Portland death/doom metal outfit Dispossessed premieres new single »Concrete Tomb«; »Dêmocide« LP nears release through Carbonized Records!
Portland, Oregon based death/doom metal band Dispossessed premieres new single »Concrete Tomb« taken from their sophomore full-length album, »Dêmocide«, scheduled for release on October 3rd, 2025 via Carbonized Records.
Tracklist:
01. Exanimate
02. Concrete Tomb
03. Opulent Doom
04. Watan / If I Must Die
Courtesy of Earsplit PR:
“The music miserably moans and painfully wails; it sometimes seems to yearn; it swarms like a disease vector; it will move bodies too – and when the lead guitar stands solo near the end to carry the stricken melody forward, it sinks that memorable melody even deeper into a listener’s head…” – No Clean Singing
»Concrete Tomb« is the latest single from Portland, Oregon’s Dispossessed. Now playing at No Clean Singing, the track comes off the band’s »Dêmocide« full-length, set for release on October 3rd via Carbonized Records.
»Dêmocide« contains five tracks of devastating, sludgy doom. Recorded by Mike Vera at VeraTone (Juliana Hatfield, Great Falls), mastered by James Plotkin at Plotkinworks (Earth, Sunn O))), Khanate, Amarok), and completed with cover art by Abomination Hammer, the track »If I Must Die« features synthesizers by B. Pierpont and an original poem by Dr. Refaat Alareer. »Dêmocide« reflects the band’s ongoing commitment to challenging silence and injustice through sound – direct, unrelenting, and deeply resonant.
Photo credit: Brittany Hardcastle
Writes No Clean Singing in part on today’s single, “As displayed on »Concrete Tomb«, and the album as a whole, Dispossessed have dialed in all the tonal ingredients necessary to crack skulls, loosen bowels, and to render mood mangling experiences of morbid gloom, wrenching agony, putrefying degradation, and crypt-dwelling horror.”
Stream Dispossessed’s »Concrete Tomb« at No Clean Singing HERE.
»Dêmocide« will be released October 3rd on LP, CD, MC, and digitally. Find preorders at the Carbonized Records webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE where the band’s previously released single, »Exanimate«, can be streamed.
Dispossessed will attack the West Coast in conjunction with the unveiling of »Dêmocide«, leading with a hometown record release show September 27th, followed by a tour from October 3rd through 11th. See all confirmed dates below and expect updates to post over the weeks ahead.
Dispossessed Tour Dates:
9/27/2025 High Water Mark – Portland, OR *Record Release Show
10/03/2025 Ask A Hesher – Bellingham, WA
10/04/2025 Red Gate– Vancouver, BC
10/05/2025 Slice Of Life Pizza – Tacoma, WA
10/06/2025 Jules Maes – Seattle, WA
10/07/2025 The Crypt – Olympia, WA
10/08/2025 Naked Lounge – Chico, CA
10/09/2025 Cafe Colonial – Sacramento, CA
10/10/2025 Siren’s Song – Eureka, CA
10/11/2025 Hesher’s Pizza – Oakland, CA
Dispossessed infuses elements of sludge, doom, and death metal into a commanding sound rooted in anger, despair, and political resistance. Formed in 2014, the band emerged from Portland’s metal scene with a mission to confront systems of oppression through uncompromising, feedback-driven music. Their sound combines slow-burning riffs, bleak atmospheres, and a raw, aggressive energy that draws influence from bands like Corrupted, Asunder, Winter, and Grief. Lyrically and thematically, Dispossessed engages directly with issues such as systemic violence, environmental destruction, and carceral injustice, grounding their work in anti-authoritarian ideals.
In 2019, Dispossessed released their debut full-length, »Exanimate«; a searing critique of societal collapse. They returned in 2022 with the “Makhnovshchina” single, continuing to explore revolutionary themes through crushing, emotionally charged compositions.
Dispossessed is:
K. Jewett – Guitar, Bass
M. White – Guitar
M. Du Bose – Vocals
L. MacDonald – Drums
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well