Hoaxed announce new album ‘Death Knocks’

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.

With the announcement, HOAXED shared the official video for the lead single & album opening track “Where the Seas Fall Silent”. Watch the full video (Produced by Hoaxed w/ Jed Hamilton) now on the Relapse YouTube Channel HERE.

HOAXED comment: 

“Death Knocks is an exploration of what comes next. The songs speak to experiences on the edge of death, last moments in this plane, and trepidations, curiosities, and embrace of the unknown”

“We’ve added another element to the writing and collaboration process,” the band continues. “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.”

Death Knocks is out February 13, 2026 on LP/CD/Streaming.
Pre-Order via Relapse.comHERE & pre-save / stream HERE.

Death Knocks tracklist:

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

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.

Stay tuned for more HOAXED news soon.