Crucible & Ruin is a Rock album by Howling Giant, originally released in 2025. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.
About
Howling Giant's latest album - Crucible & Ruin - was released on 31st October 2025. The notes accompanying the release on Bandcamp state: HOWLING GIANT take another huge step on their third full-length "Crucible & Ruin", a collection of sparking idea, captivating melodie, and heavy riffing close to perfection - quite a feat of on-point songwriting for such a still young band! This is the band's first album to feature new fourth member Adrian Lee Zambrano. Although the guitarist and synth player arrived somewhat toward the end of the writing proce, he was still able to add his mark with cool textures on the record. The Sleeping Shaman website reviewed the album here. The glowing review concluded with: .
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Tracklist
- 1Canyons6:41
- 2Hunter's Mark4:30
- 3Archon6:02
- 4Lesser Gods2:48
- 5Beholder I: Downfall3:51
- 6Archivist6:47
- 7Scepter and Scythe4:46
- 8Melchor's Bones4:29
- 9The Observatory1:07
- 10Beholder II: Labyrinth6:15
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Stoner Rock
- heavy
- menacing
- occult
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Adrian ZambranoGUITAR, SYNTHESIZER
- Sebastian BaltesBASS, VOCALS
- Tom PolzineGUITAR, VOCALS
- Zach WheelerDRUMS, VOCALS
- Adam NohePERCUSSION
- Kim WheelerSYNTH , ELECTRONIC WIND INSTRUMENT SYNTH, ELECTRONIC WIND INSTRUMENT
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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