Release Date: March 13th 2026. Record Label: POLDERRECORDS. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl
Finis Temporum - Tracklisting
1.Life Tree
2.Rabbit Hole
3.Vengeance Of The Weird
4.Ordinary Bliss
5.Icy Grip
6.Asteroid Blast
Members
Tom Neirynck - Bass
Peter Gaelens - Drums
John Pollentier - Guitars
Henk Vanhee - Vocals
Review
Finis Temporum is the the seventh album from legendary Stoner Metallers Cowboys & Aliens which is perfectly timed to celebrate the band's thirtieth anniversary since forming in 1996. This is the band’s first album in over four years with Cowboys & Aliens delivering their heaviest and most confident record to date. They’ve leaned quite heavily into the arena of Post-Grunge, Doom and Sludge Rock for this album which still maintains the band’s trademark style of gritty sounding Desert Rock, Psych and Stoner Metal atmospherics.
The whole record is full of classic Stoner Rock/Metal swagger which comes across superbly well within the opening track of Life Tree which reminds me of KYUSS, FU MANCHU and DOZER with the band now easily being compared next to those legendary bands. The music is very fast-paced and highly aggressive with the mood showcasing some mighty fine Nineties groove oriented Spaced Out elements with Henk’s undeniable vocals holding everything together.
Finis Temporum is quite compact, clocking in around thirty three minutes across six great tracks with Cowboys & Aliens playing a turbo-charged style of music that’s packed full of great melodies and psychedelic landscapes.
The spiky lyrics are quite grounded, touching upon some highly emotional themes with the record still having that “SPACE ROCK” vibe which you can tell by the cover and the band’s previous albums especially on tracks such as Rabbit Hole, Vengeance Of The Weird and Icy Grip. Cowboys & Aliens expand their delicious levels of FUZZ ROCK attitude with intense musical ferocity that’s provided by Tom Neirynck (Bass), Peter Gaelens (Drums) and John Pollentier (Guitars) throughout the whole album.
Another unexpected surprise is with the final song of Asteroid Blast which the band originally recorded on their landmark second album A Trip To The Stonehenge Colony. This time round the band have reimagined the track which has also been rerecorded, remixed and remastered compared to the original version. It’s a great modern version of one of their most well known tracks and the 2026 version stands on its own creative merits.
This ends the album in the best way possible with Cowboys & Aliens feeling refreshingly modern and still being one of the most essential acts the Stoner Metal community has right now.
Finis Temporum should be considered a celebration of Cowboys & Aliens musical legacy whilst hopefully allowing them to endear themselves to a new generation of fans looking for their new favourite band. This is Cowboys & Aliens best record in years and proves once again why they’re Belgium’s premier Stoner Metal act in the world right now.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to POLDERRECORDS for the promo.
Finis Temporum is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via POLDERRECORDS.
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