Doomsday Profit Post “Doomsday Profit”; Self-Titled Album Coming Soon
Heralding bruiser sludge in follow-up to their 2024 split with Smoke, North Carolinian four-piece Doomsday Profit unveil the eponymous first single from their upcoming self-titled sophomore LP. I don’t see a release date yet for the album, but the record’s done and they posted a song from it, so, you know, the promotional cycle has begun. April? June? You never really know, of course.
There’s some outward harshness — nothing untoward if you heard the split — but a hook is a hook and that’s working in Doomsday Profit‘s favor. The affect isn’t quite the next-gen sludge party Leather Lung are calling for, but there’s a strong learning-from-the-past-and-moving-forward current in “Doomsday Profit,” and for sure that’s a thing to dig.
Info and the lyric video follow, as per the PR wire:
New Single and Lyric Video from NC sludge/doom outfit DOOMSDAY PROFIT
Doomsday Profit (Durham, N.C.) is pleased to announce the release of “Doomsday Profit,” the first single pulled from a new full-length album of the same name, due out later this year.
Barely letting the dust settle on last year’s split with Virginia psych-doom titans Smoke (Olde Magick Records), Doomsday Profit is ready to showcase the next era in the band’s sound. Recorded in summer 2024, “Doomsday Profit” is a long-gestating thesis statement, with pointed lyrics giving life to the band’s moniker, and a monolithic, minimalist arrangement mining the purest ores of sludge and doom.
Regarding the song, the band offers the following statement:
“Doomsday Profit” was one of the first songs we wrote, and we always pictured it as a sort of thesis statement. Lyrically, at least, we were trying to marry the political vitriol of our favorite hardcore punk with the senses of dread and inevitability that course through the best doom metal. How else are you supposed to feel when you can watch, in-real time, as the string-pullers of global policy, the heads of major business and government, continue to casually ignore every warning of catastrophe, just so they can squeeze a little more blood and money out of the third stone from the sun? We’re all doomed, and they’re the reason.
Musically, it took us a while to find the right way to deliver “Doomsday Profit.” It just didn’t feel complete, so we shelved it. When David Ruiz joined the band, we revisited it, and ended up paring down the arrangement. In keeping it a little simpler, it felt like it hit harder, and the lyrics could stand out a bit more. Another lesson from punk rock, it seems.
This is the version of “Doomsday Profit” we’re glad to present to you today, Inauguration Day in the USA. And as we send this, things are still looking pretty bleak. But one thing this band has proven to us, over and over again, is we’re not alone in our fear, or our anger, or our resolve to live the best lives we can while we can. This one’s for all of us.
Love,
Doomsday Profit
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There’s no time to waste. At least that’s how Doomsday Profit seems to be operating. After making their debut with the gritty stoner-sludge of 2021’s In Idle Orbit, the Durham, N.C.-based band issued 2024’s psych-leaning split with Virginia-based Smoke, and has kept the momentum going ever since. With their forthcoming self-titled album, Doomsday profit now has embedded an even wider array of influences into their acerbic, dystopian sludge. Particles of monolithic doom, grisly death ‘n’ roll grooves, driving punk rock and scathing black metal all flash in the band’s raw self-titled LP.
As ever, Doomsday Profit has a finger pointed squarely at the powers that be, but they’ve also learned to turn their ire inward, and balance their vitriol with melancholic nuance. This broader approach has turned their already dynamic performances into a must-see, with a live resume that includes Hopscotch Music Festival and Seismic Summer, as well as supporting slots with established acts like Thou, The Obsessed, Black Tusk, REZN, and Restless Spirit.
On this recording, Doomsday Profit is: Bryan Reed (rhythm guitar/vocals), Kevin See (lead guitar/vocals), Ryan Sweeney (bass/vocals), and David Ruiz (drums).
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Their bandcamp has September 19th as the release date. So far off I initially thought this single was released last September and only just going through the media rounds.
Sept. 19 is the official release date for the full album. We’ll be trickling out the singles at a steady clip until then. Hope you enjoy the new song!