Canadian heavy space rock duo Earth Altar stream new full-length album »Hawk And Swan«; out now via Black Throne Productions!
Halifax, Nova Scotia based heavy space rock duo Earth Altar has just released their sophomore full-length album »Hawk And Swan« this Friday, September 4th, 2026 via Black Throne Productions.
Listen to »Hawk And Swan« on all major streaming services!
Tracklist:
01. Cyclic Path
02. Triptych
03. Red Eye
04. Preluding Pendulums
05. Infatuating Levitation
06. Gadd’s Wall
07. Lawgiver
08. Hawk And Swan
Courtesy of Black Throne Productions:
Earth Altar returns with Hawk & Swan, their newewst full-length album available on heavyweight 180g vinyl and digital formats through Black Throne Productions on September 4, 2026.
Built around the interplay between Jon MacIsaac’s drums and Spencer A. Trout’s bass, Hawk & Swan combines space rock, stoner rock and progressive structures without expanding beyond the band’s core two-piece lineup.
Long-form arrangements, shifting rhythms, synthesizers and short instrumental interludes connect the eight-track record. Fans of Rush, OM, Pink Floyd and YOB will find familiar ground in the band’s use of repetition, open space and extended song structures.
»Hawk And Swan« follows Earth Altar’s 2023 split release »Inter Terra Solis« with Ontario’s Sun Below. The new album continues the band’s interest in expansive song structures and themes surrounding human history, storytelling, mythology, imagination, and curiosity.
About »Hawk And Swan«:
Earth Altar began writing »Hawk And Swan« nearly four years before its release, using the record to expand on the limitations and possibilities of working as a two-piece.
“We began writing this record almost four years ago, while exploring and expanding our sounds as a two-piece,” says Jon MacIsaac.
“Jon and I always see how far we can take it, then dial it back one notch,” adds Spencer Trout. “The songs are always growing, the structure always changing, and the meaning always deepening.”
“We challenged ourselves rhythmically and structurally, while adding interludes and creating space between songs,” MacIsaac explains.
The result is an eight-track record built around changing structures, rhythmic movement and the space between longer compositions. Short pieces including »Cyclic Path«, »Preluding Pendulums« and »Infatuating Levitation« sit between the album’s extended tracks, giving the record a connected, album-focused structure.
About Earth Altar:
Formed in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia) during 2020, Earth Altar brought Jon MacIsaac and Spencer Trout together through a shared interest in heavy, progressive and psychedelic music.
Drawing from Pallbearer, YOB, Rush and Pink Floyd, the duo developed around flowing song structures, dense arrangements and the interaction between drums, bass and synthesizers. Since forming, Earth Altar have toured across Canada, connecting with bands throughout the country’s stoner rock, doom and underground heavy music scenes.
»Hawk And Swan« continues Earth Altar’s work as a two-piece while placing greater focus on rhythmic and structural changes, interludes and full-album sequencing.
The album will be released on vinyl and digital formats on September 4, 2026 through Black Throne Productions.
Purchase »Hawk And Swan« LP HERE.
Recorded by Charles Austin at Ocean Floor Studio.
Mixed by Colin Kelly at Red Sky Recording Studio.
Mastered by Zack Horvath at Zack Hollow Studios.
Album art by @angeldrawswithchalk.
Photo by Dylan Allen.
Earth Altar is:
Jon MacIsaac – Drums, Cymbals, Bajo Quinto, Vocals
Spencer A. Trout – Electric Bass Guitar, Synthizer, Vocals
with:
Katie Wayne – Synthesizer
Earth Altar is touring Western Canada in September 2026 to support their new album »Hawk And Swan«.
Earth Altar 2026 Tour Dates:
09/04 Winnipeg, MB – Sidestage *
09/05 Saskatoon, SK – Black Cat Tavern
09/06 Edmonton, AB – TBA
09/07 Calgary, AB – Vern’s ^
09/09 Vancouver, BC – The Astoria ! @
09/10 Kelowna, BC – Jackknife Brewing !
09/11 Kamloops, BC – Kami Inn ! #
09/12 Chilliwack, BC – Chill House ! $
* with Bayrolles, Satanic Rights
^ with Bodies of Everest, Lumivore
! with Empress and Lumivore
@ with Goblin Vessel
# with Freddie and the Magpies
$ with Tayos
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