Indus Valley Kings Sign to Black Doomba Records
Cheers to Long Island’s Indus Valley Kings on signing with Black Doomba Records to release their third long-player at some point in the unknowable future. The band, whose sophomore outing was 2022’s done-thick-and-hooky Origin (review here), don’t have a release date set or anything, and I don’t know if they’ve even recorded or started writing or what for the next record, but if it’s on the strength of Origin and the preceding 2021 self-titled that they got picked up, you won’t hear me argue. Melodic, unpretentious heavy rock is nearly always welcome in my earbuds, and only more so with that bassline tucked into the midsection of “…And the Dead Shall Rise,” never mind the boogie and/or roll that ensue from there.
Album news will come when it comes — what’re you, in a hurry? — but in the meantime, the trio have live dates set throughout Spring and Summer. They hit Maryland Doom Fest in 2022 and they’ll play the Long Island Doom, Sludge & Metal Festival on April 29, as well as dates around the Eastern Seaboard and an Ohio weekender in May, keeping company with Sons of Ghidorah.
Those dates, the text signing announcement, and the video signing announcement follow here in blue, as culled from social media:
Black Doomba Records is proud to announce signing the amazing Indus Valley Kings !
Please check out their first two albums. We’ll be thrilled and honored to released their 3rd full album when they’re ready.
Says the band: “We are elated to announce we’ve signed with Black Doomba Records! Tommy Stewart has been in our corner since he first heard our band and we are looking forward to releasing a killer 3rd album on his prosperous and ever-evolving label!”
More about:
From Long Island, New York, Indus Valley Kings offer their heavy, down-tuned music to rock the souls of a modern civilization. They’re often compared to Kyuss, Corrosion of Conformity, and 70’s era Black Sabbath.
Upcoming shows 2023!
April 1 – The Kennel at West York Inn – York, PA w/ Weed Coughin, Almost Honest, Wrath of Typhon
April 21 – The Depot – Baltimore, MD w/ /High Leaf, Mangog, The Crows Eye
April 29 – Long Island Doom, Sludge & Metal Festival 2023 – Bethpage, NY
May 5 – Westside Bowl – Youngstown, OH w/ Sons of Ghidorah
May 6 – Buzzbin – Canton, OH w/ Sons of Ghidorah
July 15 – 3rd Annual River Jam – Falling Waters, WV
More shows TBA!
Indus Valley Kings are:
Billy Fridrich – lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals
Jonathan Lesley Habers – bass, vocals
Dan Lofaro – drums
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NICE! I caught these cats on a quadruple bill at a tiny venue w/ The Stone Eye, Ritual Earth, and The Age Of Truth late last year. I’d never seen a one of ’em, so I had the privilege to cross 4 off the bucket list in 1 gig, which was neat, and I’m glad that I did. Nabbed a LOT of CDs that evening.
All bands that I read about…somewhere…
They were all quite fun and I’d definitely see ’em all again. Looking forward to the new record! Thanks for the update, JJ!
Thanks, Sabbath Jeff!! We’ll be in York, PA on April 1st if you happen to be in the neighborhood!