Photo by: Mitch Kline
Official press release:
King Buffalo releases Doomsayer, the Rochester-based band’s seventh album, on December 4th via King Buffalo (North America)/Stickman Records (UK/EU).
A preview of the seven-song album arrives with the release of “The Slick and The Dead”:
Guitarist/vocalist Sean Roa, who also produced and mixed the album, explains:
“Doomsayer originated in early 2026 out of many hours of jam sessions in our new studio space, playing around and seeing where it took us. We didn’t really have an end goal in mind of what we were going for. We were simply exploring ideas and seeing what ended up speaking to us the most. So much has happened, both as a band and in our personal lives since our last record, that ended up becoming the inspiration to many of the lyrics on Doomsayer. I think as a result, this is some of our most upfront, direct and riff-driven work to date. We are incredibly proud of it and can’t wait for it to get out into the world.”
Four years on from Regenerator, King Buffalo returns with a record shaped by years of international touring and a deepening confidence in their own sound. Recorded in the new studio the band built themselves, Doomsayer finds the trio continuing to reach into the unknown, while bringing a greater sense of focus and intention to their sound. The experience they have gained on the road is evident throughout the album, both in the poise of the material and the confidence of their delivery. Like the pandemic trilogy that preceded it, Doomsayer was made at home, but the band’s new surroundings have given them the freedom to continue exploring and finding new ground, with a maturity they have earned one stage at a time.
Album pre-orders begin Friday, Sept. 25 at 12 noon eastern via Kingbuffalo.com. 50 test pressings of the 43-plus minute collection will be available, as well as a Deluxe Edition, limited to 750 copies on translucent emerald vinyl and including a hand-numbered insert, download code and polybag. The standard edition, limited to 1750 copies, arrives on purple opaque vinyl and includes a download code and polybag.
The band had previously announced a North American tour, kicking off on Oct. 29 in Boulder with support from L.A. Witch (Oct. 29 to Nov. 21, except Los Angeles), Doom Gong (Dec. 3 to 5 and Dec. 18), and Handsome Jack (Dec. 8 to 12). A European trek was also announced with Spirit Mother opening on all dates. The EU/UK leg is on-sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time. Ticket links are available at Kingbuffalo.com/tour.
Doomsayer track listing:
- “Battling The Mystagogues”
- “The Slick and The Dead”
- “Vagabond”
- “Hell or High Water”
- “Into the Foundry”
- “Ether on the Dark Side”
- “Doomsayer”
10/29 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre *
10/30 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre *
10/31 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge *
11/02 Portland, OR Aladdin Theatre *
11/03 Vancouver, BC The Pearl *
11/04 Seattle, WA Neumo’s *
11/06 San Francisco, CA The Independent *
11/07 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room
11/09 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up *
11/10 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom *
11/11 Albuquerque, NM Sister *
11/13 Dallas, TX AM/FM *
11/14 Austin, TX Mohawk *
11/17 Houston, TX Bad Astronaut *
11/19 Nashville, TN Basement East *
11/20 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle *
11/21 Cincinnati, OH Woodward Theatre *
12/03 Detroit, MI El Club ^
12/04 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall ^
12/05 Cleveland, OH The Roxy ^
12/08 Toronto, ON The Mod Club +
12/09 Montreal, QC Theatre Fairmount +
12/10 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall +
12/11 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge +
12/12 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts +
12/15 Richmond, VA The Broadberry
12/16 Durham, NC Motorco
12/17 Washington, DC Black Cat
12/18 Columbus, OH Skully’s ^
3/02 Hamburg, DE Grunspan ~
3/03 Antwerp, BE Trix ~
3/04 Haarlem, NL Patronaat ~
3/06 London, UK Scala ~
3/07 Manchester, UK Gorilla ~
3/09 Bristol, UK Electric Bristol ~
3/11 Paris, FR Petit Bain ~
3/12 Essen, DE Zeche Carl ~
3/13 Cologne, DE Kantine ~
3/14 Stuttgart, DE Wizeman ~
3/15 Munich, DE Backstage Halle ~
3/17 Berlin, DE Festsaal ~
3/19 Copenhagen, DK Pumpehuset ~
3/20 Gothenburg, SE Monument ~
3/21 Oslo, NO John Dee ~
3/22 Stockholm, SE Debaser Nova ~
* = w/ L.A. Witch
^ = w/ Doom Gong
+ = w/ Handsome Jack
~ = w/ Spirit Mother
