Utah’s Hibernaut and Arizona’s Face Pulp will release a split LP through What’s Left Records in Colorado, and I guess if you want to draw a triangle on a map it’s easy enough to figure how the three parties involved — bands and label — all got together to make the release happen. The logos in the photo above certainly hint at their having shared physical space and probably a stage at some point, but still, it’s not the most directly intuitive pairing until you consider a thread of extremity uniting the bands in spite of their respective genres.

You can stream Face Pulp‘s latest single “Ups and Downs and Crap” below and don’t be surprised when its groove ignites and the pummeling begins. Likewise down at the bottom of the post — where the action is, almost always — is Hibernaut‘s 2025 outing, Obsidian Eye (review here), which brought new depth of character to their shove-prone heavy thrashing style. Each band has its own intention in sound, but I don’t think it’s a stretch to hear how they might complement each other on a shared offering, and as somebody who appreciates a periodic brain-bludgeon at the hands of barking madmen, I’ll take it.

The PR wire has details and background:

Hibernaut / Face Pulp: A hellish alliance of stoner doom from Utah and hardcore, grind, and OSDM from Arizona

Hibernaut / Face Pulp Split LP out March 6th, 2026

Genres: Stoner, doom, sludge, hardcore punk, grindcore, old school death metal

In Spring 2026, out of the American West rises a two-headed beast of riffs and rage. Joining forces for a split LP, Utah’s stoner juggernauts Hibernaut and Arizona’s grinding death-dealers Face Pulp join forces to release an album made of noise and nasty intentions.

Following up Hibernaut’s lauded “Obsidian Eye” and Face Pulp’s split with AZ native grind thrashers DogsThrowSpears, the two outfits deliver a collection of 9 tracks from their respective dark corners of the heavy underground, captured on vinyl through Colorado Springs’ What’s Left Records.

Hibernaut is a doom/sludge/stoner metal band from Salt Lake City, Utah, known for their crushing riffs, psychedelic edges, and progressive heaviness. Formed in 2021 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Jones (Subrosa, Dwellers) and drummer Zach Hatsis (Subrosa, Dwellers), the lineup solidified with bassist Josh Dupree and lead guitarist Matt Miller (Thunderfist, Oldtimer). Their debut album “Ingress” (2023) earned strong acclaim. Their follow-up, “Obsidian Eye”, was released on July 11, 2025—marking a major leap forward for the band. With towering riffs, immersive dynamics, and deep underground roots, Hibernaut continue to carve their own path in modern doom.

Hibernaut will also be playing the first annual HUFR Fest in Denver, Colorado on April 24th at bar 404 and are working on their 3rd full length studio album.

Face Pulp started (officially) in October of 2021. Prior to that, guitarist MT and drummer Randy had tried to start the band back in 2019. When the epidemic hit, they took a year and a half away from it, and by October 2021 they had their first full band practice as Face Pulp. In 2023 they released their full length “Eye Grabbing Detail,” played a series of regional shows in the southwest including a 10 day SW tour, and were pivotal in booking the “Burning Pines” festival in Flagstaff, AZ in an attempt to bring some of their favorite near by bands together all under one roof from every corner, reservation, and major city in Arizona.

In 2024, reaching for higher ambitions they released a split 7″ with their friends in DogsThrowSpears from Fort Defiance, AZ, and in Sept/Oct Landyn (from DogsThrowSpears) joined the band. Throughout 2025 they have been playing consistently all over the region, ran another southwest tour, and had the opportunity to open up for acts like Gatecreeper, Soulfly, and Go Ahead and Die. With big tour plans for 2026 in the midwest and Europe, the release of this split LP, and recording for a full length, who knows what will come next. Face Pulp mixes genres of hardcore punk, grindcore, thrash, and hints of OSDM.

Hibernaut – Salt Lake City, Utah
Dave Jones – Guitar, Vocals
Zach Hatsis – Drums
Josh Dupree – Bass
Matt Miller – Lead Guitar

Face Pulp – Flagstaff, Arizona
Steve – Vocals
MT – Guitar
Landyn – Bass
Randy – Drums

https://www.hibernautband.com/
https://hibernaut.bandcamp.com/
http://instagram.com/hibernautband
https://www.facebook.com/hibernaut

https://facepulp.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/facepulp/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085687103429

https://whatsleftrecords.bigcartel.com/
https://www.instagram.com/whatsleftrecords/
https://www.facebook.com/whatsleftrec/

Hibernaut, Obsidian Eye (2025)

Face Pulp, “Ups and Downs and Crap”