TERRA BLACK -- Mirage -- ALBUM 2026

Stoner Doom Metal from Gothenburg (Sweden) 1) The Gathering 00:00 2) Guayota 04:54 3) Pareidolia 11:09 4) Thorn 16:44 5) Maze 21:56 6) In Stone 25:36 7) Ruins 30:25 8) In stars 36:37 Support TERRA BLACK https://terrablackband.bandcamp.com/a...   / terrablackband   Steeped in ancient mystery and crushing atmosphere, ‘In Stone’ explores the unsettling pull of forgotten worlds and the unseen forces that continue to shape the present. The song evokes the feeling of being trapped within something timeless – a world that should have ended long ago yet still refuses to release its grip. "'In Stone' is about the ominous threat of the hidden and otherworldly,” explains the band. “It’s being stuck in something ancient, like you're part of a world that already ended a long time ago, but it's still not finished with you. Old worlds, old beliefs, and everything beneath the surface that refuses to disappear. Forever merged in stone." Written and recorded over the course of three years, Mirage is Terra Black's most ambitious and immersive work to date. Travelling from roots buried deep beneath the earth, through the ruins of forgotten civilizations and into the silence of space, the album explores shifting states of existence where reality, memory and illusion become increasingly difficult to separate. Recorded live by the band in Gothenburg, Mirage captures the raw immediacy of Terra Black's performances. Rather than polishing away imperfections, the band embraced natural room ambience and microphone bleed, allowing the recording to retain an honest, organic character that mirrors the weight and intensity of the music itself. Drawing from atmospheric doom, occult rock and stoner traditions, Terra Black combine towering riffs with haunting vocals, powerful choral arrangements and primal darkness. Inspired by nature, mythology, ancient beliefs and the mysterious corners of human imagination, the album moves effortlessly between the familiar and the unknowable. Like the illusion from which it takes its name, the album constantly shifts perspective, inviting listeners ever deeper into its enigmatic world. Compared to their previous work, Mirage presents a heavier, darker and more visceral sonic landscape, where ancient forces, forgotten civilizations and cosmic vastness collide.