Italian extreme drone doom trio Owls Over Oaks reveal details of debut album »O.O.O.«; out February 27th on Argonauta Records!

Turin, Italy based drone/doom metal trio Owls Over Oaks has annouced their debut album, »O.O.O.«, scheduled for release on February 27th, 2026 via Argonauta Records.

Tracklist:
01. Owls
02. Over
03. Oaks

Courtesy of Grand Sounds PR

Italian extreme drone doom outfit Owls Over Oaks are ready to unleash their long awaited debut album »O.O.O.«, out on February 27 in CD and digital formats via Argonauta Records.

Emerging from the depths of Italy’s extreme underground, Owls Over Oaks deliver a crushing and hypnotic vision of drone doom rooted in pure sonic weight and ritualistic atmospheres. The project was founded by Valerio “Leynir” Possetto, former bassist of Enisum, and took its definitive form with the addition of vocalist Elisa “Aeretica” Iacopini, previously active with Amethista, and drummer Roberto “Bob Rip” Ripollino, known for his work with Nihili Locus and Nerocapra.

The debut album »O.O.O.«, the first chapter of a planned trilogy, was recorded entirely in analog and mastered by James Plotkin, whose touch further enhances the oppressive and organic depth of the sound. One of its most radical elements is the complete absence of guitars. Instead, the music is built on dual bass lines, which generate a massive and suffocating low end foundation. The result is a monolithic sonic structure that recalls the darkest visions of Thorr’s Hammer, Khanate and Burning Witch, filtered through a bleak and apocalyptic sensibility.

Composed of three long tracks for a total running time of about forty minutes, »O.O.O.« unfolds as a single liturgical descent into pain, perdition and blindness. The album is conceived as an unbroken ritual where repetition, tension and space play as important a role as distortion and volume. Every passage is wrapped in a pitch black atmosphere inspired by the desolate imagery of a Mad Max like world.

Before the full release, the band previously unveiled an edit version of the track »Owls«, offering a first glimpse into their oppressive sound universe. It is still available at this location.

With »O.O.O.«, Owls Over Oaks invite listeners into a totalizing experience where heaviness becomes meditation and darkness turns into vision.

Album out February 27 on CD and digital via Argonauta Records.

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