) Bulle Café
06.12 - Utrecht (NL) Db's
07.12 - Eindhoven (NL) Café The Jack
08.12 - Düsseldorf (Ger) Pitcher
10.12 - Münster (Ger) Rare Guitar
11.12 - Hamburg (Ger) Hafenklang
12.12 - Oldenburg (Ger) Cadillac
13.12 - Berlin (Ger) Wild At Heart

Belzebong lineup

Sheepy Dude - Bass
Alky Dude - Guitar
Cheesy Dude - Guitar
Hexy Dude - Drums

Belzebong links

Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram

Heavy Psych Sounds links

Website | Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram | Youtube

Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the details.

Drone Doom Voyagers OWLS OVER OAKS Sign to Argonauta Records

Argonauta Records is proud to welcome OWLS OVER OAKS to its roster. Emerging from the depths of Italy’s extreme underground, the trio delivers a formidable blend of extreme drone doom that expands the limits of darkness and despair.

Founded in 2022 by Valerio “Leynir” Possetto, former bassist of Enisum, OWLS OVER OAKS reached its definitive form in 2024 with the addition of two highly respected figures in the Italian extreme scene. Elisa “Aeretica” Iacopini, former vocalist of Amethista, and Roberto “Bob Rip” Ripollino, drummer also active with Nihili Locus and Nerocapra, joined the project to complete a vision that is as uncompromising as it is immersive.

Leynir acts as the sole composer and lyricist, shaping a sound that is crushing, hypnotic and entirely personal. The band’s debut album O.O.O., the first chapter of a planned trilogy, was recorded entirely in analog. It stands out for its radical use of dual bass lines, both performed by Leynir, and the complete absence of guitars. This choice magnifies the album’s monolithic weight. Structured in three long tracks for a total running time of about forty minutes, O.O.O. is conceived as a single apocalyptic litany, a slow descent into pain, perdition, and blindness, wrapped in a pitch black atmosphere inspired by the bleak world of Mad Max.

Their debut single Owls, mastered by James Plotkin, introduces this desolate world with overwhelming intensity and sets the tone for what is to come.

OWLS OVER OAKS craft a totalizing sonic experience where every note drips with darkness and every silence trembles with impending catastrophe.

Listen to the edit version of "Owls" here: https://song.link/owlsoveroaks_ow

INFO:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580855993123
https://www.instagram.com/owlsoveroaks/
https://www.facebook.com/ArgonautaRecords

Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for the details.

Winds Of Neptune - Winds Of Neptune (Album Review)

Release Date: November 21st 2025. Record Label: Small Stone Records: Formats: CD/Digital

Winds Of Neptune - Tracklisting

1.The Faun's Rhyme 

2.Gas Giant

3.La Cacciata

4.Temporal Mutant

5.U.S.L.

6.So Sayeth The Mouth of the Void

7.The Fitz

8.Queen of Sumatra

Lineup

Ross Westerbur: bass, vocals

Mike Alonso: drums

Kevin Roberts: guitar

Review

Winds Of Neptune is a Heavy Psych/Stoner Rock band from Detroit who are made up of three musicians from the local scene including Mike Alonso from the legendary Flogging Molly. The band play a great style of Heavy Psychedelic Stoner Rock that’s merged with huge elements of Classic Hard Rock, Space Rock, Blues Rock and Grunge. Imagine THIN LIZZY playing modern day Stoner Rock but still allowing their dominant Classic Hard Rock to shine through and that’s what you get with Winds Of Neptune stunning debut album. 

The first half of the album mostly concentrates on Classic Rock for the most part with Winds Of Neptune taking influence from the likes of Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath, BUDGIE, Aerosmith and Deep Purple. Though, if you look beyond this classic rock influences, Winds Of Neptune harnesses a subtle modern day STONER energy which aligns them closely to the likes of WO-FAT, MOTHERSHIP and CLUTCH but still playing a great style of their own making. The music does offer brief amounts of Blues Rock surroundings with that legendary Seventies HARD ROCK sound allowing Winds Of Neptune to branch out into areas of Spaced Out Rock on the second half of the album.

The first half of the album moves along at a stunning fast-pace with Winds Of Neptune constructing a Prog Rock landscape that makes their music last for quite a long time in places and that’s no bad thing especially on tracks such as Gas Giant, La Cacciata and Temporal Mutant amping up the Psych Rock stakes to maximum levels of genuine excitement. There’s some hidden shifts into Sludge Rock melodies though it’s kept to a fair minimum as Winds Of Neptune are mostly about that Classic Hard Rock style. The vocals are excellent from Ross Westerbur who taps into the glorious heyday of Seventies Hard Rock and Nineties Old-School STONER ROCK dominance when the time calls for this. 

The dynamic guitars of Kevin Roberts brings a heavy PSYCHEDELIC and COSMIC flavour when Winds Of Jupiter just move into areas of dramatic Space Rock territory on the second half of the album. Mike Alonso is a whirlwind of nature on drums showcasing why he’s so highly regarded. Hell, all of the musicians are legends of the local Detroit scene and they all prove their worth here with first class musical performances.

As I said, the second half of the album becomes more spaced out with Winds Of Neptune becoming riff-loving ASTRONAUTS on tracks such as So Sayeth The Mouth of the Void, The Fitz and Queen of Sumatra where you can hear echoes of the likes of MONSTER MAGNET and FU MANCHU not too far off into the distance. The sound is brilliantly organic especially when unexpectedly they start relying on their Classic Rock roots for a fuller, richer and aggressive sound which veers into GRUNGE sensibilities along the way.

The record runs for over an hour in length but this album is ALL KILLER AND NO FILLER. It’s jam-packed full of outstanding landscapes and wicked instrumental solos that you’ll be listening to this album for a very long time to come. 

Winds Of Neptune is first class entertainment and hopefully this will allow the band to gain a loyal dedicated following within the global Stoner Rock scene. 

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Earsplit PR for the promo.

Winds Of Neptune is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Small Stone Records.

Links

https://windsofneptune.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/windsofneptune
https://www.facebook.com/windsofneptune
https://www.smallstone.com

Mothertomb - Beware (Single Review)

Release Date: October 01st 2025. Record Label: Self Released: Formats: CD/Digital

Beware - Tracklisting

Beware

Lineup

Alice Gawlinski: Vocals

Chance Gawlinski: Guitar

Alton Minor: Bass

Mike Benitez: Percussion

Review

Mothertomb is a Doom Metal Band who have recently released their debut single BEWARE from their forthcoming debut album that will be released in 2026. Fronted by the impressive vocal talents of Alice Gawlinski who brings an emotionally charged performance on the BEWARE. You could say the most dominant influence for the band is WINDHAND but Mothertomb add a gloomy Shoegaze and Grunge sound to their music. There’s the increasing appearance of Psychedelic, Doom and Stoner Metal surroundings within BEWARE though it does take for the band to add these elements of music into the song.

The song is quite deceptive with the heavy melodies as they open the track with a slow-to-mid paced Shoegaze aspect before fully exploding into a Psychedelic Doomed Out Force Of Nature with stripped back recording techniques that gives a more vibrant and ethereal vibe to the whole track. Mothertomb add areas of the OCCULT and GOTHIC sensibilities within the later stages of Beware with little outbursts of Thrash and Groove Metal just for the sheer hell of it.

Beware is an intriguing and superbly executed proposition from MOTHERTOMB which has me excited to hear more from their upcoming debut album in 2026. 

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Links

Facebook | BandCamp | Instagram | DistroKid

Dune Aurora - Ice Age Desert (Album Review)

Release Date: November 21st 2025. Record Label: Argonauta Records (Octopus Rising): Formats: CD/Digital

Ice Age Desert - Tracklisting

Gateway

Tundra

Burning Waters

Crocodile

Trapdoor

Sunless Queen

Dune Chameleon

Fire (Extended Version 2025)

Se Ponga El Sol

Lineup

Ginny Wagon (vocals, guitar)

Roberta Finiguerra (bass, backing vocals)

Serena Bodratto (drums, backing vocals)

Review

Heavy Psych/Doom/Stoner Rockers Dune Aurora finally unleash their highly anticipated debut album Ice Age Desert which sees them aligned to premiere Powerhouse Record Label Argonauta Records imprint Octopus RIsing. Dune Aurora is inspired by the likes of Acid King, Uncle Acid and Ruby The Hatchet with some wicked darkly sonic expeditions into areas of Grunge, Desert Rock and Occult Rock. The whole record moves across different areas of the Heavy Rock spectrum with Dune Aurora keeping themselves fully accustomed to the underground rock scene where they play a great style of monolithic and fuzzy surroundings with highly passionate vocals appearing from all members of the band.

Lead vocalist Ginny Wagon impresses throughout with excellent support from Roberta Finiguerra (Bass) and Serena Bodratto (Drums) providing backing vocals. When they all appear together there’s a destructive emotional quality that makes Dune Aurora fully standout amongst their musical peers. The sudden flashes of dominant Sludge Rock attitude sees the band become a heavier, aggressive and more thrilling unit especially within the opening tracks of Gateway, Tundra and Burning Waters. Ice Age Desert offers an ice-cold style of classic Desert Rock landscapes with heavy OCCULT overtones that sees an epic POST-DOOM / SHOEGAZE effect emerging with what sounds like ACID KING jamming ideas with WINDHAND but for a modern Doomed Out audience. 

The record is superbly recorded with Dune Aurora drawing upon the legendary talents of James Plotkin for mastering duties. Throw in the excellent work handled by Davide Donvito on recording and mixing duties then you have an album that sounds remarkably fresh and modern whilst aiming for that classic Nineties Desert Rock, Stoner Rock and Grunge based sound. 

Dune Aurora even finds the time to add elements of Alt Rock into the mix on tracks such as Crocodile, Trapdoor, Sunless Queen and Fire. Everything still retains its sense of Doom, Occult and Stoner Rock authenticity whilst having a GOTHIC attitude appearing within the lyrics. Dune Aurora reminds me of much missed Doom Rockers HIGH PRIESTESS in many ways who sadly called it quits back in November 2023. Both bands played their own great style of Doom/Stoner Metal but with Dune Aurora adding a riffier modern Fuzz/Stoner Rock perspective. 

I will admit I can hear echoes of COHEED & CAMBRIA within Dune Aurora’s style of progressive storytelling though I maybe imagining that aspect but it’s a refreshing change of pace of how the lyrics and creative outline of the album is fully delivered throughout the album.

Ice Age Desert is a superb debut album with Dune Aurora leaving a trail of highly destructive STONER ROCK energy behind them and in this form nothing can stand in their way in obtaining some form of greatness within the next eighteen months or so

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for all of the info.

Ice Age Desert is available to buy now on CD and Digital Download via Octopus Rising / Argonauta Records.

Links

https://www.facebook.com/duneaurora21
https://www.instagram.com/duneaurora
https://duneaurora.bandcamp.com/

Austin Heavy Rockers DEMONS MY FRIENDS to reissue debut album "Demons Seem To Gather" on Ripple Music; new video "Ghosts Of You" available!

Austin, TX heavy rock powerhouse Demons My Friends unleash a stirring new video to celebrate the special LP and CD reissue of their debut album "Demons Seem To Gather", available on January 16th through Ripple Music.

Get spellbound by their new video Ghosts Of You

Initially released in 2023, Demons My Friends' debut full-length "Demons Seem To Gather" is a powerhouse blend of drop-tuned grunge riffs, doom structures, soaring melodies, groove-laden rhythms and psychedelic harmonies. Sonic touchstones include Monolord, King Buffalo, All Them Witches and Soundgarden, while their musicianship brilliantly transcends most genre trappings. The album was recorded at Red Nova Ranch in Austin, TX and Soga Records in Jiutepec, Mexico; produced and mixed by Jeff Henson at Red Nova Ranch in Austin, TX; mastered for vinyl by Esben Willems (Monolord) at Studio Berserk in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Demons My Friends have recently signed a worldwide deal with Ripple Music for the release of their upcoming sophomore album in the spring of 2026. Stay tuned for more info!

Demons My Friends "Demons Seem To Gather" reissue
Out January 16th on Ripple Music (LP/CD)
International preorder - US preorder

"A highly captivating and first rate release." - Outlaws of the Sun

"The trio can bring big riffs as well as surprisingly dense, climactic hooks that help shake up their pacing, introducing drama into their luxuriously groovy pacing.” - Invisible Oranges

"A face-melting mix of sludgy power chords, thunderous drumming, Black Sabbath-meets-Soundgarden/Alice In Chains-like solos and crooned vocals with an expansive song structure." - Joy of Violent Movement

Demons My Friends, whose three members originate from Mexico City, was born during an impromptu recording session at SXSW Festival 2022 in Austin, TX. The concept of their debut album "Demons Seem To Gather" (2023) explores the inner journey its members have embarked on since the onset of the COVID pandemic, confronting inner demons and battling anxiety, depression, self-doubt, and rage, while teaching themselves how to turn these demons into their "friends". Their sound is both emotionally charged and adventurous, mixing raw power with a sense of reflective moodiness, while the lyrical themes often deal with personal struggles, societal matters, and the complexities of human experience with a touch of existential or philosophical contemplation.

As part of the promotion of "Demons Seem To Gather", Demons My Friends provided tour support for Bruce Dickinson and Graveyard in Mexico, and also performed at major festivals like Levitation, SXSW, Mexico Metal Fest and Ripplefest Texas.

Demons My Friends is

Pablo Anton – Guitars and vocals
Lu Salinas – Bass and vocals
Tarro Martinez – Drums

Demons My Friends links

Website | Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram

Ripple Music links

Website | Facebook | Bandcamp | Instagram

Thanks to Purple Sage PR for the details