Hoaxed - Death Knocks *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 13th February 2026
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

Portland, Oregon dark rock trio HOAXED return with their stunning new album Death Knocks. Three years in
the making, the group—featuring vocalist/guitarist Kat Keo, drummer Kim Coffel, and new bassist/vocalist
April Dimmick—have honed their stygian craft to perfection. "We've added another element to the writing and
collaboration process," says the band. "April comes from a classic heavy metal background, and her influence
is in these songs. We've also had experiences on tour that have helped shape these songs. You can hear
influence from the bands we toured with and learned from. We played together for three years as we wrote
this album, and we learned a lot about our styles, and our sound evolved naturally together on stage. So, when
we sat down to write this album, it didn't feel like a departure or a change." Anchored by the witchy spell of
opener "Where the Seas Fall Silent," the rock-hardened groove of "Kill Switch," and the dimly lit power pop of
"The Family," HOAXED upped the tempo, sawed the edges (Dimmick's raspy menace intimidates), and
strengthened their ties to the golden gods of heavy metal. Indeed, cyclical riffs, dynamic rhythms, and bottom-
heavy bass propel Death Knocks through its filmic, hard-nosed gloom, but Keo's sorcerous vocal hooks seal the
deal. Often smartly paired with Dimmick's angels' n' demons, her performance effuses fragility and potency
across the album's alluring expanse. HOAXED recorded Death Knocks at Falcon Recording Studios with
producer/engineer Gabe Johnston (Unto Others, Vintersea) and enlisted Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Kreator, and
more,) for mixing and mastering. In total, the group spent eight days in February and March tracking Death
Knocks. While most bands spend months ironing their metallic mettle, Hoaxed's expeditious time at Falcon
engendered a polished, big-sounding force befitting their larger-than-life songs. Short: Portland, Oregon dark
rock trio HOAXED return with their stunning new album Death Knocks. Three years in the making, the
group—featuring vocalist/guitarist Kat Keo, drummer Kim Coffel, and new bassist/vocalist April
Dimmick—have honed their stygian craft to perfection. FFO: Ghost, Tribulation, Bloody Hammers, Khemmis,
Unto Others, GGGOLDDD, Katatonia. Pallbearer
Tracklisting
1. Where the Seas Fall Silent
2. Kill Switch
3. Promised to Me
4. The Fallen
5. Looking Glass
6. Dead Ringer
7. Wretched
8. The Family
9. Killing Stone

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