Scott “Wino” Weinrich (The Obsessed) joins Pesta on »Mirror Maze«; new full-length album »The Craft Of Pain« out now via Glory or Death Records!

Belo Horizonte, Brazil based doom metal band Pesta has just released their third full-length album »The Craft Of Pain« on October 16th, 2025 via Glory or Death Records.

Tracklist:
01. Rites Of Enclosure
02. Masters Of The Craft Of Pain
03. Marked By Hate
04. Mirror Maze (feat. Wino)
05. In The Drive’s End
06. Thumbscrew
07. The Inquisitor, Pt.I
08. The Inquisitor, Pt.II
09. Canto XXI (feat. Rodrigo Garcia)
10. Shadows Of A Desire

Courtesy of Glory or Death Records:

»The Craft Of Pain« – the new dark chapter from Pesta – is now available digitally.

A dense, ritualistic dive into South American doom, guided by the legendary voice of Scott “Wino” Weinrich through the haunted corridors of »Mirror Maze«.

After years of silence, the cult returns. Pesta exorcises its deepest visions on »The Craft Of Pain« – an album that turns suffering, faith, and madness into sacred sound. Recorded in the mountainous lands of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and forged in the weight of traditional doom, the record is a hypnotic descent into the heart of human despair.

Between crawling riffs and spectral vocals, »The Craft Of Pain« confronts the torment of existence with the intensity of those who dare to stare into the abyss. Each song invokes guilt, penance, and redemption – guided by a sound that honors Sabbath’s legacy while speaking to the anxiety of the present age.

Photo by Lucas Souza

The climax arrives with »Mirror Maze«, featuring Wino, whose ancient voice echoes like a prophet lost in the desert. His appearance is more than a collaboration – it’s a passing of the torch between generations of doom. The result is an album that cements Pesta as one of the most authentic and spiritually dark forces in the Latin underground.

»The Craft Of Pain« is available now on all digital platforms. Stream »The Craft Of Pain« (Digital Edition) HERE.

The vinyl edition will be released in December by Glory or Death Records, with distribution via Kozmik Artifactz, in limited and collectible variants. Pre-order your copy now HERE.

Born in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Pesta emerged in 2014 and quickly stood out in the doom scene with its sound soaked in melancholy, heaviness, and obscure devotion. Following the acclaimed »Faith Bathed In Blood« (2016), the group returns sharper, darker, and utterly relentless in this new sonic invocation.

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