American sludge/thrash metal band Dragger stream their debut album »Taken Form«; available now on CD and digital!

Portland, Maine based sludge/thrash metal band Dragger presents their debut album, »Taken Form«, which was just released on August 4th, 2026.

Tracklist:
01. Cut To The Bone
02. In The Mire
03. Potent Sea
04. Martyr Tombs
05. Cautionary Tail
06. Everything Is Rot

Dragger is a sludge, thrash metal and hardcore punk band based in Portland, Maine, that emerged in the local heavy music scene around 2025/2026. Self-described as putting out “audio transmissions from the Dragger Sound Research Institute”, the band operates independently.

Dragger have just released their first full-length album »Taken Form« on August 4, 2026.

Get »Taken Form« on CD here: wearedragger.bandcamp.com

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Justin Gonyea.
Additional engineering by Rowan Bishop at Garage Mahal in Westbrook, ME.
Illustrations by Keenan Bouchard.

On this recording, Dragger is:
Keenan Bouchard – Drums
Justin Gonyea – Guitar, Vocals
Benjamin Lee – Guitar
Nathaniel Parker Raymond – Bass

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