Malaysian doom/sludge metal band Runtuh return with new full-length album »Holy Tumour«; out now via Necrolatry Records and Lawless Jakarta Records!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia based doom/sludge metal band Runtuh has just released their fourth full-length album »Holy Tumour« on May 1st, 2026 via Necrolatry Records and Lawless Jakarta Records.

Listen to »Holy Tumour« on all major streaming platforms!

Tracklist:
01. {i} servitude
02. Sanctimonious
03. {ii} ill
04. Unsolicited
05. {iii} tumour
06. Prey
07. Famine

Courtesy of Ama-Gi Collective:

Kuala Lumpur’s extreme doom/sludge outfit Runtuh return with their 4th album release and latest full-length offering »Holy Tumour«. Now operating as a quartet with the addition of Richard Allan Bates on bass duties, Runtuh is back with possibly their most devastatingly punishing record to date – and certainly their most experimental. The primary title tracks »Sanctimonious«, »Unsolicited« & »Famine« see the band delving deeper into depressive black metal, aggressive grind bursts and chaotic atmospheric dissonance, whilst still retaining their time-honored roots of primal slug-paced doom worship and signature nihilistic sound that they have come to be known for on their records and on stage. The ‘interlude’ pieces »Servitude«, »ill, Tumour« & »Prey« see the band exploring new territory of abstract improvisation. All four ‘interlude’ pieces were fully improvised live recordings with no pre-rehearsals or corrective post-editing. They are raw, imperfect and dangerously vulnerable – just like the band has always chosen to present itself. Where their previous release »Ambiguous Man« set the fundamental base for societal disarray and moralistic hypocrisy, »Holy Tumour« penetrates deeper into the void of existential conflict, self-deception, observations of human arrogance, loneliness and self-righteousness. The glorified mass worship of systemic belief systems that mark the death of human compassion, love and sovereignty.

»Holy Tumour« is also available for consumption via Necrolatry Records (Malaysia) and Lawless Jakarta Records (Indonesia).

“O’ Holy Man, you destroy your benevolent grace with hollow chains of servitude. You sever the light in yourself.” – Runtuh

Credits:
All music written, performed and produced by Runtuh.
All primary instrumentation Recorded and Produced at iSeekMusic Studio.
Mixed & mastered by Mokhtar Rizal at iSeekMusic Studio.
Album artwork by Safuan ‘Wak’ Ramly.
Additional visual designs by Safuan ‘Wak’ Ramly.

Runtuh is:
Hafiz Shuib – Guitars / Noise & FX
Safuan ‘Wak’ Ramly – Guitars / Vocals
Richard Allan Bates – Bass / Noise & FX / Spoken Word
Trishay J. Trada – Drums / Vocals

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