Ragana

Oakland metal band Ragana have a new album of blackened doom coming our way in October, just in time for the fall and Halloween seasons.  I don't really know how to describe it, but there is something so autumnal about the group's sound, almost an Americana tinge to their sonic assault and din.  Pre-order the "Desolation's Flower" LP here from The Flenser and listen to the title track below.

Ragana

Here's two new ominous tracks from Oakland metal band Ragana.  Listen to "Waiting" and "The Tower" below and get the "We Know that the Heavens Are Empty" EP cassette here from the band.

Ragana and Thou

Louisiana sludge metal band Thou is having one hell of a productive year, having already released three vastly different EPs and a career defining LP.  And now they've got a split 12" out with fellow noise makers, Oakland's Ragana.  The two artist's "Let Our Names Be Forgotten" split is dedicated to the people lost in the Ghost Ship fire and sounds like an aching, solemn blend of Americana and metal.  Get the record here from An Out Recordings, and listen to both Ragana's "Inviolate" and Thou's "The Fool Who Thought He Was King" below.