“Cataclysm,” the debut full-length album from London-based Doomgaze four-piece Troy The Band, will be released on Sweden’s Bonebag Records on February 2nd, 2024. Since the release of their debut EP, “The Blissful Unknown,” Troy The Band have become mainstays in the London Heavy music scene, with a list of accolades in 2023 that includes appearances at Desertfest London, Masters of the Riff and Stoomfest, as well as a craft beer collaboration with East London’s Old Street Brewery.
With “Cataclysm” the band have taken the most unique elements of their debut EP and forged them into an album that blends elements of Stoner/Doom, Post-Rock, Shoegaze and Heavy Psych. “Cataclysm” is Dark, Heavy and identifiably their own.
For this album the band went back to work with Wayne Adams at Bear Bites Horse Studio in East London. From the band’s point of view, this was a no-brainer: “We knew we wanted to work with Wayne again on this album. He’s great to work with and he had an important hand in shaping the sound of our EP. We knew he would get what we were trying to do with this album, and we really couldn’t be happier with how it has turned out.”
Each track is built from a sturdy foundation of Sean Durbin’s bass riffs which are then overlaid with Sean Burn’s distinctive guitar playing and Craig Newman’s unique and ethereal vocal style, adding layers of harmonic complexity and tension that is a defining feature of their sound.
The album title is derived from the name the band gave the initial demo of the title-track, driven by its musically jarring feel rather than its lyrical content. It was then self-consciously adopted as the album title to reflect their aim of causing a musical upheaval in the heavy music scene. We believe it will.
