RADIAN: Ohio Sludge Metal Quartet announces spring tour of the Midwest USA!
Apr 14, 2026
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RADIAN: Ohio Sludge Metal Quartet Announces Midwest US Spring Tour Supporting Conceptual Third LP, Subterfuge, Out Now On El Burno Records And Third House Communications
Following shows with The Obsessed, Acid Bath, Midnight, and more over recent weeks, Akron, Ohio sludge metal crew RADIAN has announced a new tour across the Midwest US in May, the first of several tours this year in support of their newly released conceptual third LP, Subterfuge.
The newly announced ten-city tour will see RADIAN taking the album to the stage across Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan, scattered across the month of May. The tour will be preceded by a set at Columbus Doomsday Fest on April 24th and will be followed by additional dates to be announced. The band is also confirmed to play Tampa Doom & Gloom Fest in November, with tour dates surrounding it as well.

Set in a reimagined, modern-day Egypt – one that never fell to Roman conquest – RADIAN’s Subterfuge tells the story of a man willing to do whatever it takes to protect his home, his people, and his culture from a cabal of overlords bent on erasure for personal gain. While rooted in a rewritten history, the album is riddled with comparisons to contemporary society: exploitation, manufactured collapse, and rebellion in the face of systems designed to consume rather than sustain.
Musically, Subterfuge showcases RADIAN at their most focused and unrelenting – beautifully oppressive, groove-laden sludge, sharpened by a narrative arc and delivered with the weight of lived experience. It is both a continuation of the group’s sonic identity and a declaration of renewal; a record that mirrors the band’s own journey, carrying their vision deeper into the underground with uncompromising force.
Subterfuge was recorded and engineered by Mike Burns, except for the bass which was recorded by Brian “BeZo” Zorich. The record was mixed by Sanford Parker at Hypercube (Voivod, Darkthrone, YOB), mastered by Collin Jordan at Boiler Room Mastering (Ministry, Eyehategod, Spirit Adrift), and completed with artwork by RADIAN with the art concept and layout by Derek Vaive.

Stream / Buy / Download the album on Bandcamp
Subterfuge is out now digitally and on 12” vinyl as a collaboration between the band’s El Burno Records and Third House Communications HERE.
Also watch the “Spiraling Ash” video HERE.
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