Warsaw, Poland-based Stoner/Doom band Smoke Rites have unveiled the official visualizer for the single “10ft Dread” taken from their new album, “Eager Eyes of Talion,” released on January 06, 2026.
Watch the visualizer for “10ft Dread” via the YouTube player below:
Smoke Rites draws inspiration from bands such as Black Sabbath, Sleep, Crowbar, and High on Fire. The band was formed in Warsaw in the fall of 2020.
The new Smoke Rites album, “Eager Eyes of Talion” explores existential themes such as trauma, helplessness, death, and emotional numbness. The album’s sound was shaped by the band’s bassist, Adam Ziółkowski (mixing), and mastered by Haldor Grunberg of Satanic Audio, known for working with bands like Behemoth, Me And That Man and Dopelord.
The album artwork for “Eager Eyes of Talion” was created by Michał Sobociński (This Is Madness).
Smoke Rites released their debut EP, “The Rite of the Smoke” in 2021. It received positive reviews both in Poland and abroad. In March 2022, the band recorded their first full-length studio album, “Total Lung Capacity,” at Santa Studio in Warsaw, with the help of sound engineer Arkadiusz “Malta” Malczewski. Since then, they have played many shows
alongside bands such as Bongzilla, O.D.R.A., Artillery, and others.
The album was announced by two singles: “Death Is a Five Letter Word’ featuring Monika Adamska-Guzikowska, vocalist of the band Toń, and the track “Nothing Never.”
“Death is a Five Letter Word“: Streaming | Video
“Nothing Never“: Streaming | Video
Purchase “Eager Eyes of Talion” on Bandcamp: https://smokerites.bandcamp.com/album/eager-eyes-of-talion
Tracklist:
01. Golden Road 06:59
02. Eager Eyes of Talion 05:43
03. Nothing Never 04:28
04. 10ft Dread 05:31
05. Death is a Five Letter Word 06:17
06. Charas Drift 01:27
07. Devil’s Advocate 06:07
08. Wind of Most Cruel Kind 04:33
Lineup:
Tomasz Mielnik / Vocal
Łukasz Borawski / Guitars
Adam Ziółkowski / Bass
Michał Kamiński / Drums
Monika Adamska-Guzikowska / Guest Vocal on “Death is a Five Letter Word“