TarLung - Axis Mundi (Album Review)

Release Date: January 30th 2026. Record Label: Argonauta Records. Formats: CD/DD/Vinyl

Axis Mundi - Tracklisting

1.Static Noise 

2.The Valley Of Nowhere

3.Burning Out

4.Sea Of Drowned Souls

5.Swans

6.Full Circle

7.Between Earth And Moon

8.Axis Mundi

Members

Rotten – guitars

Philipp Seiler – guitars & vocals

Marian Waibl – drums

Review

Sludge/Doom/Stoner Metallers TARLUNG return after a four year absence with Axis Mundi which sees the band develop a thuggish, heavier and progressive style of music compared to their 2021 debut album Architect. With the backing of Italian Powerhouse label Argonauta Records fully behind for this release, TARLUNG have included new areas of music such as Post-Metal, Prog and Psychedelic mystery for a sound that promises high amounts of mysterious Sludgy surroundings. TARLUNG still play their familiar blend of Doom, Thrash, Sludge and Stoner Metal grooves that was contained within Architect but this time round the album has a more violent and free-flowing attitude.

You can hear influences from the likes of HIGH ON FIRE, MASTODON, YOB and WEEDEATER on the album which allows TARLUNG to move away from the GRIME and FILTH ridden worlds they originally made their names with. The opening two tracks of Static Noise and The Valley Of Nowhere is business as usual for the band with bleak sounding passages and those downbeat Groove Metal melodies that’s intertwined with Philipp Seiler’s harsh grunts, gruffs and growls. TARLUNG demonstrates brief glimpses of their new found delivery of SONIC EXPERIMENTATION which comes fully into play within the next track that is perhaps one of the most outstanding tracks on the record.

Third track Burning Out sees TARLUNG settle for a YOB-esque melodic delivery with the music perhaps moving fully closer to the Post-Doom and Post-Stoner environments which you can see influences ranging from ACID KING, KING BUFFALO and UFOMAMMUT developing. However, this new-found uplifting change only lasts for a short period of time as the violent Doom/Sludge Metal undercurrents of the record take centre stage and deliver some of the most exciting sounds on the whole album. However, there are still plenty of surprises to be had on this track and the rest of the album when the Psychedelic Rock and Post-Whatever creative flow suddenly appears.

TARLUNG have weaved a superb record showcasing the different sides of the HARSH and MELLOW sides of the Psychedelic Metal underground scene. Axis Mundi is jam-packed with first rate musical solos that allows Phillip (Guitars) Rotten (Guitars) and Marian (Drums) to show off their superb technical ability and creative vision on the whole record.

The band continue developing their new style of Psychedelic and Progressive heaviness throughout tracks such as Sea Of Drowned Souls, Swans, Full Circle and Axis Mundi being the other highlights of the album. TARLUNG combine brutal vocal passages and an eerie Folk influence into their main storyline of the record which does take a few moments to get used to. However, the THUGGISH and PROGRESSIVE attitude of TARLUNG keeps everything moving along at a great pace that creates a ton of genuinely exciting moments to make themselves more known with.

Axis Mundi is a much better and superbly constructed record compared to their debut album as TARLUNG always allow themselves the perfect time and opportunity to branch out into new areas to destroy the musical landscape with. This has the perfect combination of violent Sludge Metal passages and modern sounding Psychedelic passages with TARLUNG showcasing what a great FUCKING BAND they are in their own right.

TARLUNG have delivered one of the first truly memorable, heaviest and unmissable albums to own this year.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for the promo.

Axis Mundi is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via Argonauta Records.

Links 

https://www.facebook.com/tarlungband
https://www.facebook.com/ArgonautaRecords

https://tarlung.bandcamp.com/track/static-noise-2

Sludge/Doom Metallers TARLUNG Reveal Full Album Details for “Axis Mundi”

Vienna-based sludge doom masters TARLUNG are back. Five years after the success of Architect, the band will release their new full-length album “Axis Mundi” on January 30, 2026 via Argonauta Records on CD, vinyl, and digital platforms.

Axis Mundi marks the return of TARLUNG with eight tracks of crushing riffs, chugging rhythm and fierce growls. The album captures a world in turmoil, growing more chaotic and out of line every day, and asks the question of how to maintain one’s sanity until the moment the “Axis Mundi” bursts.

Once again TARLUNG deliver nasty, in-your-face sludge and doom, but they also explore experimental textures and moments of contemplation within the chaos, only to return to uncompromising brutality.

The full tracklist is:

Static Noise
The Valley of Nowhere
Burning Out
Sea of Drowned Souls
Swans
Full Circle
Between Earth and Moon
Axis Mundi

The first single “Static Noise” is already out and can be streamed here: https://song.link/tarlung_sn

Fans of EyeHateGod, Crowbar, Weedeater, Iron Monkey, Dopethrone, Thou, and Grime will find Axis Mundi a relentless and immersive slab of sludge-infused doom that is both punishing and hypnotic.

For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/tarlungband
https://www.facebook.com/ArgonautaRecords

https://tarlung.bandcamp.com/track/static-noise-2

Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for the details.

Austrian Sludge Doomsters TARLUNG Sign with Argonauta Records; New Single Out Now

Austrian sludge doom masters TARLUNG sign with Italian powerhouse Argonauta Records for the release of their upcoming full-length “Axis Mundi”, set to arrive on January 30, 2026 on vinyl, CD and digital formats. Active since 2013, TARLUNG have carved their name deep into the European underground with a colossal, low-tuned sound that blends crushing heaviness and bleak atmospheres. Partnering with Argonauta marks a new and exciting chapter for the Vienna-based trio, pushing their sonic intensity even further.

The new album Axis Mundi was recorded once again at DeepDeepPressure Studios and features artwork by Alex Eckman-Lawn. Following their acclaimed releases Beyond the Black Pyramid (Black Bow Records) and Architect (2021), Axis Mundi captures TARLUNG at their most punishing and immersive yet.

To celebrate the signing, the band reveals the first single “Static Noise” https://song.link/tarlung_sn.

“Do you hear? Hear it all? A new noise emerges. ‘Static Noise’ is the first single from our upcoming album ‘Axis Mundi’. We are thrilled to present the latest version of TARLUNG, harder and more brutal than ever.”

Over the years, TARLUNG have shared stages with EyeHateGod, Conan, Suma and Saturnalia Temple, touring across Austria, Germany, Poland, Czechia, Hungary and Slovenia, and appearing at festivals including Doom Over Vienna and Stoner Doom Festival Katowice.

For fans of EyeHateGod, Crowbar, Weedeater, Iron Monkey, Dopethrone, Thou and Grime, Axis Mundi delivers an unrelenting dose of sludge-infused doom that demands to be felt as much as heard.

INFO:

https://www.facebook.com/tarlungband

https://tarlung.bandcamp.com/track/static-noise-2
https://www.facebook.com/ArgonautaRecords

Thanks to Grand Sounds Promotion for the details.

CANADIAN NOISE-DOOM DUO MARES OF THRACE AND AUSTRIAN SLUDGE-DOOM TRIO TARLUNG ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN 2023 TOUR BEGINNING OCTOBER 20TH 2023

CANADIAN NOISE-DOOM DUO MARES OF THRACE AND AUSTRIAN SLUDGE-DOOM TRIO TARLUNG ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN 2023 TOUR BEGINNING OCTOBER 20TH

Mares of Thrace will be embarking on their first-ever European tour, joined by TarLung from Austria. Dates are listed below.

On the tour, the band comments:

"We’re delighted to be finally playing Europe; it’s been a major goal since this project’s inception. We’re also super stoked to be joined by TarLung, who are musical (and otherwise) like minds of the highest order."

Mares of Thrace released their critically-acclaimed third record, The Exile, on Sonic Unyon Records in 2022, and have followed it up with North American tours with the likes of KEN mode, Vile Creature, and Tribunal; BrooklynVegan called it “a total riff feast” and Decibel praised its “nuance, maturity, and vulnerability.” (Listen here)

TarLung are widely considered one of the mainstays of Austrian doom, and have shared stages with such genre luminaries as Eyehategod, Crowbar, and Conan; their 2021 record Architect was hailed by DoomCharts as “ a dark and uncompromising trip worth diving into” and The Obelisk for “slow-moshing my brain into goo.” (Listen here)

Fri 20.10. Graz (AT) – Club Wakuum
Sat 21.10. Alseno (IT) – Tingel Tangel
Sun 22.10. (IT) – TBD
Mon 23.10. Maribor (SLO) – Dvorana Gustaf
Tue 24.10. Budapest (HUN) – Robo
Wed 25.10. Krakow (PL) – Pub Pod Ziemia
Thu 26.10. Katowice (PL) – Music Hub
Fri 27.10. Warsaw (PL) – Chmury
Sat 28.10. Berlin (DE) – Köpi
Sun 29.10. Praha (CZ) – Modrá Vopice
Mon 30.10. Brno (CZ) – Kabinet Muz
Tue 31.10. Vienna (AT) – Venster99

Mares Of Thrace

https://www.instagram.com/mares_of_thrace/
https://www.facebook.com/maresofthraceca
https://maresofthrace.bandcamp.com/album/the-exile

TARLUNG:

https://www.instagram.com/tarlung_band/
https://www.facebook.com/tarlungband
https://tarlung.bandcamp.com/album/architect

TarLung - Architect (Album Review)

Release Date: June 11th 2021. Record Label: Self Released. Format: DD/Vinyl

Architect - Tracklisting

1.Infinity 07:17

2.Widow's Bane 06:44

3.Weight of Gravity 06:38

4.Unthinkable 06:26

5.Horses of Plague 05:55

6.Architect 07:08

Members

Philipp "Five" Seiler - Guitars and Vocals

Marian Waibl - Drums

Rotten - Guitars

Review

Austrian Doom/Sludge Metallers TaLung return with their most ambitious album to date. Architect is a sort of a concept album which explores the dualism of man as both creator and destroyer of worlds. The record as I said is quite ambitious and the band could have easily lost themselves within the deep philosophical themes of the record but Architect has a vivid collection of fantastically heavy Doom/Sludge Metal grooves.

TarLung explores many different areas of Heavy Rock/Metal with glimpses of Prog Metal, Space Rock, Post-Metal and Stoner Metal. The album is constantly engaging and even from the excellent opening song Infinity, you can tell the band have an intelligent story to tell with cool as hell lyrics and music that spans the Doom/Sludge Metal COSMOS. There are shades of early Mastodon and CONAN on this track but told with a blackened outlook on life

Second song - Widow’s Bane - starts off rather interesting with a Post-Doom instrumental style interlude before TarLung settle upon a mixture of Sludge Metal and Post-Metal riffs that bring a sense of “IMPENDING DOOM” to the album. The song is more atmospheric than psychedelic but it’s effective with TarLung offering one of the best tracks on the album.

The band continue their bleak “spiritual” odyssey within 4 other songs on the album and this sees the band bring heavier sounds and creative ideas for the album. The atmosphere can be downright ugly and aggressive at times but TarLung knows when to take a step back and bring a more “sedated” and “melodic” rhythm and sees the band play some of the best and most interesting music of their career to date. Especially on songs such as: Weight Of Gravity, Horses Of Plague and Architect.

Architect feels and sounds like an “ADVENTURE” and if you’re on the lookout for a bleaker style of Doom, Sludge and Stoner Metal with “HIGHLY ATMOSPHERIC” themes then TarLung will have something to say to you….

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Links:

Official | Facebook | BandCamp