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BLEEDING ANTLERS UNLEASH DARKER, HEAVIER SOPHOMORE ALBUM SONGS OF PRAISE OUT NOW Saturday August 29 2026, 10:14 AM

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BLEEDING ANTLERS UNLEASH DARKER, HEAVIER SOPHOMORE ALBUM SONGS OF PRAISE OUT NOW

UK Doom Metal Collective Returns With Seven Tracks of Crushing Doom, Gothic Atmosphere, Folk Horror, and Occult Storytelling

UK doom metal collective Bleeding Antlers have officially unleashed their long-awaited sophomore album, Songs of Praise , out now as of August 22, 2026 .

Six years after emerging from the shadows with their critically acclaimed debut Stagmata , Bleeding Antlers have returned with a darker, heavier, and more expansive collection that pushes their bizarre and theatrical brand of doom metal even further into the darkness.

Originally formed out of what was supposed to be nothing more than a stag party adventure across Europe in 2016, Bleeding Antlers somehow turned an unlikely brotherhood into one of underground doom's most distinctive outfits. Their sound combines crushing doom metal with progressive rock, sleaze, folk shanties, gothic atmosphere, and a healthy dose of theatrical madness.

Where Stagmata introduced the world to Bleeding Antlers, Songs of Praise finds the band embracing the silence between the riffs and using it to make the heavy moments hit even harder.

"Stagmata was us finding the sound of Bleeding Antlers. Songs of Praise is us learning what to do with the silence around it. More space, more weight, and a lot darker in tone than Stagmata."

Produced, mixed, and mastered by Simon Bismarck , Songs of Praise delivers seven haunting compositions exploring temptation, loss, mythology, mortality, and spiritual conflict.

Despite its title, this is certainly no traditional hymnbook. These are songs of devotion aimed toward altogether different altars.

The album moves from the apocalyptic groove of "When the Sun Bursts" and the folk-horror atmosphere of "Meet Me in the Woods at Midnight" to the Norse-inspired weight of "Fimbulwinter" and the band's haunting reinterpretation of Lana Del Rey's "Blue Jeans."

The journey concludes with "Crooked Lines," an epic meditation on faith, temptation, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness.

Bleeding Antlers first made their mark with Stagmata , earning widespread praise throughout the underground metal community for their uniquely theatrical approach to doom.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR STAGMATA

"Behind the satyr masks and cloven-hoofed animal obsession they have genuinely excellent songs and an album that draws you in with each listen."
4.5/5 – Emerging Rock Bands Magazine

"Perhaps the finest set of sleazy psychedelic doom shanties ever committed to record."
The Metal Show

"Folk-goth glamour, Hammer-horror camp and drunken satanic swagger... you'd have a hell of a good time."
No Clean Singing

"Stagmata is the sound I wish Metallica had evolved into after Reload."
7.5/10 – Rock Hard Greece

With Songs of Praise now available, Bleeding Antlers are taking the new material to the stage with a series of UK headline performances beginning in September, followed by appearances at Rustfest , North West Doom Fest , Godivageddon , and additional festival dates extending into 2027.

Equal parts cathedral doom, occult folk tale, folk-horror fever dream, and drunken midnight sermon, Songs of Praise represents Bleeding Antlers at their darkest, heaviest, and most ambitious.

The sermon has begun.

Turn it up.

ALBUM INFORMATION

Artist: Bleeding Antlers
Album: Songs of Praise
Release Date: August 22, 2026
Status: OUT NOW
Genre: Doom Metal
For Fans Of: Pallbearer, Candlemass, Type O Negative
Produced, Mixed & Mastered By: Simon Bismarck