Release Date: August 29th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl
Hail Satan, Triumph Awaits - Tracklisting
1.Consulting The Haruspex 11:02
2.Alive In Death 07:03
3.Hail Satan, Triumph Awaits 18:34
Members
Luke Duum - Drums
Scott Cooper - Bass
Review.
Doom/Sludge Metallers Tumanduumband return with their latest album Hail Satan, Triumph Awaits which is another lo-fi, miserable and minimalist sounding adventure full of DRONE textures, creepy soundbytes and a SHIT TON of down-tuned misery for the underground masses. This time round Tumanduumband taps into the bleak early sounds of ELECTRIC WIZARD and matches a lo-fi aesthetic where the whole journey is more SPACED OUT with fully formed storylines being told through their excellent use of sound clips and creepy sound effects.
Hail Satan, Triumph Awaits is a worthy follow up to their 2023 debut album with Tumanduumband playing longer strands of music across three epic tracks with two of those running over at eleven minutes and eighteen minutes. The minimal style of emotionally charged melodies remind me of FALL OF EFRAFA at times with Tumanduumband exploring multiple different areas of Drone and Post-Black Metal whilst continuing to develop their main Doom/Sludge Metal approach to the album.
The three tracks on offer here have different levels of heaviness warped in bleak mystery and misery with Tumanduumband creating challenging pieces of music to listen to. The album is wholly instrumental with the reliance of sound clips to tell an intriguing story full of classic OCCULT HORROR themes which come across brilliantly well on Consulting The Haruspex and Alive In Death perhaps being the most theatrical and dramatic of the whole album.
You can picture Tumanduumband playing the whole album in full within a small, compact and gloomy live venue with scenes of classic horror movies being projected against a small screen. Yeah, tons of bands have done that over the years but Tumanduumband have managed to capture that eerie vibe throughout this stunning album.
The harsh DRONE textures and groove orientated Doom/Sludge passages sets the stage for an exciting finale within the standout final track Hail Satan, Triumph Awaits where Tumanduumband demonstrates a more heavier and highly atmospheric style of down-tuned aggression that also has a sense of filth and decay building up behind the amps to fully consume your souls with.
Hail Satan, Triumph Awaits is another superb record from Tumanduumband that sees them deliver a much better record to their debut album which I’m a huge fan of. This feels more fully fleshed out with a much better creepier narrative that sells the whole dark and twisted vision that Tumanduumband have ultimately excelled themselves with.
Words by Steve Howe
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