American heavy psychedelic rock trio King Buffalo unleash new single »Ether On The Dark Side« from upcoming album »Doomsayer«!

Rochester, New York based heavy psychedelic rockers King Buffalo have released new single and visualizer video »Ether On The Dark Side« taken from their seventh full-length album, »Doomsayer«, due out on December 4th, 2026 by the band (North America) and via Stickman Records (Europe).

Tracklist:
01. Battling The Mystagogues
02. The Slick And The Dead
03. Vagabond
04. Hell Or High Water
05. Into The Foundry
06. Ether On The Dark Side
07. Doomsayer

Courtesy of All Noir PR:

Psychedelic heavy rock trio King Buffalo has unleashed their brand-new single, »Ether On The Dark Side«, offering another taste of their upcoming album, »Doomsayer«. Known for their hypnotic grooves, atmospheric soundscapes, and powerful riffs, the band is gearing up for the release of their highly anticipated seventh studio album.

»Doomsayer« will arrive on December 4th, 2026, as a self-release in North America and through Stickman Records in Europe. Preorders are available via kingbuffalo.bigcartel.com and stickman-records.com.

“»Ether« started out as a jam and organically evolved into one of the longer tracks on »Doomsayer«. Its pacing, atmosphere, and groove have a real John Carpenter soundtrack feel, which is one of my favorite things about the song. It’s been going over incredibly well live, and I’m excited for people to finally have the opportunity to spend more time with it and really take it all in,” drummer Scott Donaldson shares.

Photo credit: Mitch Kline

The trio previously released »The Slick And The Dead«, a track Consequence said “merges classic desert rock a la Kyuss with Deep Purple-style organ accents and melodic flourishes,” and »Vagabond«, featuring a video recorded in the band’s newly built studio.

“»Doomsayer« originated in early 2026 out of many hours of jam sessions in our new studio space, playing around and seeing where it took us,” explains guitarist/vocalist Sean Roa, who also produced and mixed the album. “We didn’t really have an end goal in mind of what we were going for. We were simply exploring ideas and seeing what ended up speaking to us the most. So much has happened, both as a band and in our personal lives since our last record, that ended up becoming the inspiration to many of the lyrics on »Doomsayer«. I think as a result, this is some of our most upfront, direct and riff-driven work to date. We are incredibly proud of it and can’t wait for it to get out into the world.”

Four years on from »Regenerator«, King Buffalo returns with a record shaped by years of international touring and a deepening confidence in their own sound. Recorded in the new studio the band built themselves, »Doomsayer« finds the trio continuing to reach into the unknown, while bringing a greater sense of focus and intention to their sound. The experience they have gained on the road is evident throughout the album, both in the poise of the material and the confidence of their delivery. Like the pandemic trilogy that preceded it, »Doomsayer« was made at home, but the band’s new surroundings have given them the freedom to continue exploring and finding new ground, with a maturity they have earned one stage at a time.

The band is on tour now, playing San Francisco today. Support includes L.A. Witch (Oct. 29 to Nov. 21, except Los Angeles), Doom Gong (Dec. 3 to 5 and Dec. 18), and Handsome Jack (Dec. 8 to 12). Ticket links are available at kingbuffalo.com/tour.

North American Tour 2026:
November 6 San Francisco, CA The Independent
November 7 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room
November 9 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up
November 10 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom
November 11 Albuquerque, NM Sister
November 13 Dallas, TX AM/FM
November 14 Austin, TX Mohawk
November 17 Houston, TX Bad Astronaut
November 19 Nashville, TN Basement East
November 20 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle
November 21 Cincinnati, OH Woodward Theatre
December 3 Detroit, MI El Club
December 4 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall
December 5 Cleveland, OH The Roxy
December 8 Toronto, ON The Mod Club
December 9 Montreal, QC Theatre Fairmount
December 10 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
December 11 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge
December 12 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
December 15 Richmond, VA The Broadberry
December 16 Durham, NC Motorco
December 17 Washington, DC Black Cat
December 18 Columbus, OH Skully’s

European Tour 2027:
with special guests Spirit Mother
March 2 Hamburg, DE Grunspan
March 3 Antwerp, BE Trix
March 4 Haarlem, NL Patronaat
March 6 London, UK Scala
March 7 Manchester, UK Gorilla
March 9 Bristol, UK Electric Bristol
March 11 Paris, FR Petit Bain
March 12 Essen, DE Zeche Carl
March 13 Cologne, DE Kantine
March 14 Stuttgart, DE Wizeman
March 15 Munich, DE Backstage Halle
March 17 Berlin, DE Festsaal
March 19 Copenhagen, DK Pumpehuset
March 20 Gothenburg, SE Monument
March 21 Oslo, NO John Dee
March 22 Stockholm, SE Debaser Nova

King Buffalo is Sean Roa (guitar/vocals), Dan Reynolds (bass), and Scott Donaldson (drums). The trio has released six albums to date with the most recent, Regenerator, arriving in 2022. Revolver called their music “a tantalizing breed of heavy psych-rock,” The Obelisk declared them one of “the most essential acts of current American heavy psychedelic rock,” and Teeth of the Divine said, “There’s not a dud or skippable track in their entire discography.”

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