The Gates of Slumber - The Awakening ETHEL CAIN A fixture of the San

A fixture of the San Francisco music scene

deepening one of the most quietly distinctive partnerships in contemporary Irish music and spoken word

which has helped her to make sense of many different moments

on tracks such as ‘Duffy’s’ before unleashing a doom metal growl in thundering unison with the band on ‘Empty Heavy’

The Gates of Slumber - The Awakening ETHEL CAIN A fixture of the SanThe Gates of Slumbers debut album and EP are reissued in August as Svart Records continue to reissue the works of Indianas true doom metal legends by bringing back their debut album The Awakening and early EP Like a Plague Upon the Land in late August 2026. Crushing debut The Awakening from 2004 is an album of raw, slow, monolithic traditional doom with a gritty sound. Featuring heavy, battleaxe in the gut riffs and depressing, slow leads, The