German wasteland sludgers Saraksh unleash relentless new single »Confinement: Bottom Deep«; debut album »Abiram« out November 20th!

Mannheim, Germany based sludge/doom metal trio Saraksh premiere the second single »Confinement: Bottom Deep« taken from their upcoming debut album, »Abiram«, set to release on November 20th, 2026.

Tracklist:
01. Scavenger
02. Confinement: Carving Me
03. Confinement: Circles
04. Confinement: Bottom Deep
05. They Come At Night
06. Forlorn
07. Mire
08. Designation

Courtesy of All Noir PR:

Following the intense first glimpse offered by »Forlorn«, German Wasteland Sludgers Saraksh have unleashed »Confinement: Bottom Deep«, the second single from their upcoming full-length album »Abiram« (out November 20, 2026). Diving even deeper into the record’s dark and narrative universe, the new track reinforces the band’s signature blend of nerve-crushing riffs and atmospheric depth.

Listen to »Confinement: Bottom Deep« HERE.

Founded in 2018 by guitarist/vocalist Severin Mäker, the dystopian/sci-fi-influenced project Saraksh counts three releases so far, with »Moloch: Refactored« (2023) marking a plunge into a more conceptual approach to the themes of Saraksh. Contrasting its brutalist title track with three concentrated tracks »Drive«, »R.T.W.Y.A.« and »Eden In Waste«, the quartet delivers by navigating between groove-oozing and nerve-crushing riffs, whilst chaotic outbursts are eerily surrounded by psychotic, then liberating chants, just to be completely resolved in proliferated guitar layers and atmospheric, synth-driven passages.

Photo credit: Damián Irzik

Being influenced by the likes of Converge, Ulcerate, Totem Skin and Omega Massif, the band keeps their organic, yet tight playing style very closely tied to the aspect of musical storytelling. Thus, the upcoming album »Abiram« picks up right where the grand finale of the title track from the band’s last release left off, in which the wanderer leaves »Moloch« full of despair and hopelessness.

»Abiram« arrives on November 20, self-released by Saraksh.

Saraksh are:
Severin Mäker – Guitar, Keys, Programming, Vocals, Production (Editing, Mixing, Mastering)
Christian Busch – Guitar
Max Hönig – Drums

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