Ukrainian heavy progressive rockers STONED JESUS have announced their new album, "Songs To Moon," the second chapter of "The Songs" trilogy, due October 16 via Season Of Mist.
The record follows 2025's "Songs To Sun," which topped year-end best-of lists at Doom Charts, Rock Hard, The Obelisk and other outlets, capping off 15 years of the trio moving between doom metal, grunge, psychedelic and art rock. Frontman Igor Sydorenko laid out the shift in direction: "We started The Songs trilogy last year with 'Songs To Sun,' which is a loud and heavy album that's big on choruses and meaty riffs. While still heavy and catchy, 'Songs To Moon' follows a similar trajectory to LED ZEPPELIN III, OPETH's 'Damnation' or 'Jar Of Flies' by ALICE IN CHAINS. The songs are recognizably STONED JESUS, but they are bolder, more haunting and introspective than anything we've done before."
Alongside the announcement, the band has shared a '90s-styled music video for the album's lead single, "Velvet," a doomgaze track built around one of STONED JESUS's biggest hooks yet, adrift in a haze of uncertainty. "This song answers the question: What if NIRVANA was shoegaze?" Sydorenko teases.
Watch the video for "Velvet" below.
"Songs To Moon" follows directly on from "Under The Skin," the trilogy's darker, post-metal-leaning single released earlier this year, continuing STONED JESUS's push into heavier, more atmospheric territory since "Songs To Sun."
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"Songs To Moon" is out October 16, 2026, via Season Of Mist.