Desert Storm is a four-piece progressive metal band, which has been wielding crushing riffs and grooves into earholes around the world for the past 15 years. Hailing from Oxford, the city of screaming spires, Desert Storm deliver their own unique brand of heavy music. Their sound is loud, punishing and unforgiving, but also woven with elation and electrical ecstasy.

31st March 2023 will see the release of their new album...

In anticipation of the release of their brooding and powerful fifth album 'Omens' on APF Records, British sludge heavyweights DESERT STORM are streaming it in full today. The band also announced new tour dates for the fall.

  • A thrilling listen from start to finish.” — MMH Radio
  • This is Desert Storm's finest album to date.” — Worship Metal
  • A powerfully affecting record that sees them continuing to evolve
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Oxford's cornerstone sludge metal unit DESERT STORM return with a bang this spring with their fifth full-length 'Omens', due out May 1st on APF Records and followed by an extensive UK and European tour. Watch their spine-chilling new video for "Black Bile" via The Obelisk now!

"Lyrically, Black Bile is based around the idea of the black plague. In the video the plague doctor is also represented as a grim...

2018 marks the return of Oxford-based sludge-metal titans Desert Storm as they prepare to follow the release of 2014’s critically-acclaimed ‘Omniscient’ album with their new opus ‘Sentinels’, confirmed for release this coming March 16th via APF Records.

Recorded with engineer Jamie Dodd (Orange Goblin) at Flesh & Bone Studio's, Hackney and tracked by Steve 'Geezer' Watkins at Woodworm studios (which has also been used by legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony...

Oxford-based groovy riff machine DESERT STORM will be kicking off a European tour this week - starting at The Unicorn in London. Following on from the success of their latest release, Omniscient, earlier this year, the five-piece will be taking their good time, heavy riffin' stoner rock on the road.

The band commented: 'We're really stoked to be going out to Europe again to promote Omniscient. The UK run will...