Formed back in 2022, Austin-based outfit Slumbering Sun — Monte Luna‘s James Clarke (vocals), Destroyer of Light‘s Keegan Kjeldsen (guitar) and Kelly “Penny” Turner, Temptress‘ Kelsey Wilson, and Monte Luna’s and Scorpion Child’s Garth Condit (bass) — is a Texas underground metal scene All-Star outfit that specializes in “music for crazy romantics,” as they’ve dubbed it, a melodic doom metal that incorporates elements of Celtic folk, grunge, prog rock and shoegaze.
The Austin-based quintet’s full-length debut, 2023’s The Ever-Living Fire debuted at #20 on the Doom Charts. The band played their first show at SXSW’s Stoner Jam, then embarked on a series of regional tours before capping off the year with a set at Ripple Fest.
The band spent the bulk of last year, writing and recording their highly-anticipated sophomore effort, Starmony, which is slated for a limited-edition vinyl and digital release on May 6, 2025. In between writing and recording sessions, they toured the Midwest and released last year’s “Out of the Blue & Into the Void,” a song that seemingly mashes up classic tracks by Neil Young and Black Sabbath.
Slumbering Sun’s latest single “Midsommar Night’s Dream” begins with a gorgeous and pensive piano and string-driven introduction, before morphing into a swooningly heartfelt and nostalgia-fueled dirge anchored around the sort of fuzzy power chords that would bring a smile to the faces of Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Neil Young, all while being arguably the most cinematic song they’ve released to date.
The Austin-based outfit will be embarking on a lengthy regional tour to support the new album. Check out the tour dates below.
SLUMBERING SUN LIVE 2025:
05/02 Austin, TX – Valhalla (album release show)
06/04 El Paso, TX – Rosewood
06/06 Tempe, AZ – Yucca Tap Room
06/07 Las Vegas, NV – Dive Bar
06/08 Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewing
06/10 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of The Hill
06/12 Eugene, OR – Sparrow & Serpent
06/13 Portland, OR – High Water Mark – Soundcastle Festival
06/14 Olympia, WA – McCoy’s
06/15 Bellingham, WA – Shakedown
06/17 Moscow, ID – Mikey’s
06/18 Boise, ID – Neurolux
06/19 Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High
06/20 Denver, CO – Squire
06/21 Colorado Springs, CO – What’s Left Records
06/22 Wichita, KS – Kirby’s Beer Store
07/11 Asheville, NC – Doomed and Stoned Festival
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