Doomsday Profit chokes on regret with the catchy and cathartic slab of sludge, »Spirits«!
Durham, North Carolina based sludge/doom metal band Doomsday Profit presents new single »Spirits« taken from their upcoming self-titled album, which will be released independently on September 19th, 2025.
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May 21, 2025 – »Spirits«, the latest offering from Durham, N.C. doom/sludge metal band Doomsday Profit, opens with a pun.
“The spirits in my glass / Can’t chase away the ghosts,” hollers frontman Bryan Reed.
It’s a sly bit of deflection at the front of a song that delves into more introspective territory than the band has yet ventured.
With its play on words and the grooving stoner-rock riff that drives the melodic hook, »Spirits« is, on one hand, a catchy stoner-sludge offering that ought to appeal to fans of Bongzilla or Black Tusk. But on the other, that playful catchiness belies the self-excoriation that reveals itself in the song’s lyrics.
“With that play on the word ‘spirits’, we were diving head first into a thematic territory we hadn’t explored much,” Reed says. Inspired in part by the bleakness and self-loathing themes of bands like Buzzov•en and Grief, Reed adds, “The song ended up digging into that feeling of being haunted by past mistakes, and wanting to do anything possible to let go of the shame and regret.”
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Ultimately, »Spirits« has proven to be one of the most cathartic songs in Doomsday Profit’s live set, and is now available to stream and share in its recorded version.
In addition to releasing »Spirits«, Doomsday Profit has announced a handful of regional dates, including a three-day run in July with Bronco (ex-Toke; Magnetic Eye Records) and stops at Asheville Doomed & Stoned Fest and Tampa Doom & Gloom Fest II. All dates listed below.
● Jun 4 – Durham, NC – Beer Study (Durham County Library presents “The End of the World: A History of Apocalypse” featuring Duke University Professor John Jeffries Martin)
● Jun 13 – Wilmington, NC – Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern (with Yule, TBD)
● Jun 14 – Charleston, SC – Sugey’s Bar (with Snargle, Yule)
● Jul 11 – Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor (with Bronco, Cosmic Reaper)
● Jul 12 – Asheville, NC – Sly Grog Lounge (Asheville Doomed & Stoned Fest)
● Jul 13 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 (with Bronco, Üga Büga, Greenhead)
● Nov 2 – Tampa, FL – Deviant Libation (Tampa Doom & Gloom Fest II)
About Doomsday Profit:
There’s no time to waste. At least that’s how Doomsday Profit seems to be operating. After making their debut with the gritty stoner-sludge of 2021’s »In Idle Orbit«, the Durham, N.C.-based band issued 2024’s psych-leaning split with Virginia-based Smoke, and has kept the momentum going ever since. With their forthcoming self-titled album, Doomsday Profit now has embedded an even wider array of influences into their acerbic, dystopian sludge. Particles of monolithic doom, grisly death ‘n’ roll grooves, driving punk rock and scathing black metal all flash in the band’s raw self-titled LP.
As ever, Doomsday Profit has a finger pointed squarely at the powers that be, but they’ve also learned to turn their ire inward, and balance their vitriol with melancholic nuance. This broader approach has turned their already dynamic performances into a must-see, with a live resume that includes Hopscotch Music Festival and Seismic Summer, as well as supporting slots with established acts like Thou, The Obsessed, Black Tusk, REZN, Year Of The Cobra, and Restless Spirit.
On this recording, Doomsday Profit is: Bryan Reed (rhythm guitar/vocals), Kevin See (lead guitar/vocals), Ryan Sweeney (bass/vocals), and David Ruiz (drums).
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well