With Special Guest INSOMNIAC

Nashville, Tennessee’s HOWLING GIANT announce their first headling tour in support of their acclaimed third full-length “Crucible & Ruin“. On the North American road trip this coming spring from March 11 until April 4, 2026, the cosmic stoner metal outfit will be joined by heavy psych rockers INSOMNIAC from Atlanta, Georgia.

Please find all currently confirmedlive dates & album details of “Crucible & Ruin” & below.

HOWLING GIANT comment: “We’re stoked to bring ‘Crucible & Ruin’ to the West Coast around our appearance at the Mojave Experience”, drummer and vocalist Zach Wheeler writes. “As usual we’ll have hot sauce, coffee, various trinkets, and of course our new record available on vinyl, CD, and cassette! We’re also bringing our friends Insomniac out on this run, so expect a heady night of psychedelic meditation and hot ‘n spicy riffs. See y’all out there!”

HOWLING GIANT with INSOMNIAC NORTH AMERICA 2026

11 MAR 2026 Birmingham, AL (US) Saturn  
12 MAR 2026 New Orleans, LA (US) Siberia  
13 MAR 2026 Austin, TX (US) Heavy Metal Parking Lot
14 MAR 2026 Tulsa, OK (US) Whittier Bar  
16 MAR 2026 Taos, NM (US) Goathead Collective  
17 MAR 2026 Santa Fe, NM (US) Desert Dogs  
18 MAR 2026 Tempe, AZ (US) Yucca Tap Room  
19 MAR 2026 Las Vegas, NV (US) The Griffin  
21 MAR 2026 Joshua Tree, CA (US) Mojave Experience (no INSOMNIAC)
22 MAR 2026 Bakersfield, CA (US) Jerry’s Pizza  
24 MAR 2026 San Francisco, CA (US) Bottom Of The Hill  
25 MAR 2026 Eureka, CA (US) Savage Henry  
26 MAR 2026 Eugene, OR (US) John Henry’s  
27 MAR 2026 Portland, OR (US) High Water Mark  
28 MAR 2026 Seattle, WA (US) The Funhouse  
29 MAR 2026 Vancouver, BC (CA) Astoria (no INSOMNIAC)
31 MAR 2026 Salt Lake City, UT (US) Aces High Saloon  
01 APR 2026 Denver, CO (US) HQ  
02 APR 2026 Kansas City, MO (US) Record Bar  
03 APR 2026 St Louis, MO (US) Platypus Bar  
04 APR 2026 Nashville, TN (US) TN Brew Works

Tracklist
1. Canyons
2. Hunter’s Mark
3. Archon
4. Lesser Gods
5. Beholder I: Downfall
6. Archivist
7. Scepter and Scythe
8. Melchor’s Bones
9. The Observatory
10. Beholder II: Labyrinth

HOWLING GIANT take another huge step on their third full-length “Crucible & Ruin”, a collection of sparking ideas, captivating melodies, and heavy riffing close to perfection – quite a feat of on-point songwriting for such a still young band!

This is the band’s first album to feature new fourth member Adrian Lee Zambrano. Although the guitarist and synth player arrived somewhat toward the end of the writing process, he was still able to add his mark with cool textures on the record. The extra guitar certainly adds even more punch to HOWLING GIANT‘s sound, which delivers a slightly more aggressive approach compared with predecessor “Glass Future” (2023).

It also helped the overall feel of “Crucible & Ruin” that this is the band’s first album to be entirely recorded in a proper studio setting as opposed to their home studio, “the bunker”. HOWLING GIANT even leaned into some raw band live takes to capture the emotion in the room.

Lyrically, “Crucible & Ruin” explores the story of the clash of a novice deity against the forces of primordial chaos as an overarching theme that loosely connects the songs. This is also reflected in the album artwork, which was painted by the mother of guitarist and vocalist Tom Polzine, featuring a unique style of alcohol ink on yupo paper.

HOWLING GIANT hail from Nashville, Tennessee, USA, sidestepping the self-proclaimed Music City’s assembly line of modern pop country while taking inspiration from the brilliant songwriters and virtuoso session players that keep the town’s musical legacy burning bright. Fertile ground for a preeminent fuzz-psych power trio, now turned quartet, who consciously live in the pocket of that lineage!

Following a trilogy of EPs, “Howling Giant” (2015), “Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1” (2016), and “Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 2” (2017), HOWLING GIANT struck a chord with critics and fans on their debut full-length “The Space between Worlds” in 2019. “Glass Future” proved a gargantuan leap for the band that now featured Sebastian Baltes, son of legendary ACCEPT bass master Peter Baltes. Released in 2023, “Glass Future” brought their outstanding musicianship and triple vocal attack fully into stride.

HOWLING GIANT storm forward once more in defiant refusal to remain still. Having grown into a four-piece as well as in their prowess as musicians and songwriters, “Crucible & Ruin” is an album at least as big as their name. Don’t take our word for it, just give it a spin – or two or three…