Southern doom and heavy psych dealers Smoke and Doomsday Profit present new split LP; out today via Olde Magick Records!
Southern doom and heavy psych dealers Smoke and Doomsday Profit have just dropped a split LP this Friday, October 25th, 2024 via Olde Magick Records.
Tracklist:
01. Smoke – Appalachian Black Magic
02. Smoke – Scavenger
03. Smoke – Hellish Rebuke
04. Doomsday Profit – No Salvation
05. Doomsday Profit – I Am Your God
06. Doomsday Profit – Void Ritual
Rising psychedelic doom bands Smoke (Lynchburg, VA) and Doomsday Profit (Durham, NC) celebrate today’s release of their split LP via Olde Magick Records.
The LP marks the first time either band has offered their music available on vinyl, and includes four previously unreleased songs, as well as Doomsday Profit’s scathing »No Salvation«, and a re-mastered version of Smoke’s digital-only single »Scavenger«.
Both Smoke and Doomsday Profit have earned accolades for their previous efforts, but are taking big leaps on this split. Drawing from deep wells of Southern sludge and dark psychedelia, the split release builds upon the promise of both bands’ early efforts with an increasingly exploratory approach to doom, sludge, and heavy psych – both heavier and spacier than the releases that preceded it.
The strains of doom, stoner-rock, sludge, heavy psych and Southern metal that course through the split should appeal to fans of acts as disparate as All Them Witches and Buzzov•en.
Limited edition LPs available via Olde Magick Records: oldemagickrecords.bandcamp.com.
“The new Smoke // Doomsday Profit split is a journey through the decaying heart of the American South, where the unbearable weight of history hangs heavy, and the air is thick with superstition.
Both bands’ deep understanding of Southern Gothic tradition, mastery of doom metal’s crushing weight, and heavy psychedelia’s mind-expanding potential make this split a unique offering for your Halloween rituals. Wade into the darkness with this new album, knowing full well that there may be no return.” — BLARE
About Doomsday Profit:
Doomsday Profit is an acid-sludge band from Durham, North Carolina.
The band’s 2021 debut, »In Idle Orbit«, earned accolades for its dystopian fusion of sludge metal grit, stoner-doom groove, and psych-rock sizzle.
Eager to make good on the promise of »In Idle Orbit«, Doomsday Profit has performed throughout the Southeast, playing alongside Thou, Bongzilla, REZN, Black Tusk, The Well, Year of the Cobra, USX, Cosmic Reaper, Restless Spirit, and more.
On this recording, Doomsday Profit is: Bryan Reed (rhythm guitar/vocals), Kevin See (lead guitar/vocals), Ryan Sweeney (bass/vocals), and Tradd Yancey (drums/percussion).
Note: Tradd Yancey left the band following the completion of tracking. David Ruiz (Antiquity) joined the band in 2023.
About Smoke:
Smoke is a heavy psychedelic rock band from Lynchburg, Virginia.
Smoke’s Feb. 2022 debut, »Groupthink« (produced by Ben McLeod of All Them Witches), introduced the band’s fusion of psychedelic rock, Southern fuzz, and Sabbathian doom.
In 2023, Smoke teased an aggressive new angle on their sound with the release of »Scavenger«.
Smoke is: Dalton Huskin (vocals/guitar), Ben Gold (lead guitar), Alex Thurston (drums), and Stephen Tyree (bass).
Smoke shows:
Oct. 26 – Rivermont Pizza – Lynchburg, VA
Doomsday Profit shows:
Oct. 16 – Kings – Raleigh, NC (with The Obsessed & Restless Spirit)
Oct. 24 – Rubies on Five Points – Durham, NC (with Misanthropic Aggression & Psychic Scream)
Nov. 14 – The Den – Winston-Salem, NC (with Limn & THNG)
Nov. 15 – Rivermont Pizza – Lynchburg, VA (with Orenda & Mean Green)
Nov. 16 – Black Cat Burrito – Boone, NC (with Mean Green & Orenda)
Nov. 21 – The Cave – Chapel Hill, NC (with MAKE & Weigh Shift)
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well