Canadian proto-metal and psych wizards Fangus to issue debut album »Emerald Dream« on March 13th; stream electrifying new single »Shapeshifter«!

Montreal, Quebec based proto-metal/psych rock band Fangus has announced their debut album »Emerald Dream«, which will be released on March 6th, 2026 via From The Urn Records.

Listen to the album’s first single »Shapeshifter« below!

Tracklist:
01. Howling Hammer
02. Pyre Of Love
03. Psychoïd Telepath
04. Quest For Fire
05. Emerald Dream
06. Time Gambler
07. Shapeshifter
08. Stardust Regulator

Courtesy of Purple Sage PR:

Canada’s proto-metal and psychedelic wizards Fangus are set to release their debut album »Emerald Dream« on From The Urn Records this March 13th, and unleash a tantalizing first track with »Shapeshifter« today!

⚡️ Get under a heavy magic spell with new single »Shapeshifter« ⚡️

Their forthcoming debut album »Emerald Dream« drifts through a realm shaped by fractured memories, ancient myths resurfacing in the unconscious, and visions stirred by the intoxicating pull of psychoactive plants. It is an album born where the borders of waking life blur, revealing something older, stranger, and quietly alive beneath the surface.

Drawing deeply from the raw pulse of early 70’s heavy rock and the primal weight of proto metal, the record pushes Fangus further into their own mythic territory. Fueled by hard prog turns, hypnotic synths lines, and a theatrical sense of occult menace, »Emerald Dream« expands the band’s universe into wilder, more enchanted dimensions. It is both a pilgrimage and a nightmare, and an initiation into a green labyrinth where the roots remember everything.

»Emerald Dream« was recorded by Luc Boivin at Red Tube Studio in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, mixed by Chub and mastered by David Laurendeau, with an artwork by Victor Boudreau and Jim Laflamme. It will be released on LP and digital formats on March 6th through From The Urn Records.

Debut album »Emerald Dream« out March 13th on From The Urn Records (LP/digital)

Magically spawned from the underworld in MMXXII, Fangus is steadily drawing believers into their surrealist world through performances that are as unsettling as they are bewitching. Wandering the dim corridors of ancient heavy rock and psychedelia, the band channels a spectral energy, part ritual, part theatre, shaping sounds that feel unearthed. Their presence carries an air of mystery and primitivity, leaving audiences haunted long after the final note fades.

Fangus is:
Alex Bigras – Guitars
Snake St-Louis – Drums
Vick Trigger – Bass
Chub – Synths/Organ/Backing
Vocals Jim Laflamme – Lead Vocals/Tambourine

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