Primitive Man unleash massive new single “Natural Law” ahead of upcoming album “Observance”

Denver-based doom/sludge trio Primitive Man have released a new song titled “Natural Law” from their upcoming album “Observance.” The song can be listened to below and on streaming platforms.

Set to arrive on October 31, 2025 via Relapse Records, the new album promises to be one of the band’s heaviest and most experimental works yet, blending their signature oppressive sound with new emotional depth. The record was tracked at Bricktop Recording Studio in Chicago with producer Andy Nelson (Weekend Nachos, Like Rats) and mastered by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood Incantation, Cavalera Conspiracy).

Clocking in at over 14 minutes, “Natural Law” stretches the band’s suffocating heaviness to new extremes. The track unfolds slowly, layering thick distortion, guttural vocals, and haunting atmospheres that build into a massive, punishing wall of sound. It’s an unrelenting descent into bleakness that perfectly captures the spirit of “Observance.”

The band—Ethan Lee McCarthy, Jon Campos, and Joe Linden—describe the writing process as all-consuming, channeling themes of societal collapse, existential dread, and brief moments of bleak introspection.

The previously released single “Social Contract” set the tone with its crushing sound and dark subject matter, and “Natural Law” continues down that same path, expanding the scope of their suffocating atmosphere.

Following the release of “Observance,” Primitive Man will head out on a North American tour starting in late November, joined by acts including Otay:Onii, Guiltless, Today Is The Day, Buffalo Nichols, and Great Falls.

1. Seer
2. Devotion
3. Transactional
4. Iron Sights
5. Natural Law
6. Social Contract
7. Water

Primitive Man American Observance Tour MMXXVV
w/ Otay:Onii, Guiltless, Today Is The Day, God Is War & Great Falls

November 24, 2025 – Aces High Saloon, Salt Lake City, UT ✦ ✧
November 25, 2025 – The Shrine, Boise, ID ✦ ✧
November 26, 2025 – Chop Suey, Seattle, WA ✦ ✧
November 27, 2025 – Astoria Pub, Vancouver, BC ✦ ✧
November 28, 2025 – Star Theater, Portland, OR ✦ ✧
November 29, 2025 – Savage Henry’s, Eureka, CA ✦ ✧
November 30, 2025 – Stork Club, Oakland, CA ✦ ✧
December 1, 2025 – Lodge Room, Los Angeles, CA ✦ ✧ †
December 2, 2025 – Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA ✦ ✧ †
December 3, 2025 – House of Blues (Parish), Anaheim, CA ✦ ✧ †
December 4, 2025 – The Rebel Lounge, Phoenix, AZ ✦ ✧ †
December 5, 2025 – Launchpad, Albuquerque, NM ✦ ✧ †
December 6, 2025 – Decibel Metal & Beer Fest, Denver, CO
December 7, 2025 – The Record Bar, Kansas City, MO ‡
December 8, 2025 – Club Dada, Dallas, TX ‡
December 9, 2025 – Empire Control Room, Austin, TX ‡
December 10, 2025 – Gasa Gasa, New Orleans, LA ‡
December 12, 2025 – The Conduit, Orlando, FL †
December 13, 2025 – The Earl, Atlanta, GA §
December 14, 2025 – The Pour House, Raleigh, NC §
December 15, 2025 – Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD §
December 16, 2025 – The Meadows, Brooklyn, NY §
December 17, 2025 – Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA §
December 18, 2025 – Thunderbird Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA §
December 19, 2025 – The Foundry, Lakewood, OH §
December 20, 2025 – Reggies, Chicago, IL §

✦ = with Otay:Onii
✧ = with Guiltless
† = with Today Is The Day
‡ = with God Is War
§ = with Great Falls