Portland, Oregon based Doom Metal band Tar Pit have unveiled the official music video for the single “Coven Vespers” from their new album, “Scrying the Angel Gate,” released on August 01, 2025 via Transylvanian Recordings. Watch the video via the YouTube player below:
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.
Start your journey to become an acolyte of Doom today and dig the music video for “Coven Vespers,” featuring none other than street Doom royalty Fuzz of R.I.P.
Purchase the album on Bandcamp: https://transylvanianrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/tar-pit-scrying-the-angel-gate
Tracklist:
01. Dagon, Dark Lord Dwelling Beneath (Parts I-III) (10:15)
02. Coven Vespers (3:31)
03. Jubilee (4:55)
04. Blue Light Cemetery (8:10)
05. Blessed King of Longing (5:36)
06. Scrying the Angel Gate (8:49)
Lineup:
Don Gonzalo / Vocals
Papa Stefano / Guitar
Poncho Kid / Guitar
Old Saint John / Bass
Mack The Professional / Drums