{"id":19876,"date":"2026-05-07T10:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19876"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:34:32","slug":"todomal-release-melodic-new-single-humanised-gods-atmospheric-doom-metal-from-the-heart-of-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19876","title":{"rendered":"TodoMal Release Melodic New Single \u201cHumanised Gods\u201d Atmospheric doom metal from the heart of Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-1-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19877\" style=\"width:548px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-1-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-1-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-1-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-1-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-1-3.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Photo by \u00a9 TodoMal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TodoMal&nbsp;<\/strong>are releasing \u201cHumanised Gods\u201d as the second single from their upcoming third album&nbsp;<em>Graveyards of Joy<\/em>. The song bears all the marks of the Spanish duo: solemn doom metal, strong melodies and cinematic atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where the first single from&nbsp;<em>Graveyards of Joy<\/em>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/season-of-mist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e193a85c214ac2a879022c84d&amp;id=b6f182ffb5&amp;e=6ecf34a788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cPoint of Coalescence\u201d<\/a>, opened on dense, uncompromising ground, \u201cHumanised Gods\u201d offers a different kind of weight. Mid-tempo and melodic, the new single draws its lyrical material from the excess and spectacle of the Claudian dynasty in ancient Rome: emperors regarded as demi-gods, figures onto whom desires and projections were freely cast. From there, the song widens its frame to address something more immediate: the hubris of contemporary individualism, the cult of the self, the particular vacancy that follows when admiration tips into deification. It is, within the arc of the album, a moment of relative relief, the music direct and unguarded in a way that the record&#8217;s darker corners are not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"TodoMal - Humanised Gods (Official Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v3KnTgn_XJ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Graveyards of Joy<\/em>&nbsp;is the closing chapter of a trilogy that began with&nbsp;<em>Ultracrepidarian<\/em>&nbsp;(2021) and continued with&nbsp;<em>A Greater Good&nbsp;<\/em>(2023). Written in solitude following personal tragedy, the album draws on the landscapes and ghost towns of rural eastern Spain, a terrain the band describe as raw, honest and untamed. It channels grief, anger and hard-won hope through a sound rooted in the slow-burning weight of classic doom and dramatic rock. Vast Hammond organ-driven passages give way to desolate folk; strings with Morriconian openness sit alongside heavy, anchoring riffs. The band draw on a wide range of reference points, from the orchestral sweep of Vangelis and the warmth of Deep Purple to the dramatic sensibility of Tindersticks and Nick Cave, without losing the solemnity that defines TodoMal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Catch TodoMal on tour this summer, including dates with Evoken.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-3-2-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-3-2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-3-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-3-2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-3-2-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-3-2-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-3-2.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>TodoMal<\/strong>&nbsp;came to life in 2020, conceived by Anglo-Spanish musician and composer Christopher B. Wildman and musician, composer and producer Javier Fern\u00e1ndez Milla: two veteran multi-instrumentalists of the Spanish underground scene whose careers span a wide range of projects and styles. A product of pure serendipity, TodoMal represents a deeply personal fusion of the solemnity of traditional doom metal and the expansiveness of space rock, interwoven with nuances of ecclesiastical music, classic hard rock and cinematic soundscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their debut album,&nbsp;<em>Ultracrepidarian<\/em>&nbsp;(2021), evokes the placid yet desolate moorlands of their base in northern Alcarria and the region of Matarra\u00f1a (Teruel), two emblematic landscapes of Spain&#8217;s so-called &#8220;emptied lands.&#8221; With&nbsp;<em>A Greater Good<\/em>&nbsp;(2023), the duo crafted a collection of what they describe as &#8220;dark songs,&#8221; evolving into a complex, dense and unclassifiable album that appeared on several year-end lists and sold through its initial pressing. Fuelled by this momentum, they expanded into a five-piece live ensemble, joining forces with Javier F\u00e9lez (guitar; Teitanblood, Graveyard, Balmog), Javier &#8220;Bud&#8221; Mart\u00ednez (drums; Dejadeath, Jade, Ktulu) and Cecilia Tallo (keyboards\/vocals; Maud the Moth).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Graveyards of Joy<\/em>&nbsp;is the third album and the closing chapter of a trilogy. Written in solitude following personal tragedy, it channels grief, anger and hard-won hope into nine tracks of slow-burning, widescreen doom. The music breathes: vast Hammond-driven passages give way to desolate folk, Morricone-like strings open onto dusty cinematic plains, and heavy riffs anchor songs that never lose sight of melody. A DIY record of striking emotional depth and modern, alternative edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Follow TodoMal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><br>Bandcamp: <a href=\"https:\/\/todomalband.bandcamp.com\/\">https:\/\/todomalband.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/todomalofficial\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/todomalofficial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/todo_mal_band\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/todo_mal_band\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SoundCloud: <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/todomal\">https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/todomal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spotify: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2grCvuOH8MibDqryxpW6jR\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2grCvuOH8MibDqryxpW6jR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple Music: https:\/\/music.apple.com\/artist\/todomal\/1587939438<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deezer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/artist\/146831572\">https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/artist\/146831572<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Tidal: <a href=\"https:\/\/tidal.com\/artist\/5655213\">https:\/\/tidal.com\/artist\/5655213<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by \u00a9 TodoMal TodoMal&nbsp;are releasing \u201cHumanised Gods\u201d as the second single from their upcoming third album&nbsp;Graveyards of Joy. The song bears all the marks of the Spanish duo: solemn doom metal, strong melodies and cinematic atmosphere. Where the first single from&nbsp;Graveyards of Joy,&nbsp;\u201cPoint of Coalescence\u201d, opened on dense, uncompromising ground, \u201cHumanised Gods\u201d offers a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19876\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">TodoMal Release Melodic New Single \u201cHumanised Gods\u201d Atmospheric doom metal from the heart of Spain<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19876"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19881,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19876\/revisions\/19881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}