Doomed Confessionary: Nate Towle (Extermination Day)
Photo by Jason Oberuc
Extermination Day is a doom metal/punk band hailing from Circle Pines, Minnesota.
Founded by guitarist/vocalist Nate Towle and drummer Jason Oberuc, Extermination Day introduced themselves with the EP »If Ingested, Consult A Mortician« (2020), followed by their crushing full-length debut »Be The Consequence« (2022). The album merged punk, garage rock, doom and heavy metal into a relentless soundtrack of modern chaos, while nodding to the band’s love of vigilante cinema, with direct references to cult films like The Exterminator.
In 2024, the lineup expanded to include Josh Raiken, Ryan Janssen, and Evan Blazing, joining founding member Nate Towle. Collectively, Extermination Day boasts a pedigree that spans acclaimed acts such as Suffering Hour, Satan’s Satyrs and Kult Of The Wizard. This powerful formation has only intensified the band’s energy, both on record and on stage, where they deliver performances that are loud, raw, and unapologetically dangerous.
Extermination Day have recently signed with Argonauta Records and are ready to bring their ferocious sound and larger-than-life attitude to the global stage. Fans of heavy riffs, wild energy and tongue-in-cheek chaos should prepare for one of the most unique acts in today’s underground scene.
Can you please say a few words about your band?
Minnesota hoss rock that hates cops.
What was the biggest challenge for the band?
Getting a lineup together to play shows.
What can you be most proud of so far?
Inventing an entirely new genre of music.
What was your biggest regret?
No regrets.
What was the best concert/tour so far and why?
Opening for Unto Others or Impaler – big crowds at both gigs.
What was the biggest surprise on the music scene for you?
Die Spitz from Texas is pretty rockin’.
What is currently in your heavy musical rotation?
GBH, Discharge, Trouble, Hüsker Dü, Robin Trower, Corrosion Of Conformity, Die Kreuzen, Budgie.
What was the best advice you’ve ever been given as a musician?
There aren’t any rules, play and sound like whatever you want.
What are your guilty pleasures?
Being an aggressive panhandler.
Can you say something more about the current music scene in Minnesota?
It has a diverse range of heavy music across the punk, rock, and metal spectrum with some great new talent as of the last few years.
Where can we see you live this year (concerts/tours)?
To be determined.
What are your plans for the future as a band?
Release our second album through Argonauta Records and then gig to support it.
How can people best support your band?
Buy physical media, attend shows, tell promoters to book us.
Do you have any message for your listeners?
Keep your mustache clean and resist authoritarianism.
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well