Saturday, 17 October 2026

KING BUFFALO Release Music Video for New Single "Vagabond" From Upcoming Studio Album Doomsayer, Out December 4th

[Photo credit: Mitch Kline]

King Buffalo have released “Vagabond”, the second single from their upcoming album, Doomsayer, out December 4th, 2026, as a self-release in North America and through Stickman Records in Europe. Preorders are available via http://kingbuffalo.bigcartel.com and https://www.stickman-records.com.

“’Vagabond’ was recorded in our new studio space, so it felt fitting to have the video take place there too,” drummer Scott Donaldson shares about the band’s newly constructed Rochester studio space. “It’s been a long road getting the space to where it is today, and there’s still plenty to do. From the beginning we have a vision of creating somewhere that functions as a proper recording studio while also being presentable and versatile enough for video. It feels great to finally share a glimpse of the new home we’ve built for ourselves, and to debut the second single from Doomsayer.”


The trio previously released “The Slick and The Dead,” a track Consequence said “merges classic desert rock a la Kyuss with Deep Purple-style organ accents and melodic flourishes.” The Obelisk also weighed in, saying the new songs “capture the dynamic chemistry between the three of them at its most vibrant, breathtaking and viscerally heavy.”

“Doomsayer originated in early 2026 out of many hours of jam sessions in our new studio space, playing around and seeing where it took us,” explains guitarist/vocalist Sean Roa, who also produced and mixed the album. “We didn’t really have an end goal in mind of what we were going for. We were simply exploring ideas and seeing what ended up speaking to us the most. So much has happened, both as a band and in our personal lives since our last record, that ended up becoming the inspiration to many of the lyrics on Doomsayer. I think as a result, this is some of our most upfront, direct and riff-driven work to date. We are incredibly proud of it and can’t wait for it to get out into the world.”

Four years on from Regenerator, King Buffalo returns with a record shaped by years of international touring and a deepening confidence in their own sound. Recorded in the new studio the band built themselves, Doomsayer finds the trio continuing to reach into the unknown, while bringing a greater sense of focus and intention to their sound. The experience they have gained on the road is evident throughout the album, both in the poise of the material and the confidence of their delivery. Like the pandemic trilogy that preceded it, Doomsayer was made at home, but the band’s new surroundings have given them the freedom to continue exploring and finding new ground, with a maturity they have earned one stage at a time.

Cover artwork by See Machine

Doomsayer Tracklist:

1. Battling The Mystagogues
2. The Slick and the Dead
3. Vagabond
4. Hell or High Water
5. Into the Foundry
6. Ether on the Dark Side
7. Doomsayer

The band launch their North American tour on Oct. 29 in Boulder with support from L.A. Witch (Oct. 29 to Nov. 21, except Los Angeles), Doom Gong (Dec. 3 to 5 and Dec. 18), and Handsome Jack (Dec. 8 to 12). A European trek was announced with Spirit Mother opening on all dates. Ticket links are available at Kingbuffalo.com/tour.

USA Tour Dates


10/29 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
10/30 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre - LOW TIX
10/31 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
11/2 Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre - LOW TIX
11/3 Vancouver, BC - The Pearl - LOW TIX
11/4 Seattle, WA - Neumos
11/6 San Francisco, CA - The Independent - LOW TIX
11/7 Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room
11/9 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
11/10 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
11/11 Albuquerque, NM - Sister
11/13 Dallas, TX - AM/FM
11/14 Austin, TX - Mohawk
11/17 Houston, TX - Bad Astronaut
11/19 Nashville, TN - Basement East
11/20 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle - LOW TIX
11/21 Cincinnati, OH - Woodward Theatre
12/3 Detroit, MI - El Club
12/4 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
12/5 Cleveland, OH - The Roxy
12/8 Toronto, ON - The Mod Club - LOW TIX
12/9 Montreal, QC - Theatre Fairmount - LOW TIX
12/10 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall - LOW TIX
12/11 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge - LOW TIX
12/12 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
12/15 Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
12/16 Durham, NC - Motorco
12/17 Washington, DC - Black Cat
12/18 Columbus, OH - Skully’s

European TOUR DATES


02.03 Hamburg, DE - Grunspan
03.03 Antwerp, BE - Trix
04.03 Haarlem, NL - Patronaat
06.03 London, UK - Scala
07.03 Manchester, UK - Gorilla
09.03 Bristol, UK - Electric Bristol
11.03 Paris, FR - Petit Bain
12.03 Essen, DE - Zeche Carl
13.03 Cologne, DE - Kantine
14.03 Stuttgart, DE - Wizeman
15.03 Munich, DE - Backstage Halle
17.03 Berlin, DE - Festsaal
19.03 Copenhagen, DK - Pumpehuset
20.03 Gothenburg, SE - Monument
21.03 Oslo, NO - John Dee
22.03 - Stockholm, SE Debaser Nova

King Buffalo is:

Sean Roa - Guitar, Synth & Vocals
Dan Reynolds - Bass & Synth
Scott Donaldson - Drums & Percussion

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