Tasmanian instrumental post-metal project Observers released new full-length album »The Emerald«; available now on CD, vinyl and digital!

Hobart, Australia based instrumental post-metal project Observers is back with their second full-length album, »The Emerald«, which was just released on August 14th, 2026.

Tracklist:
01. The Emerald
02. The Eye Tree
03. Forest Of Doom
04. Asterophora
05. The Word For Forest Is World
06. Predestination
07. Boreal World
08. Voices Within
09. After Us
10. The Door (Outtake)

Courtesy of Good Boy PR:

»The Emerald« is the second album from Martin Kennedy’s instrumental metal project, Observers. »The Emerald«’s instrumental post-metal was inspired by the primeval forests and hidden portals of the cover art by visionary art pioneer Gilbert Williams, one of Kennedy’s favourite artists. Once again mixed by Joe Haley of Australia’s Psycroptic, the album is equal parts crushing guitars and atmospheric soundscapes, reminiscent of Kennedy’s ambient rock project All India Radio.

Observers’ debut earned widespread acclaim, including selection on NPR’s New Music Friday, a Wild One pick on ABC TV’s Rage, and praise from critics around the world. Prog magazine hailed it as a “glorious instrumental reimagining of 2001: A Space Odyssey,” while Distorted Sound called it “a sprawling space-metal epic.” Steve Kilbey of The Church simply declared it “sounds brilliant,” and Sea of Tranquility “Spacey and doomy” 3 stars.

Order »The Emerald« here: observers.bandcamp.com

All songs by Martin Kennedy except Boreal World with Julian Goldberger / Eulipion Corps.
Album art by Gilbert Williams.
Mixed by Joe Haley at Crawlspace.
Mastered by Joe Carra at Crystal.

Line-up:
Martin Kennedy – Guitars, Synths & Soundscapes
Chris Bohm – Drums
Rich Gray – Bass

Additional musicians: Joao Corceiro, Martin Arroyou, German Maldonado

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