Godthrymm stream new full-length album »Projections« in full ahead of its release this Friday on Profound Lore Records!
Halifax, UK based doom metal band Godthrymm stream their third full-length album »Projections« in full ahead of its release this Friday, May 29th, 2026 via Profound Lore Records.
Tracklist:
01. Trenches Deep
02. Truth In My Own
03. The Sun Never Fell
04. Endure My Skin (feat. Aaron Stainthorpe)
05. Jewels
06. Hope Is Eternal
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With their third album »Projections«, set for release on May 29, UK doom metal juggernaut Godthrymm have completed their Visions Trilogy begun with 2020’s »Reflections« debut LP and followed with 2023’s acclaimed »Distortions« album. During the band’s discourse since the release of »Reflections«, Godthrymm have been recognized as the new emerging band from the UK to bring back the glorious aura of early-mid ‘90s UK doom metal, most notably formulated by the Peaceville Three (My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Anathema).
As expected, considering Godthrymm was formed and is helmed by UK doom metal veteran Hamish Glencross (ex-My Dying Bride, ex-Vallenfyre, ex-Solstice) and features doom metal drummer extraordinaire Shaun Taylor-Steels (ex-My Dying Bride, ex-Anathema, ex-Solstice). So in this sense, the classic UK doom metal DNA has already been implemented within the sonic fabric of Godthrymm.
Photos by Frank Ralph
»Projections« sees Godthrymm continue to develop and broaden their sound even further, and building upon the cornerstones of »Distortions«. Now with an expanded lineup which includes keyboardist co-vocalist Catherine Glencross, bassist Bob Crolla and new second guitarist Kris McLaughin, »Projections« is Godthrymm’s most layered, varied and complex release yet, all while still upholding the colossal emotionally charged heavy doom backbone that has defined the core of the band’s sound. »Projections« is also the band’s most aggressive album to date, as Hamish Glencross explains:
“On this new album we present to you songs that channel our passion, our sorrow, our love, our fury – the very essence that makes us who we are, and we hope you find some kindred reflection in yourselves on this journey. Our first album Reflections was a rekindling of our passion and fire for the music we love, the second album Distortions took that template and evolved it ever further with grandeur and vision. Projections takes everything that has brought to this point, and delves into our very musical souls with the appropriate introspection, diversity and contrasts of our emotions that define us. This is who we are, and we project all of this through our new album.”
»Projections« presents and broadens new sonic horizons brought into the Godthrymm sound. Opening the album in traditional doom fare, it is the second half of opening track »Trenches Deep« which sees the band speed up their sound to a more pummeling attack and topping it by including guest vocals from original English Dogs vocalist Adie Bailey and guest vocals from Xentrix vocalist Jay Walsh. The following track »Truth In My Own« can be seen as one of Godthrymm’s heaviest and pounding tracks while the album’s diversity shines even more through the atmospheric progressive metal tappings of »Jewels« and the heavy ethereal closer »Hope Is Eternal«, these latter two tracks solely helmed by Catherine Glencross.
The album’s two centerpiece tracks »The Sun Never Fell« and »Endure My Skin« are the full-blown epic UK doom monuments serving as two of the mightiest and towering Godthrymm tracks ever penned. “Endure My Skin« would also see the return of now-ex My Dying Bride vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe, reuniting once again with his former MDB bandmates Glencross and Steels to do guest vocals on the track, this time the iconic vocalist taking more the center stage for the bulk of the track (whereas on »Distortions« we saw Stainthorpe provide more of a spoken word segment on the track »Follow Me«).
“The vision and writing for Projections commenced as the recording of the previous album Distortions was in its completion,” Glencross continues. “The direction was to push ourselves further in musical scope and complexity, and was then driven further by artistic ambition in a new lineup showcased on The Light EP, but also then influenced by life’s challenges and subsequent personal tragedy within the band. The songs are a reflection of love, sorrow and fury which we all feel.”
»Projections« was recorded at various stages throughout the last year at different studios with Andy Hawkins and Glencross at the helm. Cover art was done by Mitchell Nolte.
»Projections« drops May 29, 2026 on Profound Lore Records and is available for pre-order HERE.
To celebrate the release, Godthrymm’s album launch show will take place on June 6 at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds in partnership with Crash Records. Tickets are on sale now HERE.
Live:
06/06/26 Leeds (UK) – Brudenell Social Club (Album Release Show)
Godthrymm are:
Hamish Glencross – Guitar & Vocals
Shaun Taylor-Steels – Drums
Bob Crolla – Bass
Catherine Glencross – Keys & Vocals
Kris McLaughin – Guitar
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