“Second Dawn” is the colossal second album from Perth Australia doom lords King Zog, issued on CD by Hammerheart Records. Eight tracks of downtuned, fuzz-laden riff worship plunge the listener into an atmosphere where monolithic guitars grind against seismic bass and cavernous drums.

Cuts such as “Rat King,” “Madagascar Tree,” and the eleven-minute title epic balance hypnotic crawl with explosive solos, uniting the spectral mood of vintage Black Sabbath with the raw grit of Australia’s underground scene. Critics praise the record for its “Iommic riffs, seismic bottom-end and thundering rhythms,” and note how the closing passages “trail off in a Sleep-like hypnotic gaze,” confirming its stature among modern doom milestones. Mastered for maximum depth and dynamics, this definitive Hammerheart pressing is essential listening for anyone seeking crushing heaviness wrapped in haunting melody.

Recommended if you like: Black Sabbath, Electric Wizard, Windhand, Goatsnake, Sleep, The Obsessed.

Artist: King Zog
Title: Second Dawn
Label: Hammerheart Records
Cat #: HHR2025-14
Release Year: 2024
Duration: Album
Format: CD
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
Condition: New & factory Sealed

Tracklist:

1. Scelestic Dusk
2. Rat King
3. Hollow Man Blues
4. Creep On
5. Madagascar Tree
6. Brute Beast
7. Aruna, Sunmonger
8. Second Dawn