Ohio, USA based Doom/Sludge Metal band Maharaja published the first single “Souless” taken from upcoming new album “Aviarium” due out on December 09, 2022. Stream the track through the YouTube player below:
Formed in late 2013 in the Gem City, Maharaja are a Sludge steamroller ready to lay waste to everything in their path. Their sound is undeniably Heavy and visceral; theirs is a sound you can feel; it jars your bones and shakes you to your core. Maharaja‘s truth lies within their bottomless heft, groove, and subject matter. While the seeds were planted with their 2014 demo and 2017 debut album “Kali Yuga,” the band have completely blossomed on “Aviarium.”
Regarding the songwriting of the album, Maharaja shares:
“This album is a definite move in our new direction towards a more aggressive sound. Lyrically and thematically, the album is about our home, Dayton Ohio. Being inspired by real events as well as observational insight, the album converses drug addiction, murder, police violence, and the effects of living in a turbulent, depressing place. Sonically, we wanted to capture the weight and intensity of these elements: death, hysteria, tragedy, violence. Each song has its own story, terrible and true.“
Pre-order the album on Bandcamp: https://maharajaohio.bandcamp.com/album/aviarium
Tracklist:
1. Hopeless
2. Soulless 05:27
3. Lifeless
4. Ballad of the Flightless Bird
Lineup:
Eric Bluebaum / Bass and Vocals
Angus Burkhart / Guitars and Vocals
Zack Mangold / Drums