Listen to debut album »Looming« by Bay Area doom/crust/sludge trio In Shame; available now on cassette & digital via Transylvanian Recordings!

Oakland, California based blackened doom/crust/sludge trio In Shame presents their debut album, »Looming«, which was released on August 31st, 2025 via Transylvanian Recordings.

Listen to »Looming« on all major streaming services!

Tracklist:
01. Drought
02. Leave Us
03. Looming
04. Self-Inflicted
05. Ashes & Blood

In Shame is a three-piece crust punk, sludge and doom metal band from Oakland, California, originally formed in 2023 under the name Shame before updating their moniker. The trio features current and former members of Swamp Witch and Treeherder. Signed to Transylvanian Recordings, In Shame consists of Austin DeMars, Dominic Aiello and Brian Howey.

Purchase »Looming« cassette tape here: transylvanianrecordings.bandcamp.com

Written and composed by In Shame.
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studio in Oakland, CA.

In Shame is:
Brian Howey – Guitars, Vocals
Austin DeMars – Bass, Vocals
Dominic Aiello – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well