Canadian heavy psych doomers, Pale Horse Ritual, have shared their latest single, “Holy Lies.” The track is taken from their forthcoming album, Diabolic Formation, arriving November 28, through Black Throne Productions. Check it out below.

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“Holy Lies” lays bare the contradictions between immense spiritual wealth and real-world suffering. Its lyrics push against the hierarchy and fear tactics often used to enforce obedience, shining a harsh light on the ways control is cloaked in sanctity. At the heart of the track is a call for equity and liberation. It is an insistence that no one is born to kneel.

Driven by low-end groove and a wall of saturated tone, the band finds a razor-sharp balance between weight and momentum. The guitars churn through layers of fuzz, while the rhythm section carves a deliberate, relentless path forward. There’s a hypnotic pull to the song’s structure, anchored by a hook that lingers long after the final note.

With Diabolic Formation on the horizon, the band continues to sharpen their vision, crafting a record that explores the darker corners of belief, power, and the struggle to reclaim autonomy in a world built to obscure it.

Diabolic Formation tracklisting:
01 Deflowered (5:58)
02 Wickedness (5:03)
03 Holy Lies (5:46)
04 Save You (3:13)
05 Bloody Demon (5:02)
06 DED (6:50)
07 A Beautiful End (6:55)

Line Up:
Paco – Bass/vocals
James Matheson – Lead guitar
Will Adams – Rhythm guitar/backing vocals
Jonah Santa-Barbara – Drums

Guest Musicians:
Dom Valela – Keys, vocals
Doom Valhalla- Italian preacher

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