French heavy doom trio Margarita presents their debut album »Abysses Of Melancholia«; out today via Electric Valley Records!

Paris, France based doom/sludge/shoegaze trio Margarita has just released their debut album »Abysses Of Melancholia« this Friday, October 9th, 2026 via Electric Valley Records.

Tracklist:
01. Blood Incantation
02. Melting Days
03. Swamp Lullaby
04. Not A Mother
05. Abyssal Pain
06. Better Off Alone

Courtesy of Qabar PR:

Paris doom/sludge/shoegaze trio Margarita unveil their debut full-length, »Abysses Of Melancholia«, today (on October 9) on vinyl and across digital/streaming platforms via Electric Valley Records.

Margarita says of the album:

“From »Blood Incantation«, where pain becomes a means of expression, to the hazy and melancholic »Melting Days«, the album explores loss on both personal and universal levels. Figures appear and fade: a lonely man, a disappearing self, memories of those who are no longer there.

Themes of abandonment and refusal run through the record. »Not A Mother« rejects imposed roles and inherited expectations, questioning identities shaped by absence and anger. »Abyssal Pain« turns violence and resentment into a kind of epiphany, where destruction becomes a form of control.

The album closes with »Better Off Alone«, settling into a quieter form of solitude and the weight of unspoken wounds.”

Order »Abysses Of Melancholia« on vinyl from the label’s webstore or Bandcamp.

Stream the album on YouTube below, or listen on your preferred digital/streaming platform HERE.

Margarita is a Paris-based trio, formed in 2022 by Julie, Julie, and Karen. They play heavy doom steeped in distortion and deep melancholy. Their songs dwell on inconsolable loss, disenchantment, unreachable redemption, and a visceral rejection of toxic masculinity. After releasing their self-titled EP in 2023, they played across France, Belgium, and Switzerland.

At its core, Margarita shares the impulse to expose inner chaos, to embrace going off track, and to turn vulnerability into something loud, raw, and unapologetic. Driven by a relentless need to follow darkness, the trio follows one rule: to black sabbath themselves into oblivion.

Margarita’s debut album, »Abysses Of Melancholia«, follows a slow descent shaped by memory, anger, and loss. Throughout the record, the trio explores aching bodies, fractured identities, and a past that never really goes away. The record drifts through disappearing selves, lingering absences, and the emotional aftermath, examining how pain can both imprison and redefine those left to carry it.

Blending doom, sludge, heavy psych, and shoegaze, Margarita builds dense, slow-burning tracks where brute force and fragility coexist. Heavy riffs meet layers of reverb and texture, creating a sound that is both crushing and introspective. For this album, the band added synth layers and electronic percussion to their usual guitar, bass, and drums setup, bringing more depth and a strong sense of melancholy to the songs.

All songs written and composed by Margarita.
Recorded & mixed by Stéphane Miollan.
Mastered by Guillaume Brot at Seeding Waves Studio.
Artwork by Nine Antico & Éric Bricka.

Margarita is:
Karen Verdier-Désérable – Guitar/Vocals
Julie Appéré – Bass/Vocals/Synth
Julie Picard – Drums/SPD

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