Cowboys & Aliens to celebrate 30-year anniversary with new studio album »Finis Temporum«; new single and music video »Life Tree« streaming now!
Belgian stoner rock legends Cowboys & Aliens will celebrate their 30-year anniversary with a new release, »Finis Temporum«, due out on March 13th, 2026 via Polderrecords.
Watch a music video for Cowboys & Aliens brand new single »Life Tree« below!
Tracklist:
01. Life Tree
02. Rabbit Hole
03. Vengeance Of The Weird
04. Ordinary Bliss
05. Icy Grip
06. Asteroid Blast
Courtesy of Polderrecords:
»Life Tree« is the opening song on »Finis Temporum«, the new album of Cowboys & Aliens to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this legendary Belgian stoner metal band. It’s an honest song about fighting addictions.
The song was written & arranged by John Pollentier & Cowboys & Aliens. Vocals & lyrics are written by Henk Vanhee. Produced by Cowboys & Aliens. Recorded & mastered by Pieter Nyckees at Shellshock Studio (2025). Concept & visuals created by Vicebaron at Bunker (2026).
»Finis Temporum« – “the end of times” – is the title Cowboys & Aliens chose for their seventh album and their 30th anniversary release. It’s a bold statement, but one this band has earned.
The album opens with »Life Tree« and »Rabbit Hole« before delivering »Vengeance Of The Weird«, a track that had already been released as a standalone single back in June 2024 – long before a new record was even on the horizon. Lead single »Icy Grip« followed in 2025: a post-grungy stoner track with a killer chorus and a dark, heavy production, written in the shadow of personal loss. Lyrics loaded with symbolism about grief and hope, wrapped in the unmistakable Cowboys & Aliens sound. »Ordinary Bliss« rounds out the new material before the album closes with a full reimagining of »Asteroid Blast« – originally recorded for »A Trip To The Stonehenge Colony« back in 2000, now rerecorded, remixed and remastered. A nod to where it all began, and a quiet full circle moment on a record that feels like one.
»Finis Temporum« is not an album born out of obligation or commercial calculation. It’s the sound of a band that still had something to say – and said it.
»Finis Temporum« is available for pre-order at Polderrecords. Check out the complete catalogue at polderrecords.be!
Photo credit: Jeckyl Hyde Studio
Cowboys & Aliens is a four-piece stoner rock band from Bruges, Belgium. Formed in 1996, they are true pioneers of the genre in the Benelux – one of the first bands in the region to go all-in on heavy, riff-driven rock at a time when that took real conviction.
Their debut »League Of Fools« (1998) laid the foundation, but it was »A Trip To The Stonehenge Colony« (2000) and »Love Sex Volume« (2002) that put them on the map – two records that became genuine landmarks in the Belgian heavy rock scene and remain highly sought-after to this day. Language Of Superstars followed in 2005 before the band stepped back for a few years.
The hiatus didn’t last. Cowboys & Aliens returned in 2011 with the »Sandpaper Blues Knockout« EP, including a memorable appearance at DesertFest Antwerp and a second stint opening for Deep Purple at Vorst Nationaal. »Surrounded By Enemies« (2014) kept the momentum going, followed by »Horses Of Rebellion« (2019) and »BURN« (2022) – both released on Polderrecords on CD and vinyl. In 2021, Polderrecords also brought back the long sold-out »A Trip To The Stonehenge Colony« and »Love Sex Volume« in a deluxe remastered double digipack, finally putting those legendary records back in people’s hands.
In between, Cowboys & Aliens built a formidable live reputation – touring with Monster Magnet, opening for Queens Of The Stone Age, Deep Purple, Soulfly and Danzig, and playing countless festivals across Europe.
Now, thirty years after their formation, the band releases »Finis Temporum« on Polderrecords – album number seven, and another chapter in a catalogue that few Belgian bands can match. Heavy riffs, anthemic choruses, a touch of psychedelia. Same band. Still delivering.
»Finis Temporum« is scheduled to be released March 13th, 2026 on vinyl, CD and digital.
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well