Portland post-metal quartet Sea Sleeper unleashes new single »Lunar Degenerates« from forthcoming album »Burden Of Antlers«
Portland, Oregon based progressive death/sludge/post-metal quartet Sea Sleeper has unleashed a music video for the third single »Lunar Degenerates« taken from their forthcoming album, »Burden Of Antlers«, due out on September 18th, 2026.
Tracklist:
01. Machines Of The Bombing Run
02. Manifestor
03. Lunar Degenerates
04. Abysmal Trench
05. Burden Of Antlers
06. They’ll Miss You
07. Coma
08. Husk
Courtesy of C Squared Music:
Heavy, atmospheric, and built for maximum neck damage, Sea Sleeper return with their new single, »Lunar Degenerates«, the latest preview of their forthcoming sophomore album, »Burden Of Antlers«, set for release on September 18, 2026.
»Lunar Degenerates« captures the band at their most visceral and dynamic, fusing classic crunchy, bang-your-head riffage with the expansive progressive weight that has become a defining part of Sea Sleeper’s sound. The track also leans into the band’s long-running Mastodon influence, particularly the »Crack The Skye«-esque textures that have surfaced across both of their albums.
The band calls »Lunar Degenerates« “easily the funnest song on the record to play,” pointing to its high-energy riffs, shifting atmosphere, and explosive return from an ambient passage back into the main riff as one of the song’s standout moments.
With its mix of brute force, spacey atmosphere, and locked-in rhythmic power, »Lunar Degenerates« offers another glimpse into the world of »Burden Of Antlers«, an album that promises to expand Sea Sleeper’s sonic range while staying rooted in the crushing, riff-forward heaviness that first defined them.
»Burden Of Antlers« arrives September 18, 2026.
About Sea Sleeper:
With a passion for death and post metal, Sea Sleeper infuse their heavy sound with an array of genre influences to produce something more dynamically extreme. The band formed in 2019 comprised of Jesse Cooley (guitar/lead vocals), Shane Cooley (drums/vocals), and Nick Kessler (bass/vocals), with Tony Spradlin (lead guitar/vocals) subsequently completing the line-up in 2022.
The debut EP »Nihilism« was released independently in 2019, followed by their acclaimed debut album »Nostophobia«. Released in 2021 via Metal Assault Records, »Nostophobia« garnered notable recognition achieving #10 album of the year for Noob Heavy and #7 spot for album of the year at GBHBL in 2021, as well as seeing the band become a Top Selling Bandcamp artist in the same year.
Sea Sleeper is:
Jesse Cooley – Guitar/Lead Vocals
Shane Cooley – Drums/Vocals
Nick Kessler – Bass/Vocals
Tony Spradlin – Lead Guitar/Vocals
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