Portland, Oregon dark rock trioHOAXEDreturn with their stunning new albumDeath Knocks. Three years in the making, the groupfeaturing vocalist/guitarist Kat Keo, drummer Kim Coffel, and new bassist/vocalist April Dimmickhave 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,”HOAXEDupped 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 propelDeath Knocksthrough 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.

HOAXEDrecordedDeath Knocksat 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 trackingDeath 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

Format / LP
Released /02/13/2026
Catalogue /RR-76081
Barcode /781676760817
Artist /Hoaxed
Label /Relapse Records
Genre /Punk / Metal