Rising Psychedelic doom bands Smoke (Lynchburg, Va.) and Doomsday Profit (Durham, N.C.) are pleased to announce the release of a split album, set for release on October 25 via Olde Magick Records.
The LP marks the first time either band will have their music available on vinyl, and includes five previously unreleased songs, as well as a re-mastered version of Smoke’s digital-only single “Scavenger.”
Both Smoke and Doomsday Profit have earned accolades for their previous efforts, but are taking big leaps on this split. Drawing from deep wells of Southern Sludge and Dark Psychedelia, the split release builds upon the promise of both bands’ early efforts with an increasingly exploratory approach to Doom, Sludge and Heavy Psych – both heavier and spacier than the releases that preceded it.
The strains of Doom, Stoner Rock, Sludge, Heavy Psych and Southern Metal that course through the split should appeal to fans of acts as disparate as All Them Witches and Buzzov-en.
Along with the announcement of the release, Doomsday Profit’s lead single “No Salvation,” a longtime fixture of the band’s live sets, is now available to stream.
Stream “No Salvation” through the Spotify player below:
“No Salvation” is a bitter critique of certain billionaire iconoclasts’ desire to abandon Earth for greener pastures in Space, rather than use their power to fix the problems we have at home. But, as they say, there is no “Planet B.”
LP pre-orders available via Olde Magick Records Bandcamp: https://oldemagickrecords.bandcamp.com/
About Doomsday Profit
Doomsday Profit is an acid-sludge band from Durham, N.C.
The band’s 2021 debut, “In Idle Orbit,” earned accolades for its dystopian fusion of Sludge Metal grit, Stoner/Doom Groove and Psych Rock sizzle.
Eager to make good on the promise of “In Idle Orbit,” Doomsday Profit has performed throughout the Southeast, playing alongside Thou, Bongzilla, REZN, Black Tusk, The Well, Year of the Cobra, USX, Cosmic Reaper, Restless Spirit and more.
On this recording, Doomsday Profit is: Bryan Reed (rhythm guitar/vocals), Kevin See (lead guitar/vocals), Ryan Sweeney (bass/vocals) and Tradd Yancey (drums/percussion).
Note: Tradd Yancey left the band following the completion of tracking. David Ruiz (Antiquity) joined the band in 2023.
About Smoke
Smoke is a Heavy Psychedelic Rock band from Lynchburg, Va.
Smoke’s Feb. 2022 debut, “Groupthink” (produced by Ben McLeod of All Them Witches), introduced the band’s fusion of Psychedelic Rock, Southern Fuzz and Sabbathian Doom.
In 2023, Smoke teased an aggressive new angle on their sound with the release of “Scavenger.”
Smoke is: Dalton Huskin (vocals/guitar), Ben Gold (lead guitar), Alex Thurston (drums) and Stephen Tyree (bass)
