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”
“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.
North American Tour Dates:
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
U.K. & European Tour Dates:
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
