The New Zealand psych-rock duo are back with ‘Dungeon Vision,’ their third full-length and most focused statement yet, out now via In The Red Records. Forged in intensity and sharpened by restraint, the record captures Earth Tongue at peak power—lean riffs, locked-in rhythms, and atmosphere doing the heavy lifting.
Written in Berlin during a winter spent rehearsing in what the band calls a “windowless cave,” the album took shape under pressure and darkness. From there, the duo headed to Los Angeles and Altamira Sound, where fuzz fanatic and garage rock hero Ty Segall stepped in to produce. The sessions moved fast. No click tracks. No computers. Everything tracked live to tape, with takes chosen for feel over polish—an instinctive, old-school approach that leaves sweat and adrenaline baked into every groove.
That urgency is on full display across the album’s twelve cuts: bone-battering drums, molten guitar tones, and melodic vocals snapping together with purpose. It’s raw without being reckless, cinematic without losing punch—a sound that pushes Earth Tongue forward while keeping their feral core intact.
Alongside the album’s release comes the video for latest single Orbit of a Witch, and yes, it goes hard on the dungeon theme. After a message from New Zealand’s Stage and Screen Combat School (a medieval wonderland hiding in Birkenhead), the band jumped at the chance to suit up. Chainmail, swords, and full LARP energy ensued, with Alexander of the school stepping in as knight and Liv Tennet lighting up the clip with a perfectly unhinged medieval disco moment.
Anyone who’s seen Earth Tongue live knows the deal: hypnotic, heavy, and weird in all the right ways. Since relocating to Europe, the duo have doubled down on touring, sharpening their chemistry in front of new crowds night after night. ‘Dungeon Vision’ bottles that live electricity—two-person alchemy refined through hours on stage.
The album follows 2024’s ‘Great Haunting’ (also on In The Red), which earned the band the 2025 Aotearoa Music Award for Best Group and a Taite Music Prize nomination. This new release builds on that momentum with a tighter, more urgent vision, cementing Earth Tongue’s status as one of New Zealand’s most vital and internationally compelling psych-rock acts.
With ‘Dungeon Vision,’ Earth Tongue deliver their most immersive work yet: a fuzz-soaked, deeply human trip that captures the magic of their live show and locks it to tape. Enter the dungeon—just don’t expect to leave unchanged.
‘Dungeon Vision’ track list
- Dungeon Vision
- Demon Cam
- Flashlight
- Body of Water
- Watchtower
- Orbit of a Witch
- Symmetry Dripper
- 1000 Curses
- Silver Eye
- Living Hell
- Harvester
- Ritual
Out now via In The Red Records
Since emerging in 2016, their world-building visuals and relentless touring have earned them a cult following and shared stages with Queens of the Stone Age, IDLES, Acid King, Brant Bjork, and Kikagaku Moyo. This summer, they’ll also appear at Field of Vision Festival, curated by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
Live Dates:
Australia (supporting Ty Segall)
Feb 26 – Gold Coast – Mo’s Desert Club House
Feb 27 – Brisbane – Princess Theatre
Feb 28 – Bangalow – Bangalow Hall
Mar 1 – Wollongong – Waves
Mar 2 – Sydney – The Metro
Mar 4 – Melbourne – The Croxton
Mar 6 – Barwon Heads – Barwon Heads Hotel
Europe (supporting Hallas)
Mar 11 – Hamburg – Uebel & Gefährlich
Mar 13 – Paris – La Machine du Moulin Rouge
Mar 15 – Utrecht – De Helling
Mar 16 – Dortmund – Junkyard
Mar 17 – Zurich – Dynamo
Mar 18 – Munich – Hansa39
Mar 19 – Vienna – Arena
Mar 21 – Berlin – Heimathafen Neukölln
Mar 22 – Prague – Futurum
North America
Aug 14–16 – Buena Vista, CO – Field of Vision Festival
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