Romanian psychedelic prog/stoner rockers Methadone Skies release new full-length album »Spectres At Dawn«; out today via Haywire Records!

Timisoara, Romania based psychedelic prog/stoner rockers Methadone Skies present their sixth full-length album, »Spectres At Dawn«, which was just released today, October 25th, 2024 via Haywire Records.

Tracklist:
01. To No Avail
02. ’87 via ’94
03. Mano Cornetto
04. Thrill Estate
05. Sheryl Low
06. Use The Excessive Force

Courtesy of Sheltered Life PR:

Formed in Timisoara, Romania, 2024 finds instrumental rock titans Methadone Skies celebrating their fifteenth year around the sun with the release of their sixth studio album, »Spectres At Dawn«.

Due for release this October on their own imprint, Haywire Records, their latest forty-minute foray into the realms of heavy psych, doom, and prog, pushed the key tenets of underground rock through the stratosphere. Offering up post-rock landscapes, stoner grooves and sonic concepts, Methadone Skies have cut the formula of previous releases with a more direct, hyper intense focus on shorter, punchier bouts of uncompromising sound. As Metal Storm put it best, “If you’ve ever wondered what post-metal would sound like if it developed from stoner metal instead of sludge metal, Methadone Skies clearly share your fascination.”

“It was actually the first song we put together for this album,” explains guitarist Casian Stanciu about the first single »’87 via ’94«. “We’ve played it live for a couple of years and it’s always fun for us. It’s catchy so it always gets the audience dancing. The video however takes a 180 degree turn on this vibe and follows a person fed up with his corporate 9-to-5 job. He ultimately has a nervous breakdown. It was fun to film.”

Having played over two hundred shows with acts like Samsara Blues Experiment, Motorpsycho, Yawning Man, My Sleeping Karma, Stoned Jesus and 1000mods, and taken in several festivals across Central and Eastern Europe (Doom Over Vienna, Lake On Fire, Thulsa Doom Fest) Methadone Skies will also embark on a tour in support of »Spectres At Dawn«, dates for which can be found below.

»Spectres At Dawn« is released 25th October 2024 on Haywire Records and can be ordered HERE.

Methadone Skies on tour:
26th October – Escape Hub, Timisoara (w. Valerinne, Black Water)
20th November – Quantic Pub, Bucuresti (w. Valerinne, Black Water)
21st November – Love Bar, Sibiu
22nd November – Flying Circus, Cluj-Napoca (w. The Thirteenth Sun)
30th November – Rockstadt, Brasov (w. Black Water)

“Methadone Skies are a band who have made a series of well received albums that revel in the glory of huge riffs, psychedelic vibes and gigantic sprawling soundscapes that take you on a gargantuan trip.” — Distorted Sound

All songs written and performed by Methadone Skies.
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Andrei Jumuga and Cristian Popescu at Consonance Studio in Timisoara, Romania (October – November 2023).
Additional keyboards on track 6 by Marius Muntean (The Thirteenth Sun, Black Water).
Band photograps, artwork, layout and design by Alexandra Dragu aka Eclecticat Design.

Methadone Skies is:
Alexandru Wehry – Guitar
Casian Stanciu – Guitar, E-bow
Mihai Guta – Bass
Flavius Retea – Drums, Percussion, Keyboards

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