Australian doom metal band Tabernaculum (feat. former Gallileous and Persecution members) released their debut demo

Sydney, Australia based doom metal band Tabernaculum (feat. former Gallileous and Persecution members) presents their debut demo, »Tabernaculum Demo 2026«, which was just released on May 23rd, 2026.

»Tabernaculum Demo 2026« is now available for streaming on Bandcamp and YouTube!

Tracklist:
01. Intro – Crypts On Nibiru
02. Son Of Sodom (Stillborn cover 1985)
03. Total Maniac (Messiah cover 1985)
04. Erupted Evil (Necro Schizma cover 1989)
05. Outro – Crypts On Nibiru

Tabernaculum is a new doom metal band from Sydney, Australia. Founded mid 2025, Tabernaculum features veterans Karl Stepien (ex-Gallileous) on guitar/bass and Scott Mullins (ex-Persecution) on drums. Their debut demo was released on May 23rd, 2026.

Tabernaculum mastermind Karl Stepien about the band’s future and musical background:

“We are also in the process of finalising 9 songs (42 minutes) of full-length material and should be mixed up by September. It’s very heavy doom/death in vein of Gallileous, Xysma, Disgrace, Thergothon etc, new vocals will be more growling than demo, as last vocalist left band recently.

I originally played in funeral doom metal band Gallileous (1991-95). I formed that band and played on Gallileous 1994 demo »Passio et Mors«, (in 2007 re-released as album by Redrum666 Records). It is probably one of the heaviest funeral doom metal demo/albums of that era. Even though songs from that material were on Terrorizer Mag & Zero Tolerance Mag CD compilations, that demo/album is relatively unknown.”

Listen to Gallileous »Passio et Mors« HERE.

“While Sydney’s Persecution was supporting Bolt Thrower, Pungent Stench, Fear Factory in early 1990’s on their Australian shows with Scott drumming. I think their demo »Encapsulated« is absolutely cracker!”

Listen to Persecution’s »Encapsulated« HERE.

Recorded and mixed at Rehearsal Studio 13, Padstow, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2026.
Mixed and produced by Jack Cranney of Rehearsal Studio 13.

Line-up:
Beam – Vocals
Karl Stepien – Guitars, Bass
Scott Mullins – Drums

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