Philly Doom-Jazz Legends Stinking Lizaveta return with 10th album "Cassandra, Prophet of Doom" out September 16th on SRA Records

Bursting forth in doom-jazz glory from the punk underground, Stinking Lizaveta was forged in the 90s in the basements of West Philly.

Yanni Papadopoulos, guitar, Alexi Papadopoulos, upright electric bass and Cheshire Agusta, drums have produced ten full length albums and are road dogs of rock in the US, UK and EU. For over 30 years they have been playing every show like its their first and last.

Bear Stone - Photo credit: SanjaMatic

Having just returned from yet another tour of Europe, including festival highlights Stoned From The Underground and Bear Stone, the band is ready to unleash their new album Cassandra, Prophet of Doom and set forth on a tour with Philadelphia’s science fiction noise rock / metal hybrid Deathbird Earth in November.

Bear Stone - Photo credit: SanjaMatic

Across eight tracks of adventurous, winding, raucous rock that can only be Stinking Liz, the trio chart a grand, unpredictable course.

Furious rhythms, staccato attacks, and wiry guitar heroics bring Cassandra to sprawling life, ranging from the dark, doomed epic of the title track to the anthemic, punky roar and folk touches of "Sherman's March". Stinking Lizaveta are back and as iconoclastic as ever.

Bear Stone - Photo credit: SanjaMatic

Stinking Lizaveta dates Fall 2026:

8/29 – BAD CATT FEST
9/26 – RECORD RELEASE SHOW JOHNNY BRENDA’S PHILADELPHIA
10/10 – EMISSIONS FROM THE MONOLITH

Bear Stone - Photo credit: Valerio Baranović

US November 2026 tour with Deathbird Earth:

FRIDAY 6TH – BALTIMORE, MD – OTTOBAR w/ Arbouretum & Darsombra Sol
SATURDAY 7TH – RICHMOND, VA – NORTHSIDE GRILLE
SUNDAY 8TH – KNOXVILLE, TN – PILOT LIGHT
MONDAY 9TH – RALEIGH, NC – KINGS
TUESDAY 10TH – CHARLOTTE, NC – THE MILESTONE
WEDNESDAY 11TH – BIRMINGHAM, AL – THE FIREHOUSE
THURSDAY 12TH – LAFAYETTE, LA – THE FREETOWN BOOM BOOM ROOM w/ Spickle
FRIDAY 13TH – NEW ORLEANS, LA – POOR BOYS
SATURDAY 14TH – AUSTIN, TX – THE LOST WELL
SUNDAY 15TH – SAN ANTONIO, TX – THE LONESOME ROSE (matinee)
MONDAY 16TH – MEMPHIS, TN – HAVENHUAS
TUESDAY 17TH – CINCINNATI, OH – NORTHSIDE TAVERN
WEDNESDAY 18TH – MILLERSVILLE, PA – PHANTOM POWER

Stinking Lizaveta - Cassandra, Prophet of Doom

Abum out September 16th, 2026
SRA Records (Vinyl, CD, Digital)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
FFO: Black Flag, Gone, Bad Brains, Steve Albini, Earthless, The Obsessed

Recorded and mixed at Permanent Hearing Damage by Steve Roche
Mastered by James Plotkin
Artwork by Stathis Panou

Stinking Lizaveta is:

Yanni Papadopoulos - Guitar
Alexi Papadopoulos - Upright electric bass
Cheshire Agusta - Drums

Tracklist:

1. Champion of My Mind (2:31)
2. Stinkface (3:08)
3. Please Start Now (3:36)
4. Lindsay Wagner Intro (1:07)
5. Lindsay Wagner (3:35)
6. Cassandra, Prophet of Doom (5:05)
7. Sherman's March (3:44)
8. Never to Be Believed (5:09)

Stinking Lizaveta

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Thanks to Good Boy PR for the details.

HIPPIE DEATH CULT: Portland Heavy Rock Power Trio Sign To Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records

Blacklight Media/Metal Blade Records are pleased to announce the signing of heavy rock power trio HIPPIE DEATH CULT.

The band comments, "We are beyond excited to announce our signing with Blacklight Media and Metal Blade Records, a label that has been a pillar of the metal community for decades and has always championed artistic integrity over trend-chasing, which is something we resonate with deeply. We are honored to be part of their esteemed lineage.

“Our journey has always been fueled by passion, creativity, and authenticity and we feel right at home working with a team who understands and shares these values. We can‘t wait to unleash some of our most visceral music to date via one of the most respected labels in heavy metal history. Fires are burning and wheels are turning.”

HIPPIE DEATH CULT has steadily become one of the most exciting bands in the modern heavy music scene, pairing massive riffs, deep grooves, psychedelic textures, thoughtful lyricism, and hypnotizing melodies into a sound that feels both classic and contemporary. Formed in Portland, Oregon, the trio — guitarist Eddie Brnabic, vocalist/bassist Laura Phillips, and drummer Harry Silvers — has earned a reputation for delivering dynamic, emotionally charged songs and electrifying live performances that showcase their distinctive sound, transcending traditional genres and captivating fans worldwide.

Since their early releases with Cursed Tongue Records and Heavy Psych Sounds Records, the band has built significant momentum. Their 2019 debut album, 111, and its 2021 follow-up, Circle Of Days, received strong praise from critics and listeners alike, with both records topping the Doom Charts and numerous “Best Of” lists, solidifying HIPPIE DEATH CULT as a standout name in the underground scene.

Following these releases, the band‘s evolution into a power trio marked a turning point, with Laura Phillips stepping into lead vocal duties and infusing even more identity and force into the group‘s sound and chemistry. This progression came fully into focus on Helichrysum, the band‘s first full-length studio album featuring Phillips on lead vocals. Released in 2023, the album was widely praised for its stronger songwriting, greater dynamic range, and the chemistry of the new lineup, becoming their most successful release to date in terms of streams and sales.

The band supported Helichrysum with over 250 shows across North America and Europe, including performances on major festival stages and headlining spots, further showcasing the raw power and intensity that have made their live shows a must-see.

Now signed to Blacklight Media and Metal Blade Records, HIPPIE DEATH CULT is entering a new phase with the most reach and momentum of their career. With a growing international fanbase, an increasingly refined sound, and a new release on the horizon, the band is poised to take the next leap forward. Stay tuned for a new full-length in 2027.

The band will be roadbound for the remaining weeks of Summer and much of the Fall beginning with a US tour that runs from August 14th through September 12th. HIPPIE DEATH CULT will head to Europe and the United Kingdom on September 30th for another stretch of live dates through November 1st.

“After months of dedicated work behind the scenes, transforming our garage into a creative sanctuary and crafting a new album, we‘re pumped to finally hit the road again this Summer and Fall,” the band notes. “This tour is all about reconnecting with our incredible fans across the States and Europe, welcoming new recruits, jamming on some classics, and giving everyone in attendance a chance to be among the first to experience some new material before it hits the streets. We can‘t wait to share these transcendent moments with you all!”

See all confirmed dates below.

HIPPIE DEATH CULT Live:

8/14/2026 Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR w/ Abronia **
8/20/2026 Sunset Tavern – Seattle, WA w/ Earth Tongue **
8/21/2026 Silver Moon Brewing – Bend, OR w/ Earth Tongue **
8/22/2026 The Dip – Redding, CA w/ Earth Tongue **
8/23/2026 Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA w/ Earth Tongue **
8/24/2026 Zebulon - Los Angeles, CA w/ Earth Tongue **
8/25/2026 Hotel Congress – Tucson, AZ w/ Earth Tongue **
8/26/2026 Whiskey Creek Zocalo – Arenas Valley, NM **
8/27/2026 Copeka Coffee – Grand Junction, CO **
8/28/2026 Green Mountain Ranch – Pine, CO **
8/29/2026 What's Left Records - Colorado Springs, CO **
8/31/2026 The Sinkhole – St. Louis, MO **
9/01/2026 Raccoon Motel – Davenport, IA **
9/02/2026 X-Ray Arcade – Cudahy, WI **
9/03/2026 Black Circle Brewing Co. – Indianapolis, IN w/ The Well
9/04/2026 Frankie's – Toledo, OH w/ The Obsessed
9/05/2026 Reggie's Music Joint – Chicago, IL w/ The Obsessed
9/06/2026 James Ballentine Uptown VFW Post 246 – Minneapolis, MN w/ The Obsessed
9/08/2026 Reverb – Omaha, NE w/ The Obsessed
9/09/2026 Hi-Dive – Denver, CO w/ The Obsessed
9/10/2026 The DLC - Salt Lake City, UT w/ The Obsessed
9/11/2026 The Shredder – Boise, ID w/ The Obsessed
9/12/2026 The Chainsaw Cat – Yakima, WA **
** HIPPIE DEATH CULT headlining date

EU/UK Tour Dates:

09/30/2026 Scumm – Pescara, IT
10/01/2026 Freakout – Bologna, IT
10/02/2026 MKNŽ – Ilirska Bistrica, SI
10/03/2026 Kino – Ebensee, AT
10/04/2026 Up In Smoke – Pratteln, CH
10/05/2026 Brin De Zinc – Chambery, FR
10/06/2026 Le Molotov – Marseille, FR
10/07/2026 Trinità Live Club – Genova, IT
10/08/2026 Hostaria – Castel D‘Ario, IT
10/09/2026 Berchtesgaden – Kuckucksnest, DE
10/10/2026 Kulturfabrik – Kufstein, AT
10/11/2026 Camäleon – Vaduz, LI
10/13/2026 Conne Island – Leipzig, DE
10/14/2026 Sunny Red – Munich, DE
10/16/2026 HPS Fest – Berlin, DE
10/17/2026 HPS Fest – Dresden, DE
10/18/2026 Desertfest – Liege, BE
10/19/2026 1001 Bières – Reims, FR
10/21/2026 TBC – Copenhagen, DK
10/22/2026 Geronimo's – Stockholm, SE
10/23/2026 Høstsabbat Fest – Oslo, NO
10/24/2026 Kulturscenen – Esbjerg, DK
10/27/2026 Mist Rolling Inn – Nottingham, UK
10/28/2026 Parish – Huddersfield, UK
10/29/2026 Voodoo Daddy's Showroom – Norwich, UK
10/30/2026 Blondies – London, UK
10/31/2026 Moor Beer – Bristol, UK
11/01/2026 Saturnalia Records – Faversham, UK

Links

https://www.hippiedeathcultband.com
https://www.instagram.com/hippiedeathcultband
https://www.facebook.com/hippiedeathcultband
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwcDKgW8llmhDuD3MaEHs1Q

Thanks to Palmer Turner Overdrive for the details.

Doom/Stoner Metal Legends SOLACE Reveal First Advance Single 'Beyond Below' & details of forthcoming new album "Fading Failing Ruin"

In the heat of summer, SOLACE will return with their massively anticipated fifth full-length "Fading Failing Ruin" on July 3, 2026, via Magnetic Eye Records. The iconic self-styled dirt metal act from New Jersey, USA begin by revealing the single 'Beyond Below' as a first welcome taste of the album to come. Pre-orders are now available HERE

In advance of the album release, SOLACE will pack new songs and classics into their flight cases and embark on a European tour starting on May 7, 2026 in the French capital city of Paris. Please find the album details of "Fading Falling Ruin" and all currently confirmed live dates below.

Watch the video for 'Beyond Below' here:

SOLACE comment on 'Beyond Below': "When we released our last record 'The Brink', I swore it wouldn't take another nine years till the next one", guitarist Tommy Southard admits. "Well, it took us six and a half, which for Solace is pretty good! About the first single, I had a couple of riffs that Timmy and I used to play years and years ago in the pre-Godspeed days. Last year at a Solace practice, I started jamming one of the riffs as a goof to Timmy and Justin heard it and asked me: 'What the hell is that man? That needs to go on the new record!' At first, I laughed it off, because I had been a 14-year old metalhead when I wrote this tune, but once we tweaked it a bit – Mikey threw a part in the middle and we worked it into a complete song – it was obvious that it was going to turn into a monster. The track came out pretty amazing considering how far back in the archive it went, but that's the perks of doing this your whole damn life. I can hardly believe it's been 30 years since I started this band. Yet Solace is still here somehow, and 'Fading Failing Ruin' is the best thing we've ever musically done. Literally everybody in this band played and worked their asses off for this record!"

Tracklist

1. Spiral Will
2. Fettered to a Stone

3. A God Changes His Plans
4. Wrath's Object (The Big Fall)
5. Culling the Herd
6. Beyond Below
7. Malengine (The Scaffold)
8. Every Day Is a Loaded Gun
9. Ridden

SOLACE deliver their fifth studio album "Fading Failing Ruin" just in time to celebrate the anniversary of their 30th year as a band. And all the heaviness, experience, and obvious maturity of their songwriting across three decades is perfectly reflected in the seeming ease with which these master craftsmen hammer out one captivating and crushing track after the other.

Revolving around apocalyptic, infernal, and end time themes that easily fit this day and age, "Fading Failing Ruin" nails the current global mood by taking a strong dose of inspiration from the earliest days of metal and blending it with contemporary heaviness.

A direct link goes back to 1996, when SOLACE rose from the ashes of GODSPEED, who made their name on Headbanger's Ball and Beavis & Butthead, appeared on the "Nativity in Black" tribute backing Bruce Dickinson, and toured with CATHEDRAL and BLACK SABBATH. Emerging at the dawn of the internet and the burgeoning stoner rock scene, SOLACE were driven by hardcore-infused metal, captivating vocals, and a dark doom underbelly.

The New Jersey band hit the scene with their ferocious debut "Further" in 2000. Its tracks remain as contemporary and relevant as in those early days, and an extended and re-mastered 25th anniversary edition became an unplanned but much deserved tribute to brilliant yet tortured original SOLACE vocalist Jason L., who had sadly passed away in January 2025.

SOLACE continued to build on a solid foundation of classic metal, early doom, and punk ethic into which the four-piece infused a healthy dose of hardcore fury and groovy, grinding sludge.

Three years after the worldwide success of "Further", SOLACE returned with the sophomore album "13" (2003), which highlighted the epic side of their songwriting. In the wake of this album, the band was invited twice to perform at the prestigious Roadburn Festival in 2006 and 2009.

The shoremen returned with their highly praised third album "A.D." in 2010. Despite the band's growing acclaim, SOLACE took an informal hiatus to revamp their lineup, returning even stronger with full-length number four, "The Brink", in 2019.

SOLACE have called their amalgamation of doom and heavy metal with hardcore elements dirt metal, while elsewhere it has been somewhat tongue-in-cheekily dubbed shorecore. Others file the New Jersey five-piece under stoner metal – and in truth, all these descriptions have and still fit the band to an extent.

With "Fading Failing Ruin", SOLACE erect a new milestone of US heavy metal that respects traditions from both sides of the Atlantic while churning toward a chaotic future. Time to bang those heads!

Line-up

Justin Skyler Daniels – guitar
Justin Goins – keyboard, vocals
Tim Schoenleber – drums
Mike Sica – bass
Tommy Southard – guitar

Guest musicians

Pelle Andersson (LOWRIDER) – various keyboards
Eric Rachel – additional keyboards
Duane Hutter – slide guitar

Recording by Eric Rachel at Bulletproof Music Studio, Hazlet, NJ (US) & The Pussycat Club, Milford, NJ (US)

Produced by Eric Rachel & Solace
Mix & mastering by Eric Rachel at Trax East, South River, NJ (US)
Cover art & layout by Paul Vismara

Links

www.facebook.com/solaceband
www.instagram.com/solace_nj

SOLACE "Fading Failing Ruin" European Tour Dates 2026

07 MAY 2026 Paris (FR) La Maroquinerie (Supporting Hermano)
08 MAY 2026 Utrecht (NL) Tivoli (Supporting Hermano)
09 MAY 2026 Köln (DE) Luxor (Supporting Hermano
10 MAY 2026 Dresden (DE) Chemiefabrik
11 MAY 2026 Wien (AT) Arena (Supporting Hermano)
12 MAY 2026 München (DE) Backstage (Supporting Hermano)
13 MAY 2026 Hagen (DE) Werkhof Hohenlimburg
15 MAY 2026 London (UK) Desertfest London
16 MAY 2026 Bridgewater (UK) Cobblestones
17 MAY 2026 Bristol (UK) The Gryphon
18 MAY 2026 Bournemouth (UK) Bear Cave
20 MAY 2026 Hildesheim (DE) Club VEB
21 MAY 2026 Göttingen (DE) Vinyl-Reservat
22 MAY 2026 Hamburg (DE) Stellwerk

SOLACE US Live Dates 2026

06 JUN 2026 Atlantic City, NJ (US) Anchor Rock Club
19 SEP 2026 Austin, TX (US) Ripplefest Texas
10 OCT 2026 Youngstown, OH (US) Emissions from the Monolith

Thanks to All Noir PR and Magnetic Eye Records for the detials.

Noise/Post-Punk/Sludge Rockers Torpedo share video from upcoming album What the f#*ked do we all do now? | Lights, US West Coast tour starts 7/10

Lausanne, Switzerland trio Torpedo share the official video for "SOME WOLVES" from their forthcoming sophomore album, What the fucked do we all do now? | Lights, today below

Hear and share the first single "NOW" at Bandcamp HERE. The album release coincides with the band's return to the US for West Coast dates throughout July. Please see complete dates below.

Torpedo is a noise rock, post-proto punk, industrial, and psychedelic trio which give itself over to creating a contrasting and unleashed music, seeking the perfect mixture that will metamorphose the leaden world into light and sulfurous gold. A slam on the brakes to avoid hitting the walls and a skid on gravel, riding a shredded bike at full speed. Can you feel your knees.

The story began in 2016 with a psychedelic and alternative post-punk duo. Carro Loubère (the howling lyre scratchers) and Jay Liseron (the bass screed and diabolic rhythmics worker and scraper) have fun weaving songs like webs around the stars and planets twinkling above the undulating sea. A beautiful trip with drum machines.

The first Hammer arrived in 2017, followed by a recording session on the European fringes of stormy Ireland, buffeted by winds and washed by ocean waves, one February of 2018. The first LP, Sphynx, was released in 2019. A post-punk and grunge album floating on harsh vocals and raw guitars, around which the bass dances, accompanied by tireless and heady drums. It was at this time, just before the album's release, that the second kicker arrived: Drew Hammer! This was followed by the recording of a new album entitled Orpheo_ Nebula in 2020. The tracks were recorded live in their rehearsal space (not much choice at that time...), the band then worked extensively in the studio to create a form of devastated opera made of layers, collages, and experiments around six poems with sprawling references spanning the ages.

Released in 2022, Orpheo_ Nebula received a warm reception from the media, and the band completed two tours on the American West Coast. In addition, two singles were released in the meantime, HOPE | DREAM in 2023 and La Mer Ondulée in 2024 - a 4-minutes excerpt from a much longer, yet unreleased jam...

Soon, the band is about to release a gut wrenching third album: What the Fucked Do We All Do Now? | - Lights, projecting us beyond the show, into the rawness of real life, that of you and me in our kitchens, weeping over a human world that has become unbearable for all the Living. Toward the essential questioning we all have under our nose.

What the fucked do we all do now? | Lights will be available exclusively on vinyl LP on June 27th, 2025 and hits streaming services in December via Broken Clover Records. Pre-orders are available HERE.

TORPEDO - LIVE 2025:

07/10 San Diego, CA - The Tower Bar
07/11 San Pedro, CA - TheSardine
07/12 Los Angeles, CA - The Redwood Bar
07/13 Palmdale, CA - Transplants Brewing
07/15 Visalia/Fresno - TBA
07/16 Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place
07/17 Sacramento, CA - The Press Club
07/18 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
07/19 Chico, CA - Naked Lounge
07/20 Eugene, OR - John Henry’s
07/23 Portland, OR - High Water Mark
07/24 Yakima, WA - Bearded Monkey
07/25 Bremerton, WA - The Charleston
07/26 Bellingham, WA - The Shakedown
07/27 Seattle, WA - Substation

Artist: Torpedo
Album: What the fucked do we all do now? | Lights
Record Label: Broken Clover Records
Release Date: June 27th, 2025 (LP), December 19th, 2025 (Streaming)

Tracklist

01. SOME WOLVES
02. Some
03. Where
04. ONW
05. NOW
06. Sugar Love
07. | NOISE (mouvement 1)

On The Web:

torpedo-cyclope.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/torpedo_band
facebook.com/torpedo.cyclope

Thanks to US/THEM PR Group and TORPEDO for the details.

RESTLESS SPIRIT announce new digital EP "The Doomed and the Dead... Live" & US Tour Dates October 2024

Rejoice, all ye disciples of doom and sludge, RESTLESS SPIRIT release a string of good news:

The trio from Long Island has announced a digital live EP entitled "The Doomed and the Dead ... Live" to be released on October 2, 2024. The recording took place at the RPM Fest in Massachusetts, USA in September 2023. And even better: the Americans already serve the digital single 'Lord of the New Depression (Live at RPM Fest)' as a delicious appetiser right now.

On top of this revelation, RESTLESS SPIRIT will be joining THE OBSESSED as the direct support on all dates of their 30th Anniversary of The Church Within tour in the US this October! Please see below for all confirmed dates.

Lord of the New Depression (Live at RPM Fest)' is now available below:

RESTLESS SPIRIT comment: "The track 'Lord of the New Depression' has been a staple in our set since our second EP, which turned releasing it on our first ever official live recording into a no-brainer". 

Singer and guitarist Paul Aloisio writes. "It's one of the shorter songs in our discography but still contains all the hallmarks of our sound, which makes it both a nod to our longtime supporters and an introduction for those just getting into us that have not yet discovered our earlier works. After hearing the live recordings from RPM Fest in Massachusetts last September, we figured that it was time to release something that showcases our live sound. It was an awesome event all around with a great community taking part, and we were more than happy to be there and have our performance captured."

You can pre-order the EP from the following link: http://lnk.spkr.media/restless-spirit-live

Tracklisting

1.Judgement and Exile (Live at RPM Fest)

2.All Furies (Live at RPM Fest)

3.Cascade Immolator (Live at RPM Fest)

4.Lord of the New Depression (Live at RPM Fest) 

5.From the Dust Returned (Live at RPM Fest)

RESTLESS SPIRT support THE OBSESSED - (30th Anniversary of The Church Within US tour)

02 OCT 2024 New Kensington, PA (US) Preserving Underground

03 OCT 2024 Cleveland, OH (US) The Winchester

04 OCT 2024 Detroit, MI (US) Sanctuary

05 OCT 2024 Chicago, IL (US) Reggies, Music Joint

07 OCT 2024 Kansas City, MO (US) MiniBar

08 OCT 2024 Oklahoma City, OK (US) 89th Street

09 OCT 2024 Denton, TX (US) Andy's

10 OCT 2024 Austin, TX (US) The Lost Well

11 OCT 2024 Houston, TX (US) Black Magic Social Club

12 OCT 2024 New Orleans, LA (US) Siberia

14 OCT 2024 Orlando, FL (US) The Conduit

15 OCT 2024 Atlanta, GA (US) The Earl

16 OCT 2024 Raleigh, NC (US) Kings

17 OCT 2024 Richmond, VA (US) Cobra Cabana

18 OCT 2024 Baltimore, MD (US) The Ottobar

19 OCT 2024 Brooklyn, NY (US) Union Pool

20 OCT 2024 Cambridge, MA (US) Middle East, Upstairs

RESTLESS SPIRIT will be touring in support of their latest album "Afterimage". Please find details below:

In the case of RESTLESS SPIRIT, the band name says it all, and in more than just one way. Their third album, "Afterimage", embodies the East Coast trio's aim of never wanting to sound exactly like before. Long Island deep-fried guitars meet pounding rhythms and emotionally raw vocals. Where the predecessor "Blood of the Old Gods" (2021) sometimes ushered the listener into twisted complexity, "Afterimage" delivers short, sharp shocks that hit straight home.

 

Lyrically, "Afterimage" is also born out of a restless spirit. Driven by tragedy and personal loss, singer and guitarist Paul Aloisio has put his heart and soul into the album. Confronted with a choice to deal with his pain in a healthy way or go down a destructive path, the singer and guitarist opted for the former but months later found his words to be prophetic for doing the latter. Deciding that artistry requires honesty, Alosio wanted to share his experience as a message to others in similar situations that they're not alone in their despair. "Afterimage" might well be read as a cautionary tale.

 

Embarking on their musical journey very early in life, the band's core of Aloisio and bassist Marc Morello met the summer before Kindergarten and grew up discovering music side by side. Channelling influences like BLACK SABBATH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, and THE SWORD and incorporating aggressive modern metal, unabashed stoner-doom pummelling, energetic changes, and stirring, earnest vocals, their band was finally christened RESTLESS SPIRIT in 2019. Their debut full-length "Lord of the New Depression" (2019) fit equally well into the stoner, doom, and sludge molds, while on "Blood of the Old Gods", the three-piece developed a more varied, melodic approach with added complexity.

 

Discontent at being sometimes labelled 'progressive', RESTLESS SPIRIT, true contrarians that they are, avoided overly-long songs and excessive ornamentation on "Afterimage", intentionally eliminating anything that might distract from the new album's direct, crushing immediacy.

 

On the live front, the Long Island band has undertaken several tours in support of "Blood of the Old Gods" and shared stages with the likes of CROWBAR, THE OBSESSED and CANNIBAL CORPSE.  They will return to the road in winter 2023/24 to present "Afterimage".

 

With "Afterimage", RESTLESS SPIRIT deliver a massive punch to the gut that actually feels damn great once the initial pain subsides.

 

Line-up

Paul Aloisio – guitar, vocals

Jon Gusman – drums

Marc Morello – bass

Links

www.facebook.com/restlessspiritny

www.instagram.com/restlessspirit_

https://twitter.com/Restlessspirit_

Thanks to Magnetic Eye Records for all of the details.