American sludge/doom metal band We Follow The Earth release their brand new studio album »Foamdrinker« today!

Winston-Salem, North Carolina based sludge/doom metal band We Follow The Earth premiere their third studio album, »Foamdrinker«, which was just released today, on May 12th, 2026.

Tracklist:
01. Foamdrinker
02. Maelstrom
03. Aeons
04. Black Lamp
05. On Violent Waves
06. Sirens
07. The Still Blue
08. Weight Of The Stars

Courtesy of Desert Bloom PR:

We Follow The Earth release their brand new album »Foamdrinker« today!

Listen to »Foamdrinker« in full HERE!

“The atmospheric sludge sound swells like those frozen seas shifting and breaking, ice cold expanses that boom as its weight explodes through riffs. Beneath the ice, both oceanic and internal horrors rise, as selflessness and survival collide in crushing, cinematic tension” – Stoner Hive

“»Aeons« has a triplet-gallop crescendo that gives way to a quick speedup, and the last push ends with one more shout to emphasize the point.” – The Obelisk

Photos by Jeremy Ingle

We Follow The Earth is a sludgy doom band that will occasionally lean into a post-metal sound. Located in Winston Salem, North Carolina, the core of their sound is built on slow, crushing riffs, ever present soul shaking bass, and aggressive, strained screams.Started as a solo project for Matthew Crotts, with his brother, Robert Crotts, offering to write the concept story and lyrics for the debut album »Lightbearer« in 2023. Shortly after releasing the debut album, writing started for the 2nd concept album »Extinct«, which was recorded/engineered by Jamie King and released in March 2024.

This new album, »Foamdrinker«, takes the listener on a journey through a world that is, for unknown reasons, stuck in a perpetual winter. Facing extinction, our characters are willing to go to any lengths to survive, but dangers beyond the ice lurk in the depths of the ocean and within ourselves. The struggle to overcome these challenges that we are presented with, both the external and the internal superstitions about how we think the world should work from the crux of this story. How we balance selfless acts against selfish ones can save or doom the world.

Album credits:
Engineered by Jacob Beeson.
Mastered by Esben Willems (Studio Berserk).

Lyrics written by Robert Crotts.

Line-up:
Matthew Crotts – Vocals, Guitar
Josh Burton – Guitar
Jason “Buddha” Myers – Bass
Matthew Pickard – Drums

We Follow The Earth have a few tour dates supporting their new release including Bull City Metal Fest and Asheville Doomed and Stoned Chapter II.

Tour Dates:
5.16.26: Bull City Metal Fest, Durham, NC
5.17.26: The Den, Winston-Salem, NC w/ Ape Vermin, Mean Green
6.19.26: The Den, Winston-Salem, NC w/ Stone Nomads, And I Become Death, Holy Roller
7.5.26: To Be Announced
7.18.26: Asheville Doomed and Stoned, Asheville, NC
7.24.26: Hideaway, TN with TBA

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