Oslo’s stoner rock insurgents Suncraft are back with Welcome to the Coven, their wild and unapologetically loud sophomore album, out November 21 via All Good Clean Records. Produced by Ruben Willem (Kvelertak, The Good The Bad and The Zugly), the record is a fast, fuzz-drenched genre collision — where stoner riffs crash into garage rock chaos, black metal fury, and even flashes of pop-punk attitude.
After tackling conspiracy theories and spiritual confusion on their 2021 debut Flat Earth Rider, the band returns sharper, heavier, and funnier than ever. This time, they’re turning their amps toward the absurdity of modern life — feeding frenzied algorithms, power-hungry elites, and the cults we build around noise, fame, and ourselves. It’s rock and roll with a wink, a sneer, and enough distortion to rattle the fjords.
The album opens with “Ragebait,” a thrashy, tongue-in-cheek blitz that skewers the internet’s obsession with outrage. Later, “High on Silence” dives into slower, brooding territory, balancing post-rock introspection with moments of volcanic release. From start to finish, Welcome to the Coven moves like a late-night party teetering on the edge of collapse — sweaty, unfiltered, and alive.
Suncraft — featuring Rasmus Skage Jensen (bass, vocals), Tobias Paulsen (drums), Vebjørn Rindal Krogstad (guitar), Sigurd Grøtan (guitar), and Jens Henrik Kverndal (guitar) — deliver a sound that’s equal parts Scandinavian precision and punk-rock chaos. Their triple-guitar assault and thick, fuzzy tones make every riff sound like a call to arms for the disenchanted and the deranged.
Welcome to the Coven isn’t just a rock record — it’s a gleeful middle finger to conformity and a celebration of pure, ridiculous volume. It’s fast. It’s heavy. It’s weird. And it’s exactly what you’d expect from Oslo’s most unholy congregation of fuzz freaks.
Listen to “High On Silence” below: