On April 26th, Thumos will take listeners on another wonderful journey through history and philosophy, as only they can.  About Thumos and Atlantis Thumos is a Progressive Doom/Post-Metal band based in the United States. Their 2022 album, Republic, won me over, and I’ve been following and writing about them ever since. Now, they return with Atlantis, an album that the band tells me is  …  “Three songs lasting over 30 minutes, covering Plato’s dialogues Timaeus, the unfinished Critias, and the hypothetical Hermocrates.” As I mentioned above,  I’ve been a big fan of Thumos fo ..read more

Today, we’re going to talk about Telesterion, a band who aren’t really psychedelic in nature. However, they do employ some of the same atmospheric qualities and invoke similar feelings that one may get while listening to several of the psych subgenres. So, without further ado, let’s talk about their new album, Epopteia, which dropped on October 8th. About Telesterion And Epopteia Telesterion is a shadowy organization of musicians whose names and origins are unknown but whose music must be known to all with ears! Their band name references an ancient Greek temple, a great hall, and a sanctuary ..read more

It wasn’t all that long ago that REZN dropped their newest album on us, with Solace coming out in March of 2023. Now, they have teamed up with the instrumental sci-fi practitioners of Vinnum Sabbathi to bring us more new jams; this music was released on August 11th, 2023, via Blues Funeral Records and is called Silent Future. About Silent Future This album is a true collaborative exploration between two incredible bands, with the description on the Bandcamp page saying that with …  “On Silent Future, Chicago atmospheric psych-doom outfit REZN teams up with Mexico City cosmic conceptualist ..read more

Hey, readers! Tom here with something a bit outside of the psych that we usually cover here at The Third Eye Psych Blog, but it’s something that I think still fits into our standard fare. So, let’s jump right in without any further ado! Thumos is an American instrumental post-metal act that uses the teachings of Plato to influence its music. It may sound strange that a band uses ancient philosophies in their instrumental music, but by doing so it adds a level of mystery to what they create, thereby leaving everything open to interpretation by each listener. They have a new album coming out on ..read more

Beware of Gods emerges from Chicago with an excellent brand of Progressive Sludge/Post-Metal. The band’s debut album, Upon Whom the Last Light Descends, is the first of a trilogy of concept albums, each with five tracks, inspired by the “looming dread” that can only be overcome by turning to face it, according to their Bandcamp page. The man known simply as The Archetype is the leader of this shadowy outfit, and his multiple vocal styles “hover like locusts within the atonal trudging combat between doom-laden guitars, fuzzed-out bass, and ditch-digging drums.” As you can see, this album isn’t ..read more