UK sludge/doom/post-metal solo project Chaykin Oleg presents debut EP »Ember«; available now on all major streaming platforms!

London, UK based sludge/doom/post-metal solo project Chaykin Oleg has just released his debut EP »Ember« on December 11th, 2025. Listen to »Ember« EP on all major streaming platforms.

Oleg Chaykin comments: “This album is a personal collection of songs inspired by the surroundings and objects from my childhood that shaped me, all wrapped into sludgy, gritty metal.”

Tracklist:
01. Waters
02. Dirt
03. Void
04. Tuman
05. Candle

Chaykin Oleg is a self-titled metal project from the UK. Oleg spent his earlier years playing chaotic hardcore in Russia before moving to London to continue his music journey at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP). After settling in London, he began working on his solo project, which was mixed and mastered by Sanford Parker, known for his work with sludgy, post-metal bands such as YOB, EyeHateGod or death metal Darkthrone.

His debut EP, »Ember«, delivers a raw blend of sludgy metal, stoner, and doomish chaotic hardcore, driven by dynamic contrasts, piercing solos, and an idiosyncratic vocal delivery that shifts between quiet tension and emotional strain.

Each track on »Ember« is inspired by a real object from the landscape that shaped him, grounding symbols that still carry him forward and are featured on the singles’ covers: The River, Firebird, Echo Of War, Chair, and Binoculars.

Written and performed by Oleg Chaykin.
Recorded mainly in home studios in London and Dubai.
Mixed and mastered by Sanford Parker.

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