For Immediate Release                          

“The Slick and The Dead”

Sept. 22, 2026 – King Buffalo releases Doomsayer, the Rochester-based band’s seventh album, on Dec. 4. via King Buffalo (North America)/Stickman Records (UK/EU).

A preview of the seven-song album arrives with today’s release of “The Slick and The Dead” (https://youtu.be/qYHU2wBu2TU?si=gWOE235E68wifbsv).  

“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,” explains guitarist/vocalist Sean Roa, who also produced and mixed the album. “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 announced this morning 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.

October 29 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre

October 30 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre

October 31 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge

November 2 Portland, OR Aladdin Theatre

November 3 Vancouver, BC The Pearl

November 4 Seattle, WA Neumo’s

November 6 San Francisco, CA The Independent

November 7 Los Angeles, CA Lodge Room

November 9 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up

November 10 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

November 11 Albuquerque, NM Sister

November 13 Dallas, TX AM/FM

November 14 Austin, TX Mohawk

November 17 Houston, TX Bad Astronaut

November 19 Nashville, TN Basement East

November 20 Asheville, NC The Grey Eagle

November 21 Cincinnati, OH Woodward Theatre

December 3 Detroit, MI El Club

December 4 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall

December 5 Cleveland, OH The Roxy

December 8 Toronto, ON The Mod Club

December 9 Montreal, QC Theatre Fairmount

December 10 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall

December 11 New York, NY Le Poisson Rouge

December 12 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts

December 15 Richmond, VA The Broadberry

December 16 Durham, NC Motorco

December 17 Washington, DC Black Cat

December 18 Columbus, OH Skully’s

March 2 Hamburg, DE Grunspan

March 3 Antwerp, BE Trix

March 4 Haarlem, NL Patronaat

March 6 London, UK Scala

March 7 Manchester, UK Gorilla

March 9 Bristol, UK Electric Bristol

March 11 Paris, FR Petit Bain

March 12 Essen, DE Zeche Carl

March 13 Cologne, DE Kantine

March 14 Stuttgart, DE Wizeman

March 15 Munich, DE Backstage Halle

March 17 Berlin, DE Festsaal

March 19 Copenhagen, DK Pumpehuset

March 20 Gothenburg, SE Monument

March 21 Oslo, NO John Dee

March 22 Stockholm, SE Debaser Nova

Doomsayer cover featuring artwork by See Machine

1.   Battling The Mystagogues

2.   The Slick and The Dead

3.   Vagabond

4.   Hell or High Water

5.   Into the Foundry

6.   Ether on the Dark Side

7.   Doomsayer

Photo credit: Mitch Kline

King Buffalo is Sean Roa (guitar/vocals), Dan Reynolds (bass), and Scott Donaldson (drums). The trio has released six albums to date with the most recent, Regenerator, arriving in 2022. Revolver called their music “a tantalizing breed of heavy psych-rock,” The Obelisk declared them one of “the most essential acts of current American heavy psychedelic rock,” and Teeth of the Divine said, “There’s not a dud or skippable track in their entire discography.”

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