WASTE CULT - Italian doom metal unit premieres “Blame” debut album

Italy’s WASTE CULT have made their debut album “Blame” available for early streaming ahead of its official release on June 6th, 2025, via Aesthetic Death.

Featuring a dynamic blend of doom, stoner and post-metal influences, “Blame” showcases the band’s signature weight and relentless energy across its expansive, immersive tracks. From hypnotic riffs to towering atmospheres, this early stream offers listeners a first glimpse into the dense, compelling soundscape that has been steadily forged by WASTE CULT since their formation in 2021.

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Tracklist:

1 – Ad Astra
2 – Delirium Of Manners
3 – Blame
4 – Blended As One
5 – Kerberos
6 – Pictures
7 – The Warmest Shelter
8 – Maze

WASTE CULT started in Bologna – Italy in late 2021, with all members having experience with other punk/thrash metal projects, including Rake-Off, Hyle, Siege Stompers, Call The Cops…

The aim for WASTE CULT has been to create different sounds and atmospheres to those other projects – exploring a slower doomier approach to their sound. In mid 2022 they self-released an eponymous 4-track EP on tape, and on the back of that started playing shows across Italy.

The first full length – “Blame” – is the characterisation of all their different influences, with a more defined identity – taking inspiration from the doom classics to the more modern post-metal sounds. This reality took shape after years experimenting in the practice room, with “Blame” bearing witness to a more introspective and personal approach within both the music and lyrics.

Aesthetic Death has always been a fan of stoner doom sounds and, like many, was schooled on the likes of Kyuss, Monster Magnet and Black Sabbath. Yet, Aesthetic Death has rarely had opportunity to work on any release with bands from these lands of sound.

When first listening to WASTE CULT it instantly resonated. Albums can become a soundtrack to a period of our lives, as an immersive escape alongside all the positive or negative things happening.