West-Flemish instrumental stoner trio MOTSUS return with their highly anticipated sophomore album “Atlas” - a bold evolution that pushes the Oudenburg trio deeper into doom and atmospheric territory than ever before.
Recorded at Dunk!Studio’s in Zottegem and mixed & mastered by legendary producer Karl Daniel Lidén (Dozer, Greenleaf, A Swarm Of The Sun, ..), Atlas delivers five tracks of crushing instrumental polder rock.
The album spans from the hypnotic seven-minute journey “Driver” to the nearly ten-minute epic “Exploder Pt. II” with the razor-sharp “Short Notice” (a long-time live staple finally captured on record) clocking in at just over two minutes.
ATLAS drops Friday, January 30th, 2026, via Polderrecords, followed by an album release show on Saturday, January 31st at Muziekclub 4AD in Diksmuide with support from Ghent riff masters Idealus Maximus.
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West-Flemish instrumental stoner trio MOTSUS have been carving their path through the heavy underground since 2012. Hailing from the poldercity of Oudenburg, this three-piece delivers instrumental polder rock—dead slow and heavy, sometimes razor fast, but foremost persistent, like a fully loaded freight train with no intention of stopping.
Their sound blends crushing stoner riffs, contemporary sludge metal, and old-school doom into something raw, sinister, and hypnotic. No vocals. No compromises. Just three guys making music that sounds like tectonic plates shifting in slow motion.
Following two raw demos (2014/2015) and their debut album “Oumuamua” (2018, Polderrecords), MOTSUS have built a reputation for visceral live performances at festivals like Gentse Feesten and Alcatraz, sharing stages with Brutus, Fire Down Below, Briqueville, and frequent collaborators Idealus Maximus.
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