Los Angeles sludge/post-metal quartet Dawn Fades announce new album »III«; first single »It’s Time« out today!
Los Angeles, California based sludge/post-metal quartet Dawn Fades has announced their new full-length album, »III«, which will be released on October 24th, 2025.
Listen to the album’s first single »It’s Time« below!
Tracklist:
01. Stripped
02. Cleaver
03. True Doom
04. It’s Time
05. Drugs
06. Numbers
Courtesy of Fly PR:
August 29, 2025 (Los Angeles, Calf.) – Dawn Fades debut the single »It’s Time« today. “The song title refers to the need to get out. When every glance at the news, every second stuck in traffic, every moment spent working a job you hate makes you feel that now is the time” says band founder Samuel Sherwood. Stream the track HERE.
The new Dawn Fades album titled »III«, is set for release on October 24, 2025. The record is a bold and unflinching exploration of suicide, societal rejection, drug use, and revolution. Dawn Fades fuses post-metal’s dynamic depth with heavy sludge – drawing comparisons to Neurosis, Yob, Isis, Deftones and Cult Of Luna, while forging a sound distinctly their own.
“The genesis of this album,” Sherwood says, “is the track »Numbers« which was written in 2020 during the George Floyd protests. This collection of songs is a rejection of the world as it stands, and a search for the path forward. Maybe we don’t know the right answer but we all need to start looking with eyes open.” Album formats include vinyl LP and digital, pre-order HERE.
Photo credits: Sara Rivas
Sherwood, a life-long drummer, started the band in 2016 when he was forced to step away from his instrument after developing chronic pain. He taught himself guitar as a means to maintain his sanity. “I had played drums continuously since the age of nine. Sometimes you don’t realize what a blessing it is to lose something until you get through it.”
Sherwood’s intense vocal presence anchors the band alongside Mike Wright (guitar), who was previously in a touring band signed to a Seattle indie label and worked with legendary producer/engineer Sylvia Massy, Nate Hertweck (guitar), founding member of Ocelot Robot and Dinosaur Tooth, and Markus Erren Pardiñas (bass), hailing from Germany where he released three albums with hard rock band Flying Circus.
»III«, was recorded and produced by Dawn Fades in 2023-2024. Drums were recorded with Josh Newell (Intronaut, Linkin Park, NPR Tiny Desk Technical Director) and mixed by Mario Quintero (Spotlights). The band has shared the stage with Dreadnought, Circle of Sighs, Old Blood, Destroy Judas, Spotlights, REZN, King Buffalo, Ragana, Holy Grove, Ranges, Man Mountain, Future Usses, Sixes, Dawn Rayd, Yidhra, Karas, Sutratma, Sol, Friendship Commanders, and Dead Register. Their previous two albums (Dawn Fades«, Ode«) were release by Metal Assault Records in 2019 and 2021 respectively.
“The album cover for »III« was hand-drawn by my friend from way back: Ryan Spahr,” explain Sherwood. “He has a very particular marker style that I’ve always admired. When I was looking for ideas for the cover, I noticed Ryan had done a kind of »The Masque Of The Red Death« style piece. I knew that was it. Edgar Allen Poe’s story of the rich fleeing to an abbey while the rest of their country died of the plague fit perfectly with the themes of the album.”
Album credits:
All songs written by Dawn Fades
Produced by Dawn Fades
Mixed by Mario Quintero
Art and graphics by Ryan Spahr
Photos by Chris Mastro
Dawn Fades is:
Sam Sherwood – Vocals
Nate Hertweck – Guitar
Markus Erren Pardiñas – Bass
Mike Wright – Guitar
Scott Quist – Drums on the album
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