US psych/noise rock trio The Freqs drops a brand new single »Tag Maggot«; debut LP to see release in 2026!
Salem, Massachusetts based stoner/sludge/noise rock trio The Freqs presents a brand new single »Tag Maggot«, released on October 31st, 2025.
Recorded, produced and mixed by Alex Allinson at Bridge Sound and Stage. Mastered by Keith Gentile at Labyrinth Audio.
Courtesy of Earsplit PR:
Salem, Massachusetts’ raging noise/psych rock crew The Freqs present the gnarled new single »Tag Maggot«.
In August, The Freqs dropped their first new music since the 2023-released »Poachers« EP with the new single, »Jellyfish Cadaver«, featuring Nicholas Pentabona of Bedtimemagic on guest vocals. The band now delivers their second new single of the year with »Tag Maggot«. The track was produced, recorded, and mixed by Alex Allinson at The Bridge Sound & Stage in Cambridge (Lesotho, Miracle Blood, Bedtimemagic), mastered by Keith Gentile at Labyrinth Audio in Peabody (Fórn, Hellhorse, American Midnight), and completed with artwork by Ellis Roundy of The P.A.’s.
The Freqs’ guitarist/vocalist Seth Crowell states, “»Tag Maggot« is generally about how it feels to work a shit job that barely pays for rent. How uneven the exchange of your time for a meager living can be. The title and artwork are meant to represent life’s impermanence.”
Stream The Freqs’ »Tag Maggot« at Bandcamp RIGHT HERE and on all digital streaming services HERE.
The Freqs will deliver their long-awaited debut LP in the first half of 2026, with further details to drop early in the year.
The Freqs Live:
1/31/2026 Auspicious Brew – Dover, NH w/ Knock Over City, Cold Signal Fires
Photo by Colby Tedisco
Formed in 2019, The Freqs trio sees guitarist/vocalist Seth Crowell, bassist/vocalist Ian Mandly, and drummer Zack Fierman crafting a distinctive sound at the intersection of genres, taking influence from bands like Melvins, Queens Of The Stone Age, and The Jesus Lizard to deliver loud, riff-heavy, fuzzed-out, noise/psych/stoner-infused rock. Nominated for Best Rock Artist Of The Year at the Boston Music Awards in 2021, the power trio continues to lash eardrums with their bombastic live set across New England and beyond.
In 2023, The Freqs released the gnarly fourth EP, »Poachers«, to critical acclaim from around the globe. Everything Is Noise called their output, “…animalistic energy with monolithic riffs, holler-along-to hooks with sludgy-sensibility, and noise rock attitude with overtones of classic rock.” The Sleeping Shaman wrote, “…they seamlessly straddle the blurred lines of infectious heavy rock, fuzz, and post-punk.” Distorted Sound Magazine’s review boasted, “…the interesting blend of punk and stoner is quite exciting; gang vocals and thunderous, fuzzy stoner riffs are certainly a winning combination… everything you could possibly need from a stoner album with a wonderfully gritty and raw punk edge that makes you want to thrash around with reckless abandon.” Metal Epidemic raved, “You’ve got these harshly fuzz-lead guitar lines that produce nasty doom-entrenched riffs in attacking form, the Sabbath style riffs that border on that modern psych sound more on the level of King Gizzard or Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, and roaring tempos that split between a stoner doom trudge to ferocious hardcore swiftness.”
The Freqs is:
Seth Crowell – Guitar/Vocals
Ian Mandly – Bass/Backing Vocals
Zack Fierman – Drums/Backing Vocals
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