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Hungary’s Obey the Sun is cementing their status in the European underground with the release of their latest music video, “You Lil’ Shit.” Following the success of their debut, this standout track from their new sophomore EP, Desert Ritual, perfectly encapsulates the quartet’s “stoner metal” identity: a blend of heavy riffs, thick grooves, and defiant aggression. Directed by Péter “Pepe” Tóth, the visual eschews complex narratives for a raw, high-energy performance. Set against an atmospheric, smoke-filled backdrop with artistic lighting, the video highlights the band’s volatile stage presence. According to vocalist Tamás Orbán-Ducos, the goal was a professional yet stripped-back aesthetic that mirrors their core philosophy. By focusing on the musicians’ energy, the video reinforces the band’s reputation as an unapologetic powerhouse of melody and grit. This is the third music video taken from their EP album Desert Ritual which was just released on April 3, 2026 via Eclipse Records.

“This is the third video from the Desert Ritual EP, and we wanted a classic music video for this occasion,” says vocalist Tamás Orbán-Ducos. “Each band member is shown equally, while the lyrics and power of the song are shown through vivid movements, lights and colors that emerge from the smoke-filled environment.”

Desert Ritual, the latest EP from Obey the Sun, is a heavy, atmospheric blast of grit-n’ groove, featuring a feel rough as sludge with a desert-soaked finish. The songs burst with soulful vocals, massive riffs, thunderous rhythms, and an overall attitude that’s raw as rage. The band create a sonic boom that leaves us in pieces and a crunch that would satisfy grunge-lovers, stoners, and metalheads looking for that wall of sound that moves mountains, drains oceans, and shakes the foundations to rubble and powder. In terms of the individual tracks, Desert Ritual is chock full of stunners, starting with “You Lil Shit,” spiced with a groove guitar in delicious alternative dissonance and a strong traditional vocal, both that rasp harder and sweeter measure to measure. Later in the track, we get two bass breakdowns, the second even fatter than the last, and the song ends like a hot rocket right in the rock pocket. “Cosmic Haze” is not just an excuse to get our Floyd on, as it features funky syncopation that quickly turns to nuclear, addictive riffing. The breakdown is a clinic of delicate fingerpicking, and when Tamás goes soft and a bit eerie with his vocal, we don’t know whether it sounds more like ethereal whispers or a shovelful of precious stones and grave soil ticking across the lid of some unholy casket. “Hellhounds” is a masterpiece in dynamics, and it climaxes to inventive chord progressions that give off a wonderful disequilibrium, similar to being on edge watching a Black Mirror episode right before the big moment when all is explained. Desert Ritual was produced, engineered, and mastered by Attila Horvath at Ash Sound Studio, the legacy of the former Supersize Record Studio. The album art was created by Péter Szmolnik. Desert Ritual by Obey The Sun was released on April 3, 2026 via Eclipse Records.

Listen to Desert Ritual on all platforms via Eclipse Records at this location.

Obey the Sun lineup
Tamás Orbán-Ducos (vocals), Péter Szmolnik (guitar), Gergő Kelemen (bass), Krisztián Nagy (drums)

About Obey The Sun:
Obey The Sun are a grunge metal band from Hungary. They give us a hard dose of grit and a blast of attitude with massive riffs, thunderous rhythms, raw soulful vocals, and a desert-soaked feel. With stoner appeal, sludge undertones, and a heavy groove-vibe, we feel their music in the heart of our nightmares and dreamscapes.