Phoenix doom metal punishers Goya announce European & North American shows!

Phoenix, Arizona based doom metal unit Goya are set to hit the Western tip of Europe with a short summer tour that includes various festivals. The band will also join their labelmates Kal-El on their upcoming fall US tour to support their acclaimed new album »In The Dawn Of November« released on Blues Funeral Recordings.

“A red-hot meltdown of dead cold doom brutalism.” — Decibel Magazine

“This is the sound of cities being flattened, mountains collapsing, planets slowly imploding, and entire galaxies colliding.” — Ghost Cult Magazine

Guitarist and vocalist Jeffrey Owens comments:

“We’re excited to move into a new era of Goya with our new drummer, Ben Wise. CJ and I have been working with him on some fresh songs. We hope to have enough to make our next record before too long, and we think it’s the best iteration of our music yet, as well as a natural evolution. Bringing this vibe around the world couldn’t make us happier.”

With sprawling compositions, titan-heavy riffs drenched in fuzz and haunting atmospherics, Goya don’t just play doom music: they embody it to the core. Unrelenting and immersive, their fourth studio album and Blues Funeral Recordings debut In the Dawn of November is raucous, hypnotic and defiantly punishing. Recorded by Jack Endino (High On Fire, Soundgarden), this new sonic onslaught from the heavy desert trio takes no prisoners while sweeping everything in its path. Watch their latest videos »Depressive Episode« and »In The Dawn Of November«!

European summer shows:
29 July – Madrid – Wurlitzer Ballroom
30 July – Getxo – Txirinfest
31 July – Santander – Rock and Beer the New
01 Aug – Langreo-Asturias – Castru Garganta
02 Aug – Leon – Doomnight – Xana del Torio
07 Aug – Vila Praia de Ancora, Portugal – SonicBlast

North American fall tour 2026 w/ Kal-El:
9/23 – Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit Live
9/24 – Las Vegas, NV – Dive Bar
9/25 – Landers, CA – The Annex
9/26 – Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewing
9/27 – Los Angeles, CA – Redwood Bar & Grill
9/29 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
9/30 – Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
10/1 – Eugene, OR – John Henry’s
10/2 – Portland, OR – The High Water Mark
10/3 – Seattle, WA – The Funhouse
10/4 – Vancouver, BC – Astoria
10/6 – Spokane, WA – The Chameleon
10/7 – Boise, ID – The Olympic
10/8 – Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High Saloon
10/9 – Denver, CO – Black Sky Brewery
10/10 – Colorado Springs, CO – What’s Left Records

Formed in 2011 by guitarist and vocalist Jeffrey Owens, Goya’s 2012 demo showcased their early potential, but it was their debut full-length »777« (2013) that announced their fearsome arrival in the doom underground. With sprawling, riff-heavy compositions and occult-tinged lyrics, »777« resonated deeply with fans of titanic sludge-metal. Continuing to evolve, Goya released »Obelisk« in 2015, a concept album that refined their blend of psychedelic doom. They followed this with their magnum opus, 2017’s »Harvester of Bongloads«, another concept album that leaned as heavily as ever into their fuzz-laden, riff-driven aesthetic and further cemented their legacy of unrelenting doom and immersive sonic landscapes.

Their fourth album »In The Dawn Of November« was released in the spring of 2025 via New Mexico-based label Blues Funeral Recordings (Acid King, Lowrider, Dozer). Recorded at Soundhouse Studios in Seattlewith legendary producer Jack Endino (High On Fire, Year Of The Cobra, Soundgarden), »In The Dawn Of November« lays down a monolithic work of graveyard grooves and bleak reflections to herald their towering return with their most accomplished and unwaveringly bone-crushing record to date.

Goya is:
Jeffrey Owens – Guitar/Vocals
CJ Sholtis – Bass
Marcus Bryant – Drums

Courtesy of Purple Sage PR

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