Official: Profound Lore Records via EarsplitOut 16/10
The Indianapolis death/doom band’s third album follows The Periapt Of Absence, which reached number 11 on Decibel’s albums of the year.
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The story
Mother of Graves streamed The Light That Keeps Us in full the day before its release on 16/10/2026 through Profound Lore Records.
The line-up is guitarists Chris Morrison and Ben Sandman, bassist Corey Clark, drummer Don Curtis and vocalist and keyboardist Brandon Howe. Sandman produced the album. The label says the songs deal with mortality, sorrow, love and resilience.
Their previous album, The Periapt Of Absence, reached number 11 on Decibel’s top 40 albums of its year. A video for “The Silent Weight Of The Stars” is also out.
Image: Mother of Graves, photo by Jessica Branstetter / Profound Lore Records
Our take
Mother of Graves sit in the melancholic, melodic corner of death/doom that Katatonia and early Paradise Lost built. If the last album got under your skin, this is the follow-up you were waiting for.
Bottom line
Out now on Profound Lore; stream it end to end first.
Release sheet
| Band | Mother of Graves (Indianapolis, USA) |
| Album | The Light That Keeps Us |
| Label | Profound Lore Records |
| Release | 16/10/2026 |
| Producer | Ben Sandman |
The original
MOTHER OF GRAVES: The Light That Keeps Us full-length now streaming
Issued by Earsplit Compound for Profound Lore Records
