In celebration of this Friday’s release of their new album, Heretics & Lullabies (October 10 / Napalm Records), as well as their upcoming USA tour supporting occult rockers Dogma, Cleveland based doom unit FRAYLE have revealed their final pre-album single, the airy, crushing “Boo”. The track features a guest contribution from metal vocalist Jason Popson.

Accompanied by another one of the band’s trademark high production, beautifully macabre music videos, “Boo” injects mid-tempo flavor and multifaceted vocal balance into the album as crushing weight lands alongside each hook, with bending guitar tone and dark, sparkling atmosphere swirling around pounding percussion.

FRAYLE says about “Boo”:
“’Boo’ was inspired by an incident in Germany, when Gwyn, walking alone on a dark street, startled a woman traveling with her companions. She screamed, and the entire group hurried to the other side of the road. The song is a tongue-in-cheek response to moments like these—because for some of us, every day is Halloween.”

FRAYLE has been lauded as one of the fastest-rising, most haunting currently active modern doom metal outfits of late, infusing their sound with eclectic elements and now reinventing their trademark spectral sonic profile. Merging the heaviness of occult-driven doom and blackgaze with frontwoman Gwyn Strang’s distinctively eerie vocal stylings and the crushing guitars of Sean Bilovecky, the band has fully realized their “lullabies of chaos” musical vision with Heretics & Lullabies.

Recorded by FRAYLE and produced, mixed and mastered by Aaron Chaparian at Iron Audio (Bleeding Through, Harms Way), Heretics & Lullabies is a must-listen for any fan of doom, post-metal or atmosphere-heavy alt-rock, but also a pristinely phantomic journey for any heavy music fan as it maintains its accessible edge throughout. 

The album kicks off with first single “Walking Wounded”, a whispering wall-of-sound that crushes with spine-tingling stacks of harmony. The deeply punishing atmosphere continues into second track “Summertime Sadness”, an entirely reworked doom-laden cover of the Lana Del Rey hit. Mid-album cuts such as “Demons” and “Glass Blown Heart” flirt with threateningly macabre lyrical poetry and otherworldly melody, while glacially-paced anthems “Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal” – described as a deeply personal look at the depths of despair after a painful deception – and “Run” double down on the aggressive, suffocatingly beautiful ambience and Gwyn Strang’s shimmering, beckoning vocal timbre. Hair-raising “Hymn For The Living” and standout single “Heretic” inject heavy rock edge and arena-ready drums into the mix, before the album concludes with droning melodic masterpiece “Only Just Once” – an unforgettable closer to this colossal modern doom compendium. Heretics and hypocrites beware – Heretics & Lullabies will perpetually etch itself into the darkest corners of your psyche, taking deeper hold with each spin.

Pre-Order Heretics & Lullabies HERE

Heretics & Lullabies track listing:
1. Walking Wounded
2. Summertime Sadness
3. Boo
4. Demons
5. Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal
6. Glass Blown Heart
7. Hymn For The Living
8. Run
9. Heretic
10. Only Just Once

FRAYLE have revealed a slew of brand new live dates, supporting occult rockers Dogma on their fast-approaching headline tour of the USA. FRAYLE will appear on the tour from October 23 through November 8, starting in Anaheim, CA. Don’t miss your chance to catch FRAYLE as they unleash their new album onto the world!

FRAYLE supporting Dogma in the USA:
10/23/25: Anaheim, CA @ Parrish (House of Blues)
10/24/25: Reno, NV @ The Alpine
10/26/25: Las Vegas, NV @ B-Side (House of Blues)
10/28/25: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/30/25: Dallas, TX @ Trees
10/31/25: Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Sports Cafe
11/02/25: Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
11/04/25: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
11/05/25: Orlando, FL @ Conduit
11/06/25: Pompano Beach, FL @ Piper’s Pub
11/08/25: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory)

FRAYLE is:
Gwyn Strang: Vocals
Sean Bilovecky: Guitar

FRAYLE online:
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
NAPALM RECORDS

Following recent sonic gifts of grimness “Walking Wounded” and “Summertime Sadness” (Lana Del Rey cover) – both of which saw rabid response from acclaimed media and fans alike – FRAYLE return fresh off of their European tour with a third single, the slinking, doom-rocking “Heretic”. The track appears on the band’s upcoming third full length album, Heretics & Lullabies, out October 10, 2025 via Napalm Records.

Standout single “Heretic” injects heavy rock edge and arena-ready drums into the album’s doom-laden procession, adding to its multi-faceted nature. The track arrives alongside another beautifully cinematic music video.

FRAYLE says about “Heretic”:
“‘Heretic’ explores the nature of heresy, spiritual struggle and the rejection of religious dogma. Just because we reject spiritual conformity and societal norms, does this, in and of itself, make us a ‘bad person’? Is god a supreme being, the collective subconscious, or simply an ideal? We believe that relying on yourself and your own morals can ultimately evolve into being your own savior. We are all gods.”

FRAYLE has been lauded as one of the fastest-rising, most haunting currently active modern doom metal outfits of late, infusing their sound with eclectic elements and now reinventing their trademark spectral sonic profile. Merging the heaviness of occult-driven doom and blackgaze with frontwoman Gwyn Strang’s distinctively eerie vocal stylings and the crushing guitars of Sean Bilovecky, the band has fully realized their “lullabies of chaos” musical vision with Heretics & Lullabies.

Recorded by FRAYLE and produced, mixed and mastered by Aaron Chaparian at Iron Audio (Bleeding Through, Harms Way), Heretics & Lullabies is a must-listen for any fan of doom, post-metal or atmosphere-heavy alt-rock, but also a pristinely phantomic journey for any heavy music fan as it maintains its accessible edge throughout. 

The album kicks off with first single “Walking Wounded”, a whispering wall-of-sound that crushes with spine-tingling stacks of harmony. The deeply punishing atmosphere continues into second track “Summertime Sadness”, an entirely reworked doom-laden cover of the Lana Del Rey hit. Airy anthem “Boo” injects mid-tempo flavor and multifaceted vocal balance into the album as crushing weight lands alongside each hook, with bending guitar tone and dark, sparkling atmosphere swirling amid pounding percussion. Mid-album cuts such as “Demons” and “Glass Blown Heart” flirt with threateningly macabre lyrical poetry and otherworldly melody, while glacially-paced anthems “Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal” – described as a deeply personal look at the depths of despair after a painful deception – and “Run” double down on the aggressive, suffocatingly beautiful ambience and Gwyn Strang’s shimmering, beckoning vocal timbre. The album concludes with droning melodic masterpiece “Only Just Once” – an unforgettable closer to this colossal modern doom compendium. 

Heretics and hypocrites beware – Heretics & Lullabies will perpetually etch itself into the darkest corners of your psyche, taking deeper hold with each spin.

Pre-Order Heretics & Lullabies HERE

Heretics & Lullabies track listing:
1. Walking Wounded
2. Summertime Sadness
3. Boo
4. Demons
5. Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal
6. Glass Blown Heart
7. Hymn For The Living
8. Run
9. Heretic
10. Only Just Once

FRAYLE 2025 PERFORMANCE DATE:
USA Date:
Oct 11 – Jackson, TN – Tennessee Metal Devastation Festival

FRAYLE is:
Gwyn Strang: Vocals
Sean Bilovecky: Guitar

FRAYLE online:
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
NAPALM RECORDS

Following chillingly dark recent single “Walking Wounded”  – a track Revolver named one of the best tracks of its release week and “exquisitely funereal” – Cleveland, Ohio doom metal dealers FRAYLE are pleased to reveals details about their upcoming third full length album, entitled Heretics & Lullabies, out in October 10, 2025 via Napalm Records.

FRAYLE has been lauded as one of the fastest-rising, most haunting currently active modern doom metal outfits of late, infusing their sound with eclectic elements and now reinventing their trademark spectral sonic profile. Merging the heaviness of occult-driven doom and blackgaze with frontwoman Gwyn Strang’s distinctively eerie vocal stylings and the crushing guitars of Sean Bilovecky, the band has fully realized their “lullabies of chaos” musical vision with Heretics & Lullabies.

Alongside today’s album announcement, FRAYLE has launched a brand-new cover of Lana Del Rey favorite “Summertime Sadness”. Embers of the original slowly burn through the band’s ethereal, shadowy sonic rework of the hit song, providing a fitting closer to the summer season as autumn looms near.

FRAYLE says about the “Summertime Sadness” cover:
“We’ve always been fans of songwriting with notes of melancholy, no matter what the genre. Hearing ‘Summertime Sadness’ for the first time was special. Everything seemed to fall into place for us with little resistance on this song. It was the first rough mix we got back from our producer. He added the pause before the breath leading into the first chorus and upon hearing it, we knew we had something special.”

Following head-turning performances at international festivals such as Damnation, Desertfest, Soul Crusher, Gloomnar, Post Fest and Inkcarceration, FRAYLE vows to enrapture audiences everywhere with Heretics & Lullabies. Recorded by FRAYLE and produced, mixed and mastered by Aaron Chaparian at Iron Audio (Bleeding Through, Harms Way), Heretics & Lullabies is a must-listen for any fan of doom, post-metal or atmosphere-heavy alt-rock, but also a pristinely phantomic journey for any heavy music fan as it maintains its accessible edge throughout. 

The album kicks off with first single “Walking Wounded”, a whispering wall-of-sound that crushes with spine-tingling stacks of harmony. The deeply punishing atmosphere continues into second track “Summertime Sadness”, an entirely reworked doom-laden cover of the Lana Del Rey hit. Airy anthem “Boo” injects mid-tempo flavor and multifaceted vocal balance into the album as crushing weight lands alongside each hook, with bending guitar tone and dark, sparkling atmosphere swirling amid pounding percussion. Mid-album cuts such as “Demons” and “Glass Blown Heart” flirt with threateningly macabre lyrical poetry and otherworldly melody, while glacially-paced anthems “Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal” – described as a deeply personal look at the depths of despair after a painful deception – and “Run” double down on the aggressive, suffocatingly beautiful ambience and Gwyn Strang’s shimmering, beckoning vocal timbre. Hair-raising “Hymn For The Living” and standout single “Heretic” inject heavy rock edge and arena-ready drums into the mix, before the album concludes with droning melodic masterpiece “Only Just Once” – an unforgettable closer to this colossal modern doom compendium. 

Heretics and hypocrites beware – Heretics & Lullabies will perpetually etch itself into the darkest corners of your psyche, taking deeper hold with each spin.

Pre-Order Heretics & Lullabies HERE

Heretics & Lullabies track listing:
1. Walking Wounded
2. Summertime Sadness
3. Boo
4. Demons
5. Souvenirs Of Your Betrayal
6. Glass Blown Heart
7. Hymn For The Living
8. Run
9. Heretic
10. Only Just Once

FRAYLE just kicked off their European headline tour – featuring several festival stops at the likes of Brutal Assault, Bloodstock, Summer Breeze and more – yesterday in Katowice, Poland. See below for a full listing of where you can catch FRAYLE on the road!

FRAYLE 2025 PERFORMANCE DATES:
European Tour:
Aug 6 – Fortress Josefov, CZ – Brutal Assault
Aug 8 – Kortrijk, BE – Alcatraz
Aug 10 – Derbyshire, UK – Bloodstock
Aug 11 – Cologne, DE – Helios37
Aug 12 – Frankfurt, DE – Frankfurt Am Main
Aug 13 – Dinkelsbuhl, DE – Summer Breeze
Aug 16 – Hamburg, DE – Turmzimmer
Aug 27 – Haarlem, NL – Patronaat 

USA Dates:
Oct 11 – Jackson, TN – Tennessee Metal Devastation Festival

FRAYLE is:
Gwyn Strang: Vocals
Sean Bilovecky: Guitar

FRAYLE online:
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
NAPALM RECORDS

Cleveland, Ohio based doom purveyors FRAYLE have begun their triumphant return with a brand new single, the chillingly dense “Walking Wounded”. The track impresses with a whispering wall-of-sound that crushes with spine-tingling stacks of harmonies, providing a haunting showcase of what’s to come from the band in 2025. The song arrives alongside a cinematic music video drenched in macabre aesthetics, blending both elegant and eerie imagery.

When asked to describe “Walking Wounded”, FRAYLE simply cited a profound quote by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie:
“We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, you can have ambition but not too much. You should aim to be successful but not too successful. Otherwise you would threaten the man.”

FRAYLE are widely acclaimed by fans and media alike, and are set to stun with more upcoming music soon. The next era of FRAYLE will solidify recent nods from the likes of Revolver and Knotfest, crowning the band as one to watch in the heavy music scene. Helmed by frontwoman Gwyn Strang and guitarist Sean Bilovecky, FRAYLE merge the heaviness of occult-driven doom and blackgaze with eerie vocal stylings and rich atmosphere.

Stream/Download “Walking Wounded” HERE

FRAYLE will kick off their European headline tour – featuring several festival stops at the likes of Brutal Assault, Bloodstock, Summer Breeze and more – on August 4 in Katowice, Poland. The band has also confirmed additional USA performance dates in 2025, before and after the European tour. See below for a full listing of where you can catch FRAYLE on the road!

FRAYLE 2025 PERFORMANCE DATES:
Various USA Dates:
July 25 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
Oct 11 – Jackson, TN – Tennessee Metal Devastation Festival

European Tour:
Aug 4 – Katowice, PL – MCK
Aug 6 – Fortress Josefov, CZ – Brutal Assault
Aug 8 – Derbyshire, UK – Bloodstock
Aug 10 – Kortrijk, BE – Alcatraz
Aug 11 – Cologne, DE – Helios37
Aug 12 – Frankfurt, DE – Frankfurt Am Main
Aug 13 – Dinkelsbuhl, DE – Summer Breeze
Aug 16 – Hamburg, DE – Turmzimmier
Aug 27 – Haarlem, NL – Patronaat 

FRAYLE is:
Gwyn Strang: Vocals
Sean Bilovecky: Guitar

FRAYLE online:
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM

Fast-rising American doom outfit FRAYLE have officially joined forces with Napalm Records, signing a worldwide contract with the premier Austrian rock and metal empire.

Cleveland, Ohio’s FRAYLE crept onto the scene after forming in 2018, helmed by original members Sean Bilovecky (guitars) and Gwyn Strang (vocals). Since then, the band has been lauded by fans and media critics alike, merging the heaviness of occult-driven doom and blackgaze with Strang’s distinctively eerie vocal stylings. FRAYLE has since expanded into a four piece, welcoming drummer Jon Vinson and bassist Jason Knotek to the fold, allowing the band to fully realize their “lullabies over chaos” musical vision. Noted first by Revolver Magazine as a band to watch in 2023, and then again by Knotfest for the coming year, the band continues to invigorate their already buzzing sway on the scene. Following gloomy performances in Europe and the United States at festivals such as Damnation, Desertfest, Soul Crusher, Gloomnar, Post Fest and Inkcarceration, FRAYLE vows to enrapture audiences with new music in 2024.

FRAYLE says about the signing:
“We are thrilled to be joining the incredible team at Napalm Records. Napalm has always been the label that artists strive to be a part of and we are honored to bring our unique blend of heavy witch gloom to their impressive roster.

We’d also like to take this opportunity to say we are extremely fortunate to be part of the Oracle Management family, and are grateful for them helping us realize our goal of signing to Napalm Records. It was Oracle’s existing relationship with Napalm that helped to seal the deal. We can’t wait to see what the future holds.”

Sebastian Muench, Senior A&R at Napalm Records, adds:
“FRAYLE have been enchanting their fans with their unique way of interpreting doom metal since 2017. Their artistic vision and past live performances have fascinated us and enticed us to work together as partners on the next step in the band’s career. I can guarantee that the new studio album will be simply amazing!”

Stay tuned for more FRAYLE news coming soon!

FRAYLE is:
Gwyn Strang: Vocals
Sean Bilovecky: Guitar
Jason Knotek: Bass
Jon Vinson: Drums

FRAYLE online:
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM

Perfect in time for the Halloween season, Cleveland-based heavy witch doom act FRAYLE, who just recently announced a series of European tour dates kicking off by the end of this month, has premiered a haunting new video clip for their stunning version of “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” by iconic dark wave titans BAUHAUS! FRAYLE will also be one of the first US bands touring Europe since the beginning of the pandemic.

The doom duo makes music for the night sky. The group was formed in 2017 by guitarist Sean Bilovecky (formerly of now-defunct Man’s Ruin recording artists Disengage) and vocalist Gwyn Strang, a singer with an alluring voice and an equally compelling flair for imagery. Ever since their 2018- debut EP The White Witch, FRAYLE’s “lullabies over chaos” approach to songwriting allows the group the freedom to explore what is possible with heavy music; its gorgeously ominous sound a result of complex layering and tone stacking while simultaneously overseeing the perfectly delicate balance between heaving, heavy riffs and haunting vocal melodies. With its first full-length, 1692 (released in 2020 via Aqualamb Records and Lay Bare Recordings) – which has been lauded by the international music press such as Revolver Magazine, Kerrang!, Metal Injection, Pop Matters and Consequence Of Sound to name just a few – FRAYLE pushes the immense intensity and gorgeous ache of its unique sound and style through to uncompromising new plateaus. While there is much darkness on the record, it’s also contrasted superbly with beauty, both fragile and fierce, in a way that feels weightless rather than plummeting, as if release truly is a possibility.

Just exclusively premiered with Revolver Magazine, you can now watch FRAYLE‘s haunting new video clip for their unique cover version of the BAUHAUS classic, “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”, right here:

“I was nervous to cover “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”. Vocalist Gwyn Strang comments.

“It’s what I consider a perfect song; ambient and creepy and it crawls along, keeping your attention the entire time. I wanted to make sure we did it justice so we took some extra time with it to make it something we’re happy to share. The first half of our version pays homage to the original while the second half is definitively “Frayle”.

Complex layering and tone stacking is a hallmark of their music. Each musical element is thoughtfully composed resulting in a unique combination of midrange-heavy guitars, syncopated rhythms, and unexpected vocal progressions. Extraordinary vocalist Gwyn tells stories of heart break, anger, hypocrisy and resolution, asking the audience for empathy, and in turn inspiring vulnerability. Drawing inspiration from bands like Sleep, Portishead, Beastwars, Blonde Redhead, Kyuss, Massive Attack, Down, Chelsea Wolfe, and many more, FRAYLE exists at the intersection of doom and dream pop.

As one of the first US bands who will be back in Europe since the pandemic, FRAYLE are currently gearing up to hit the road by the end of this month. Make sure to catch their stunning performances live at the following dates:

27.10.2021 Cologne DE @ Sonic Ballroom
28.10.2021 Nijmegen NL @ Merleyn*
29.10.2021 Utrecht NL @ DB’s*
30.10.2021 Ghent BE @ Desertfest
31.10.2021 Breda BE @ Mezz*
1.11.2021 Bilzen BE @ South of Heaven*
4.11.2021 Stuttgart DE @ Club Cann
5.11.2021 Leipzig DE @ Bandhaus
6.11.2021 Terneuzen NL @ The Pit*
7.11.2021 Dutch Doom Days NL @ Baroeg
*with THE FIFTH ALLIANCE + MOULD