Constance Tomb to release debut album »Exploding Head« on October 23rd via Noisolution; European tour with Daily Thompson kicks off this November!

Port Orchard, Washington based dark goth/post-punk project Constance Tomb has announced their debut album, »Exploding Head«, which will be released on October 23rd, 2026 via Noisolution.

Tony Reed (Mos Generator, Big Scenic Nowhere, Pentagram, and others) is releasing the first studio album by his very first band, which he founded in 1989 as a teenager. Dark heavy punk with plenty of nods to the darkest ’80s rehearsal rooms.

And that’s not all – he’s hitting the road with his buddies from Daily Thompson this November.

Tracklist:
01. Spiritual Stairway
02. Amokt
03. The Doomsday Subliminalist
04. Neurosleep
05. Rose
06. Terror Kiss
07. Big Brother Doom
08. The Last Picture Show
09. Hellbaby
10. Constance Tomb
11. The Chronic Unemployed
12. Control
13. Blood Red Eternity

Courtesy of Noisolution:

“Recreating heavy goth songs I wrote in the 1980’s.” — Tony Reed

Tony Reed is undoubtedly one of those artists whom fans of “heavy music” have, at least unknowingly, encountered on stage or on their turntables at some point. Bands like Pentagram, Mos Generator, Hot Spring Water, and the so-called supergroup Big Scenic Nowhere are just a small part of his discography, which he continues to expand as a producer and mixer.

Constance Tomb was Tony Reed’s first band, which he founded at age 19 and which was heavily influenced by the gothic movement of the early ’80s. There are recordings online from when they made “boombox recordings” or, later, when he recorded everything “hi-fi” on his own in the garage with just a microphone, preserving it all for posterity on cassettes. You can also find several solo cover versions released under the band’s name. It was a labor of love that Tony Reed never let go of, but there was never a real band that toured or released an album – until now!

Now Tony has breathed new life into his childhood love, Constance Tomb, and fused his fondness for dark ’80s bands with his heavy metal past. Bands like Southern Cult, Bauhaus, The Cure, Bowie, as well as Black Sabbath and Thin Lizzy have shaped his musical tastes. Now, a mix of old and new songs is being infused with fresh energy, reviving a solo project that had taken on a slightly artificial feel.

With Bo McConaghie on bass and Christian Roney on drums, the band has already played its first concerts in the northwestern United States to find their sound as a group. Joint rehearsals and studio sessions have given rise to a band that is now tackling its debut album and future tours together.

Crash-heavy post-punk? Riff-driven proto-goth? Dark punk? However you want to categorize it, it’s dark in that genre drawer, and styles blend together in the twilight. The fun and spontaneity within the band are unmistakable, and you might even question the year of release. Constance Tomb is an exciting newcomer band with nearly four decades of history and an album that sounds both fresh and seasoned. And that’s something special.

Constance Tomb on tour w/ Daily Thompson:
05.11.2026 DE – Düsseldorf – Pitcher
06.11.2026 DE – Oldenburg Cadillac
07.11.2026 DE – Flensburg – Kühlhaus
08.11.2026 DE – Hamburg – Hafenklang
10.11.2026 DE – Hannover – Cafe Glocksee
11.11.2026 DE – Berlin – Badehaus
12.11.2026 DE – Dresden – Chemiefabrik
13.11.2026 AT – Wien – Arena
14.11.2026 CZ – Prag – Subzero
16.11.2026 DE – Bamberg – Live Club
17.11.2026 DE – München – Backstage Club
18.11.2026 DE – Karlsruhe – Alte Hackerei
19.11.2026 DE – Mainz – Kulturclub schon schön
20.11.2026 DE – Bielefeld – Forum Bielefeld
21.11.2026 DE – Köln – Helios37

Constance Tomb is:
Tony Reed – Guitar/Vocals
Christian Roney – Drums
Bo McConaghie – Bass

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