POHL & OGIVES BIG BAND Share Details of 'SPLIT' TOUR 2026 This October

We’re thrilled to announce that Sheffield noise trio POHL and Bristol riff powerhouse Ogives Big Band are joining forces for an EU tour and split album on Ripcord Records.

As two of the UK underground’s most progressively heavy bands, POHL and Ogives Big Band share an appetite for colossal riffs, warped psychedelia, experimentation and outright sonic punishment. Split – due for official release this October – brings these two distinct but complementary approaches together with both bands pushing their respective sounds into exciting new territories.

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POHL are a genre-bending psychedelic noise rock trio from Sheffield featuring guitarist and vocalist Will Pearce (ex-Hey Colossus), drummer Linda Westman (ex-Old Hope) and Lyra Johnson (Lo Egin) on bass. Following the release of their debut album Mysteries on Wrong Speed Records in July 2024, the band have spent the last two years building a reputation as one of the UK's most compelling and unpredictable live bands, touring with the likes of Dearthworms, Human Leather, and Sleemo, as well as playing dozens of shows across the country.

Their contribution to Split is ‘Flayed Lord Prayer’, a sprawling 17-minute opus that brings together odd time signatures, soaring vocals, tortured screams and nightmares. Wrapped in brutal riffs, while somehow remaining strangely catchy, it was recorded and produced by Pearce as an expansive, abrasive and deeply immersive track, shifting between crushing heaviness and psychedelic disorientation. It represents a natural progression from the approach established on Mysteries but stretches that sound into something even stranger and more imposing.

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On the flip-side, Ogives Big Band are a Bristol-based riff powerhouse whose monstrously heavy, psychedelic and cerebral sound refuses to sit comfortably within any single genre. Following their first two EPs and 2024 debut LP Boisterous Love, the band have carved out a sound encompassing savage, angular doom, sludge, progressive metal, psychedelic stoner rock and whatever else happens to get caught in the blast radius.

With Split, Ogives Big Band contribute four new tracks that take the band's established vocabulary for complex rhythms and hook-laden refrains, sharpening it into something heavier, and more streamlined. Recorded by James King at Joe's Garage, mixed by Corey Carruthers-Bell at Tree Angle Studios and mastered by Stephen Kerrison. The crushing riffs remain firmly at the centre, and the band's knack for huge, memorable moments endure, as the new material is refined and honed into a more direct and pummelling proposition.

Together, POHL and Ogives Big Band represent two sides of the same instinct: to make heavy music that is adventurous, unpredictable and unconcerned with genre boundaries. 

Both bands take to the road across Europe this October (see dates below) in support of Split, which is released 2nd October 2026 via Ripcord Records | Pre-order

Stream new ‘I'm Glad You Exist’ by Ogives Big Band here

'SPLIT' TOUR 2026:

15/10 – New Cross Inn – London, United Kingdom
16/10 – DND – Dunkirk, France
17/10 – Le Cirque Electrique – Paris, France
18/10 – Cafard’naüm – Saint-Etienne-Les-Remiremont, France
19/10 – Le Chaff – Brussels, Belgium

Thanks to Sheltered Life PR for the details.

Argonauta Records Launches New “Digital Split Collaborations” Series Connecting Artists Across The Label Roster

Argonauta Records proudly unveils the first chapter of its brand new “Digital Split Collaborations” series, an initiative created to connect artists from the label’s roster through exclusive releases built around artistic exchange and underground spirit.

Kicking off the series are Italy’s Sonic Wolves and Swedish collective Ockra, joining forces for the release of The Path, a unique digital split EP set available on all major streaming platforms.

Listen here: https://tidal.com/album/518573489/u

Far from being a simple split release, The Path captures two distinct creative visions converging into a single immersive experience shaped by hypnotic atmospheres, expansive songwriting and a shared passion for sonic exploration.

Representing the Italian side of the project, Sonic Wolves deliver four powerful tracks recorded in July 2025 at Trai Studio in Inzago, Italy, with production, mixing and mastering handled by Fabio Intraina. The release includes the multi part epic “The Drowned Phoenix Parts I, II and III” together with the instrumental trip “When Mama Was a Hippie”.

Formed in Alessandria, Italy in 2014, Sonic Wolves features drummer Vita, formerly of Ufomammut, bassist and vocalist Kayt Vigil, known for her work with Pentagram, The Hounds of Hasselvander and …Of The Horizon, alongside guitarist Marco Grassano. On this release, guitars are performed by Alberto Catasso.

Balancing the release with a more introspective and dreamlike approach, Ockra contribute two deeply personal tracks born from sessions that initially remained outside the scope of the band’s latest album. The collaboration ultimately became the catalyst that gave those songs new life and meaning.

The band comments:

“We had these songs, which were kind of special and didn’t fit onto our last album. When we got the chance to make a split EP with Sonic Wolves, we finally got the spirit to put some more love into these songs and we are very happy with the result. It was a great pleasure and privilege to work with other musicians and like minded folks such as Sonic Wolves. Thanks Gero and Argonauta Records for this opportunity. We hope you enjoy this EP. Take care, Erik, Jonas and Alex, OCKRA.”

With the launch of the “Digital Split Collaborations” series, Argonauta Records further reinforces its commitment to fostering meaningful artistic connections between bands from different countries, backgrounds and creative approaches, offering listeners exclusive releases available only in digital format.

This first installment stands as a meeting point between two visionary acts from the Argonauta family, opening the doors to future collaborations still to be unveiled.

Tracklist

The Drowned Phoenix Pt.1 – Sonic Wolves
The Drowned Phoenix Pt.2 – Sonic Wolves
The Drowned Phoenix Pt.3 – Sonic Wolves
When Mama Was a Hippie – Sonic Wolves
Silhouettes – Ockra
The Path of Least Resistance – Ockra

Links

Cover art courtesy of: https://www.facebook.com/SoaresArtwork
Sonic Wolves: https://www.facebook.com/SonicWolves
Ockra: https://www.facebook.com/ockraband/
Argonauta Records: https://www.argonautarecords.com/

Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for the detiails.

Utah’s stoner juggernauts Hibernaut and Arizona’s grinding death-dealers Face Pulp to release split LP March 6th

In Spring 2026, out of the American West rises a two-headed beast of riffs and rage. Joining forces for a split LP, Utah’s stoner juggernauts Hibernaut and Arizona’s grinding death-dealers Face Pulp join forces to release an album made of noise and nasty intentions

Following up Hibernaut’s lauded “Obsidian Eye” and Face Pulp’s split with AZ native grind thrashers DogsThrowSpears, the two outfits deliver a collection of 9 tracks from their respective dark corners of the heavy underground, captured on vinyl through Colorado Springs’ What’s Left Records.

Hibernaut

Hibernaut is a doom/sludge/stoner metal band from Salt Lake City, Utah, known for their crushing riffs, psychedelic edges, and progressive heaviness. Formed in 2021 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Jones (Subrosa, Dwellers) and drummer Zach Hatsis (Subrosa, Dwellers), the lineup solidified with bassist Josh Dupree and lead guitarist Matt Miller (Thunderfist, Oldtimer). Their debut album “Ingress” (2023) earned strong acclaim and reached #15 on The Doom Charts.

Their follow-up, “Obsidian Eye”, was released on July 11, 2025, and immediately landed at #7 on that month’s Doom Charts—marking a major leap forward for the band. With towering riffs, immersive dynamics, and deep underground roots, Hibernaut continue to carve their own path in modern doom.

Hibernaut will also be playing the first annual HUFR Fest in Denver, Colorado on April 24th at bar 404 and are working on their 3rd full length studio album.

Face Pulp

Face Pulp started (officially) in October of 2021. Prior to that, guitarist MT and drummer Randy had tried to start the band back in 2019. When the epidemic hit, they took a year and a half away from it, and by October 2021 they had their first full band practice as Face Pulp. In 2023 they released their full length "Eye Grabbing Detail," played a series of regional shows in the southwest including a 10 day SW tour, and were pivotal in booking the "Burning Pines" festival in Flagstaff, AZ in an attempt to bring some of their favorite near by bands together all under one roof from every corner, reservation, and major city in Arizona.

In 2024, reaching for higher ambitions they released a split 7" with their friends in DogsThrowSpears from Fort Defiance, AZ, and in Sept/Oct Landyn (from DogsThrowSpears) joined the band. Throughout 2025 they have been playing consistently all over the region, ran another southwest tour, and had the opportunity to open up for acts like Gatecreeper, Soulfly, and Go Ahead and Die. With big tour plans for 2026 in the midwest and Europe, the release of this split LP, and recording for a full length, who knows what will come next. Face Pulp mixes genres of hardcore punk, grindcore, thrash, and hints of OSDM.

Hibernaut / Face Pulp Split

Album out March 6th, 2026
Vinyl on What’s Left Records
Also on CD, Cassette, & Digital

Hibernaut Info

Salt Lake City, Utah
FFO: High On Fire, Conan, YOB, Mastodon, SLEEP, Neurosis

Dave Jones - Guitar, Vocals
Zach Hatsis - Drums
Josh Dupree - Bass
Matt Miller - Lead Guitar

Face Pulp 

Flagstaff, Arizona
FFO: Pig Destroyer, Insect Warfare, Iron Buddha, Knoll, Dripping Decay, Undergang

Steve - Vocals
MT - Guitar
Landyn - Bass
Randy - Drums

Hibernaut Links:

Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Spotify | Linktree

Face Pulp Links:

Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Spotify

Thanks to Good Boy PR For The Details.

Smoke (VA) & Doomsday Profit (NC) combine forces for a Split LP of Southern psych and doom, out Oct. 25 via Olde Magick Records

Rising psychedelic doom bands Smoke (Lynchburg, Va.) and Doomsday Profit (Durham, N.C.) are pleased to announce the release of a split album, set for release on Oct. 25 via Olde Magick Records.

The LP marks the first time either band will have their music available on vinyl, and includes five previously unreleased songs, as well as a re-mastered version of Smoke’s digital-only single “Scavenger.”

Both Smoke and Doomsday Profit have earned accolades for their previous efforts, but are taking big leaps on this split. Drawing from deep wells of Southern sludge and dark psychedelia, the split release builds upon the promise of both bands’ early efforts with an increasingly exploratory approach to doom, sludge, and heavy psych — both heavier and spacier than the releases that preceded it.

The strains of doom, stoner-rock, sludge, heavy psych and Southern metal that course through the split should appeal to fans of acts as disparate as All Them Witches and Buzzov-en.

Along with the announcement of the release, Doomsday Profit’s lead single “No Salvation,” a longtime fixture of the band’s live sets, is now available to stream.

STREAM “NO SALVATION” VIA SPOTIFY.

"No Salvation" is a bitter critique of certain billionaire iconoclasts' desire to abandon Earth for greener pastures in Space, rather than use their power to fix the problems we have at home. But, as they say, there is no "Planet B."

LP pre-orders available via OLDE MAGICK RECORDS

About Doomsday Profit

Doomsday Profit is an acid-sludge band from Durham, N.C.

The band’s 2021 debut, In Idle Orbit, earned accolades for its dystopian fusion of sludge metal grit, stoner-doom groove, and psych-rock sizzle.

No. 19 — Doom Charts, Nov. 2021
No. 94 — Doom Charts, Top 100 Albums of 2021

“Soon to be iconic.” (The Killchain)

“A band to get truly excited about.” (Outlaws of the Sun)

“One of the future greats in the doom field.” (Toilet Ov Hell)

Eager to make good on the promise of In Idle Orbit, Doomsday Profit has performed throughout the Southeast, playing alongside Thou, Bongzilla, REZN, Black Tusk, The Well, Year of the Cobra, USX, Cosmic Reaper, Restless Spirit, and more.

On this recording, Doomsday Profit is: Bryan Reed (rhythm guitar/vocals), Kevin See (lead guitar/vocals), Ryan Sweeney (bass/vocals), and Tradd Yancey (drums/percussion).

Note: Tradd Yancey left the band following the completion of tracking. David Ruiz (Antiquity) joined the band in 2023.

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About Smoke

Smoke is a heavy psychedelic rock band from Lynchburg, Va.

Smoke’s Feb. 2022 debut, Groupthink (produced by Ben McLeod of All Them Witches), introduced the band’s fusion of psychedelic rock, Southern fuzz, and Sabbathian doom.

No. 4 — Doom Charts, Feb. 2022
No. 65 — Doom Charts, Top 100 Albums of 2022

“You can’t deny the impressive musical display here.” (Outlaws of the Sun)

“Smoke have crafted something very special…it is a space uniquely their own and one you will never get tired of visiting.” (Desert Psychlist)

In 2023, Smoke teased an aggressive new angle on their sound with the release of “Scavenger.”

Smoke is: Dalton Huskin (vocals/guitar), Ben Gold (lead guitar), Alex Thurston (drums), and Stephen Tyree (bass)

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Thanks to Doomsday Profit for the info.