UK death/sludge metal outfit Trudger return with new album »Void Quest« following an 11 year absence; first two singles streaming now!

Barnsley, UK based death/sludge metal outfit Trudger return with their new studio album, »Void Quest«, set to release on August 29th, 2025 via Floodlit Recordings.

Tracklist:
01. Merciless Sabre
02. Occupied Frequency
03. Illusory Path
04. Tethered System
05. God Rest
06. Battle Hardened
07. Wind Cleaver
08. Sleep Purge
09. Bile Elixir

Courtesy of PR Trail:

UK death-sludge metal band Trudger return with new album »Void Quest« following an 11 year absence!

Listen to two bone-crushing new singles »Tethered System« and »God Rest« now and pre-order new album »Void Quest«, to be released August 29th via Floodlit Recordings.

Returning after an eleven year absence, one of the UK’s most exhilarating death metal infused sludge bands Trudger return with their brand new album »Void Quest«, to be released on Vinyl, CD, Cassette and Digital formats on August 29th through rising label Floodlit Recordings (home to Pijn and Still). The Barnsley, Yorkshire based quartet made a strong name for themselves in the UK’s heavy underground scene, quickly becoming fearsome contenders on the UK’s live circuit, bringing a raucous hardcore energy to their hard-edged progressive sound. Trudger will now make their much overdue return, following up their 2014 debut album Dormiveglia. »Void Quest« will pick up right where Trudger left off just over a decade ago without skipping a beat, promising to push their intense, chaotic, blistering and unrelenting force to the next level.

Trudger have reunited with producer and engineer Joe Clayton (Pijn) to realise their heaviest and tightest set of songs to date, building riffs upon riffs, with rhythms that won’t sit still. “We’ve all had our own individual creative outlets over the years, but coming back together to create this album feels like it was the best decision we could have made.” Trudger leave behind an impressive live legacy from their original phase of activity, performing across the UK with the likes of Oathbreaker, Conan, Downfall Of Gaia, Bongripper, Bismuth, Slabdragger, Boss Keloid, Coltsblood and Undersmile. Their last show to date saw Trudger opening for Primitive Man and Sea Bastard in Manchester, back in April 2015. Trudger are set to introduce their blistering sound to a new legion of metal fans, whilst sending a fierce reminder to their original fanbase.

Pre-order here:
floodlitrecordings.com/collections/fl005
trudger.bandcamp.com/album/void-quest

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