German dope-doom trio Earthbong drop first track off new album »Salutations To The Cultivators«, out October 23rd on The Lasting Dose Records!

Kiel, Germany based stoner/doom/sludge trio Earthbong has announced their new album, »Salutations To The Cultivators«, scheduled for release on October 23rd, 2026 via The Lasting Dose Records / Evil Noise Recordings.

Check out the first single »Third Eye« below!

Tracklist:
01. Bug
02. Third Eye
03. Harvester
04. Herbal Saints

Courtesy of Purple Sage PR:

Kiel, Germany’s bong metal purveyors Earthbong are set to return with their fourth studio album »Salutations To The Cultivators« on The Lasting Dose Records this fall, with the skull-grinding first single »Third Eye« streaming on The Obelisk right now!

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“They’re like a Bongzilla/Sleep milkshake. But they get it. They are their own thing.” – Mike Scheidt, Yob

»Salutations To The Cultivators« is Earthbong’s fourth album and their first for Berlin’s independent imprint The Lasting Dose Records. Unsurprisingly for a band whose past releases are entitled »Church Of Bong« and »Bring Your Lungs«, this new record revolves around altered states and the craft of growing weed. »Bug« reimagines Kafka’s Metamorphosis as a stoner doom cautionary tale, the debut single »Third Eye« chases another state of perception while high, and »Harvester« and »Herbal Saints« honor the holy plant itself. Earth-shattering riffs collide with devastatingly heavy bass lines, mind-altering solos and the trio’s trademark caveman growls.

“»Salutations To The Cultivators« is a line taken from Sleep’s »Giza Butler« track, as the album is meant as a homage, not only to the cultivators of weed but also to the cultivators of the stoner doom genre. As we have started with long-form songs and a more unconventional approach to songwriting and structures, we feel that this is our most accessible album yet,” says the band.

Tracked live over a weekend at Kassel’s Kulturzentrum Karnak, the album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Felix Margraf. It features guest contributions from Timo Fritz (Purple Dawn) and Feli (Frost, Pisse & Elend).

Upcoming Earthbong shows:
24.10 – NO – Høstsabbat Festival Oslo
19.11 – DE – Hamburg, MS Stubnitz
20.11 – DE – Berlin, Neue Zukunft
21.11 – DE – München, Black Mantra Festival

Earthbong »Salutations To The Cultivators« out October 23rd on The Lasting Dose Records (LP/CD/digital) and Evil Noise Recordings (cassette tape)

Hailing from Kiel in Germany, stoner doom trio Earthbong has been heading towards the riff-filled land since the year 2018, unleashing three studio albums, a live album and one EP upon the masses.

Earthbong has toured Australia in spring 2025, including headlining performances at Sun Burn Festival and Stoned To Death Fest Sydney, and shared the stage with the godfathers of bong metal such as Bongzilla, Bongripper and Belzebong, as well as landmark acts such as The Obsessed, Unida and Firebreather. With more than 90 shows over the past years, including festivals like ReykjaDoom Festival (Iceland), Stoned From The Underground (DE), Rock in Bourlon (FR) and Hoflärm Open Air (DE), Earthbong earned a reputation as one of the heaviest live acts currently gracing the underground doom scene.

Earthbong is:
Selly – Vocals, Bass
Ogo – Guitars
Tommy – Drums

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