American stoner/sludge metal quartet Problem With Dragons to release their fourth full-length album »Permian« this Friday!

Easthampton, Massachusetts based stoner/sludge metal quartet Problem With Dragons is gearing up to release their fourth full-length album »Permian« this Friday, September 11th, 2026.

Listen to the first two tracks »Deeply Divided« and »Permian« below!

Tracklist:
01. Deeply Divided
02. The Age Of Sin
03. And All Are Anointed By God
04. Suspended
05. Lone Rider
06. Permian
07. Thine Right Eye
08. This Will Not End Peacefully
09. Reset The Future

From Easthampton, Massachusetts, Problem With Dragons execute heavily fuzzed-out tunes!

Parts stoner, sludge, punk, hard rock, doom, grunge classic rock, heavy metal and prog rock. Problem With Dragons create a rich tapestry of different noises and riffs where it can be very hard to keep up with at times. It shouldn’t really work but Problem With Dragons pull this off with conviction and style.

The band has built an underground discography including albums like »Atomics« (2012), »Starquake« (2015), »Ascendant« (2019), »Accelerationist« (2022), and the upcoming »Permian« (2026).

Pre-order »Permian« here: problemwithdragons.bandcamp.com/album/permian

“Problem With Dragons’ third release is a sludgy, doomed behemoth of an album, wielding crushing weight and dynamic vocal performances to fell foul beasts and puny eardrums alike.” ~ Stoner Hive

“This band certainly have a style of their own and are pretty hard to pigeonhole, it’s genre-bending and only the open-minded need apply. Heavy, quirky and most importantly, very listenable. Crank it up!!” ~ Down The Front Media

“The thick layer of sludge that emerges from this album paves a path to your very own personal ride to space.” ~ Valley Advocate

Problem With Dragons is:
Rob Ives – Vocals, Guitar
Ben Licata – Bass
Joe Nickerson – Guitar
Nick Saldarini – Drums

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