Heavy doom trio BRÜLE to premiere new music video ahead of their new album ‘Beltane’ release this May 1st: “WAR MACHINE”

Catalan heavy doom band BRÜLE reveal their new lyrics video “War Machine” in full, courtesy of Doomed & Stoned, before its tomorrow release. Their forthcoming album ‘Beltane’ is also dropping this week, on May 1st 2026.

Made like a bizarre documentary about war, the video starts as if war were a game where everyone is carefree before showing that we’re all caught up in the workings of the machine, whether we’re civilians or soldiers. Slow heavy rock meets incisive lyrics and archive footage.

Arno Bechet (vocals, guitar) – who also edited the video – explains: “With “War Machine” we are once again dealing with God, one of the oldest: the God of War, but in all his ugliest, most vile and cowardly forms. War is a ritual in which men, children and women are sacrificed on the altar of the battlefield, yet the demiurge is never sated. This track echoes Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” or Metallica’s “Disposable Heroes” in the themes it explores, approaching them from a mystical angle where war becomes a divine entity created and sustained by those in power. We are all caught up in the War Machine, wondering if it is possible to escape it.”

In Celtic mythology, Beltane is associated with a rite of passage from darkness to light, towards better days. BRÜLE’s new album ‘Beltane’ also appears as a rite of passage, an artistic quest. The record will be released the same day than the Celtic celebration: on May 1st 2026. Occult doom and flamboyant heavy rock ripple over a burning pyre of references such as Cathedral or Dead Witches. The album mentions ancient forgotten religions, the death of gods, the fascination for the hidden, the vast cold spaces of the cosmos… The occult.
BRÜLE’s new album ‘Beltane’ was recorded by Mathieu Lesieur at Record It studio in Perpignan, France. Mixing and mastering by Arno Bechet.

BRÜLE new album ‘Beltane’
Out May 1st 2026 – S/R
Formats: vinyl, CD, streaming and download.
PREORDER

TRACK LISTING

1. Thélème
2. Eyes Of God
3. I Am The Black Hole
4. The Wild Hunt
5. Hollow Child
6. Enter The Cult
7. War Machine

Artwork: J.J. Paterson.

French trio BRÜLE emerged in early 2023. With tortured, slow and dark melodies and sharp heavy riffs, these wizards of a new era invoke pagan traditions and Jung’s interpretation of alchemy; namely, a process that reconciles opposites such as light and shadow to create a new harmony. This is about sabbaths, fire and cult.
Created by Arno Bechet (vocals, guitar) and J.M. Prats (bass), the project was quickly joined by Carla Boccand on drums. After a few performances on local stages, the band set to work on the first stage of their Great Alchemical Work. Debut album ‘L’Œuvre Au Noir’, was released on June 21st 2024 (S/R) with tracks in both English and French. The album was mastered by Esben Willems (Monolord) at Bersek Studio, Sweden.
BRÜLE’s new album ‘Beltane’ is set to be released on May 1st 2026.

LINE-UP

Carla Boccand: drums
Jean-Marc “Juan” Prats: bass
Arno Bechet: guitar, vocals

Heavy doom trio BRÜLE to premiere new music video ahead of their new album ‘Beltane’