US doom metal outfit Tar Pit share new music video for »Jubilee«; sophomore album »Scrying The Angel Gate« out now via Transylvanian Recordings!

Portland, Oregon based doom metal outfit Tar Pit share a music video for the track »Jubilee« taken from their sophomore album, »Scrying The Angel Gate«, out on August 1st, 2025 via Transylvanian Recordings.

Tracklist:
01. Dagon, Dark Lord Dwelling Beneath (Parts I-III)
02. Coven Vespers
03. Jubilee
04. Blue Light Cemetery
05. Blessed King Of Longing
06. Scrying The Angel Gate

Courtesy of Good Boy PR:

From within the entrails of the eviscerated elder gods bubbles up the true Eldritch Doom of Tar Pit. Vocalist Don Gonzalo, in foul alliance with guitarists Papa Stefano and Poncho Kid, bassist Old Saint John (also of Purification) and drummer Mack The Professional, summons songs of lament and occult worship.

Since their resurrection in 2017, Tar Pit have cut an enduring path through the Portland, Oregon heavy music scene, playing with international touring acts such as Weedeater, Truckfighters, Mothership and Goya. Tar Pit released their first demo in 2017, followed shortly thereafter by their debut album »Tomb Of Doom« in 2018, and after a lengthy sojourn in the abyss, return even more powerful with their second full-length »Scrying The Angel Gate«, out on Transylvanian Recordings this summer.

While firmly rooted in the early doom sound of bands like Candlemass, Pentagram, Trouble, and the almighty Black Sabbath, Tar Pit draws influence from across the musical spectrum, from slowcore to Afro-Cuban jazz (spot the clave rhythm in the title track), to create a more nuanced and dynamic sound. »Scrying The Angel Gate« solidifies Tar Pit’s place as one of the regions most finely tuned purveyors of traditional doom metal, coupling punishing riffs with moments of beauty and foreboding.

Featuring vocal contributions from Fuzz (R.I.P.) and Paul H (Livssyke) and mastered by the one and only Thomas Andrew Doyle (Tad, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth) at Ape Witch Studios. »Scrying The Angel Gate« is only the opening salvo in Tar Pit’s battle to summon doom metal immortality.

Tar Pit – »Scrying The Angel Gate« (August 1st, 2025 / Transylvanian Recordings)
Digital, Vinyl (CD & Cassette TBA)

Order here: transylvanianrecordings.bandcamp.com

Tar Pit is:
Don Gonzalo – Vocals
Papa Stefano – Guitar
Poncho Kid – Guitar
Old Saint John – Bass
Mack The Professional – Drums

FFO: Candlemass, Pentagram, Electric Wizard, Cathedral

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