Portland, Oregon dark rock trio return with their stunning new album ‘Death Knocks’ out February 13, 2026 on LP/CD/Streaming.

Three years in the making, the group—featuring vocalist/guitarist Kat Keo, drummer Kim Coffel, and new bassist/vocalist April Dimmick—have honed their stygian craft to perfection. They share the official video for the lead single & album opening track. Watch the full video (produced by Hoaxed w/ Jed Hamilton). Band comment: “LP is an exploration of what comes next. The songs speak to experiences on the edge of death, last moments in this plane, and trepidations, curiosities, and embrace of the unknown. We’ve added another element to the writing and collaboration process. April comes from a classic heavy metal background, and her influence is in these songs. We’ve also had experiences on tour that have helped shape these songs. You can hear influence from the bands we toured with and learned from. We played together for three years as we wrote this album, and we learned a lot about our styles, and our sound evolved naturally together on stage. So, when we sat down to write this album, it didn’t feel like a departure or a change.” Hoaxed recorded ‘Death Knocks’ at Falcon Recording Studios with producer/engineer Gabe Johnston (Unto Others, Vintersea) and enlisted Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Kreator) for mixing and mastering. In total, the group spent eight days in February and March tracking album. While most bands spend months ironing their metallic mettle, Hoaxed’s expeditious time at Falcon engendered a polished, big-sounding force befitting their larger-than-life songs.

‘Death Knocks’ tracklist:

1. Where The Seas Fall Silent
2. Kill Switch
3. Promised To Me
4. The Fallen
5. Looking Glass
6. Dead Ringer
7. Wretched
8. The Family
9. Killing Stone

Anchored by the witchy spell of opener the rock-hardened groove of ‘Kill Switch’ and the dimly lit power pop of ‘The Family’, group upped the tempo, sawed the edges (Dimmick‘s raspy menace intimidates), and strengthened their ties to the golden gods of heavy metal. Indeed, cyclical riffs, dynamic rhythms, and bottom-heavy bass propel full lenght through its filmic, hard-nosed gloom, but Keo‘s sorcerous vocal hooks seal the deal. Often smartly paired with Dimmick‘s angels’ n’ demons, her performance effuses fragility and potency across the album’s alluring expanse.

Photo credit: Shimon Karmel