Bonnacons Of Doom return with »Hexafoil« LP via Rocket Recordings; first single and music video »Forewarning« streaming now!
Liverpool, UK based experimental doom/drone/dark folk collective Bonnacons Of Doom has announced their third full-length album, »Hexafoil«, scheduled for release on February 12th, 2027 via Rocket Recordings.
Watch a music video for the first single »Forewarning« below!
Tracklist:
01. Tract
02. Forewarning
03. Ruins And Ash
04. Crossed Branches
05. Horse Hair
06. Undone
07. Legacy
08. Levitate
Courtesy of Discipline PR:
“A truly enticing release that grips you from the first few seconds.” — The Quietus
“Massed mantras and psychic wailings.” — Mojo
“Bonnacons Of Doom are hard to beat.” — Clash
There are cult bands in the sense that their fans are fiercely loyal, and then there are those that make you want to join a cult. Bonnacons Of Doom are both these things and more.
On the Liverpool group’s third album, »Hexafoil«, vocalist Kate Smith implores listeners to “Follow me! / Follow me!”, over hypnotic textures and ribcage-endangering riffs. At this point, it becomes highly tempting to don a cloak, strap one of the band’s signature circular masks to your face and leave your old life behind. Such is the consuming power of their sound: an alchemic fusion of folk, drone metal, kosmische musik, and potent psych.
Far from leading anybody astray, Bonnacons Of Doom wish to safeguard their flock. The album’s title stems from the group’s ongoing fascination with folklore. Dating at least as far back as The Bronze Age, the hexafoil is a six-lobed “flower” pattern, widely classified as a type of apotropaic mark or protection symbol. These carvings were etched into building surfaces to ward off evil spirits, bad luck or witchcraft. The endless, looping lines of the geometric pattern were thought to confuse and trap malevolent forces in an infinite maze.
For »Hexafoil«’s cover, the band created a huge sculpture of their trademark mask out of items foraged from the forest. This contrasts with the same symbol’s digital representation on the front of the previous album, 2023’s »Signs«.
“The mirrored masks were always meant to produce a sense of community/communion with the audience, in that they are reflected back from the performance,” says guitarist Rob Strachan. “But I suppose for us it has become a powerful symbol of the band, and a kind of ritualistic practice when we play.” To mark the latest chapter in their musical development, “it made sense to build something physical and connected to the landscape and seasons.”
In writing »Hexafoil« and honing its songs on the road, Bonnacons Of Doom leant further into their folk interests and ended up with some of their heaviest material to date. If that seems paradoxical, Rob notes that the tradition of downtuning in folk long predates the technique’s adoption by the metal scene.
Across the eight tracks, expansive epics are balanced against punchier numbers, making for a varied yet seamless experience. The intricately hefty opener, »Tract«, will appeal to fans of occult rockers Green Lung. At twice the length, the next song (»Forewarning«) is half mantric drone metal in the vein of Sunn O))) and half haunting pastoral.
»Ruins And Ash« lurches like a desert rock troupe reaching for a higher plane of consciousness. »Hexafoil«’s longest cut, »Legacy«, is less Black Sabbath than Deep Purple at their slowest and crunchiest, with extra »Wicker Man« ominousness provided by its communal handclaps. On the propulsive final track, when Smith repeats the word »Levitate«, listeners might want to brace themselves for some sort of Rapture.
For protection, levitation or earthbound sonic ritual, there’s never been a better time to join the cult of Bonnacons Of Doom. Pre-order »Hexafoil« coming out February 12, 2027 from now on via Rocket Recordings HERE.
Upcoming tour dates include:
11/02/2027 UK Halifax – The Grayston Unity
12/02/2027 UK Preston – The Ferret
13/02/2027 UK Derby – Dubrek Studios
14/02/2027 UK Sheffield – Yellow Arch
21/05/2027 UK London – Desertfest
22/05/2027 BE Brussels – Magasin 4
FFO: Sunn O))), Lankum, Melvins, Goat.
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well