Psychedelic rock giant TRAVO releases new single from upcoming album "WASTELAND"!

Braga, Portugal's psychedelic rock revelation TRAVO returns with "WASTELAND", their heaviest and most metallic album to date to be issued on October 2nd through London-based cult imprint Fuzz Club. Today, they unleash the title track — a ferocious five-minute descent into fuzz-drenched riffage, pummeling rhythms, and dystopian atmosphere!

Recorded in early 2026 at ARDA Recorders in Porto and produced, mixed and mastered by Jaime Arellano (Ghost, Ulver, Behemoth), TRAVO's fourth studio album marks a shift away from the fantasy themes of their previous record Astromorph God into something much more personal, palpable and grounded in the anxieties of the present time.

WASTELAND arrives off the back of three years spent touring heavily around Europe, with their notoriously face-melting live show captured on a blazing KEXP session. Looking to keep riding that high, the band took advantage of a rare break in their touring schedule and headed straight for the studio with a newfound intensity and urgency: “The recording session was booked without any composed material, and the whole album ended up being written in a little over one intense month of rehearsals. The pressure of wanting to take a step forward with the next album started to creep in and caused some internal friction. This feeling of urgency naturally carried over into the songs and gave them a character they likely wouldn’t have had in a more relaxed writing environment.”

Across its seven tracks, WASTELAND explores themes of techno-anxiety, disconnection, dystopia, love, death, rebirth, and the search for collective spirituality. Each song is loosely inspired by a different section of T.S. Eliot’s poem ‘The Waste Land’, “whose themes and motifs feel especially relevant today”. Musically, the album incorporates dark psychedelic and industrial influences, fusing them with TRAVO's loud, corrosive, fast-paced songs intertwined with crushing, slow-burning epics. The vocals range from catchy falsetto melodies to full-on growls and screams. The guitar interplay produces either beautiful harmonies or uncanny dissonances. The rhythm section is tight, potent and hypnotic.

Altogether, WASTELAND is an aggressive, genre-bending rock record knocking on metal’s door while still managing to breathe through the chaos. It’s an intense headbanging journey between fast, bad-trip-inducing jams and contemplative ambient passages. Don't miss the debut single and video Burial!

Hailing from the city of Braga in Portugal, TRAVO is a relentless four-piece that commands attention with their unique fusion of high-octane heavy psych and unapologetic, in-your-face garage rock attitude. Prepare to be thrust into a maelstrom of sound as they catapult you through a rock and roll odyssey that shatters norms and ignites stages.

New album "WASTELAND"
Out October 2nd on Fuzz Club (UK/EU/USA)
gig.ROCKS! (Pt) and Spinda Records (Sp)

Stream / Buy / Download the album on Bandcamp

Their sonic saga escalated with the unleashing of their sophomore album Sinking Creation in February 2022. This release catapulted TRAVO to the forefront of both national and international stages, setting the scene for a rollercoaster of sonic exploration that would define their path. Sinking Creation birthed a revolution of raw, unadulterated sound that they've since wielded like a sonic weapon. TRAVO's live performances transcend as volcanic eruptions of rock and roll energy, captivating audiences with the intensity of a rock and roll freakout. From the guttural cries to the electrifying guitar solos, they effortlessly turn every performance into a visceral sonic experience.

TRAVO is a sonic chimera, drawing influences from the diverse realms of psych, garage, prog-rock and even trash metal. With each riff, they lay claim to the legacy of rock, twisting it into their own blisteringly contemporary image. In an epoch when authenticity is a rarity, TRAVO blasts forth as a blazing comet of unapologetic sound.

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