US atmospheric blackened doom/sludge metal act Mind Prisoner dropped debut full-length album »The Color Of Ruin« via Isolation Ritual!

Portland, Oregon based atmospheric blackened doom/sludge metal act Mind Prisoner stream their debut full-length album, »The Color Of Ruin«, which just dropped on December 3rd, 2025 via Isolation Ritual.

Tracklist:
01. Soothsayer
02. The Color Of Ruin
03. Forever
04. Phantom Dreams
05. 3-33
06. Nothing Comes After

Courtesy of Isolation Ritual:

Two years after emerging from Portland’s shadowed corners with their self-titled debut, Mind Prisoner return with their first full-length offering, »The Color Of Ruin«. Once again produced by Scott Elliott (Chernobyl Audio), the album delves deeper into themes of loss, obsession, and the unraveling of identity.

Drawing influence from the melancholia of acts like Fearing, the desolation of NONE, and the raw intensity of Leviathan, Mind Prisoner shape their own distinct realm of post-black metal. »The Color Of Ruin« balances shimmering, gaze-inflected melodies with crushing, blackened-sludge riffs, all anchored by a vocal performance steeped in anguish and desperation. The result is a soundscape as punishing as it is cathartic, an unrelenting exploration of internal collapse.

Order limited edition vinyl + cassette here:
mindprisoner.bandcamp.com/album/the-color-of-ruin

All songs written and recorded by Griffin C and Thomas Night in Portland, OR between 2022 and 2024. Mixed and mastered by Scott Elliott at Chernobyl Audio. Album artwork by CVSPE. Layout by Isolation Ritual. Additional artwork in physical formats by Paul van Trigt, Negative Meditation, and Dom Makasuya.

Line-up:
Thomas Night – Synthesizers, Samples
Griffin Campbell – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drum programming

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