Out one week from today timed to a show June 16 in Paris ahead of Seum‘s June 18 appearance at Hellfest Open Air — which I’m assuming is a warm-up of some sort since the fest lists its dates as June 19-22 — the new track “Sad Labatt” is also the first audio the band has unveiled from the follow-up to 2023’s Double Double (review here), which doesn’t seem to have a release date as yet but will surely be along sooner or later. Not like they’re lacking in goings-on besides, what with Hellfest and all.

Seum earlier this year also released a split with rising Detroit conjurors Temple of the Fuzz Witch (review here) that was a good time in that nasty slash-with-audio kind of way. That and the album both stream below, in lieu of audio for the song not out yet.

Have at it:

SEUM (bass-only sludge from Montreal): “Sad Labatt” New single out on June 16th

After releasing two albums, Winterized in June 2021, DOUBLE DOUBLE in February 2023 and multiple EPs among which Conjuring, a split EP with Temple of the Fuzz Witch in February 2025, Seum is about to release Sad Labatt on June 16th, the first single of their upcoming third album, supporting their upcoming show at the Hellfest Open Air Festival on June 18th.

Sad Labatt will be out and available on all streaming platforms on June 16th just in time for their two shows in Europe this summer:

June 16th: Paris – Le Klub
June 18th: Hellfest Open Air Festival

From the band:

“Sad is the mood, Labatt is the drink, this one is for all the broken hearts looking too deep in their glass, still finding solace in music. We love to try new stuff and Sad Labatt is our first song with clean vocals. It is also the first single of our upcoming third album… We hope you will love us when we are smooth as much as when we are rough.”

SEUM is a bass-only sludge band from Montreal (Canada) formed by 3 doom veterans formerly in Lord Humungus (Gaspard – vocals), Mlah! (Piotr – bass), and Uluun (Fred – drums). Adding a ferocious punk energy to their New Orleans inspired sludge, the band is known for its intense live performances, workaholic attitude and nihilistic, tongue-in-cheek lyrics.

SEUM means Venom in Arabic and is French slang for disappointment and frustration: No guitars.

Seum is:
Fred – Drums
Gaspard – Vocals
Piotr – Bass

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Seum, Conjuring (2025)

Seum, Double Double (2023)