TRIBUNAL To Support Stygian Bough On Pacific Northwest December Tour Dates; Acclaimed Second LP, In Penitence And Ruin, Out Now On 20 Buck Spin

photo by Liam Stewart-Kanigan

Vancouver, British Columbia-based orchestral death/doom metal quintet TRIBUNAL continues to book new tour dates in support of their acclaimed second LP, In Penitence And Ruin – released earlier this year on 20 Buck Spin – today confirming a December trek with Stygian Bough.

The latest in their busy 2025 touring schedule, TRIBUNAL will supply support for Stygian Bough – the collaboration between Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin – on a five-city tour with shows in Portland, Eugene, Bellingham, Seattle, and Vancouver, running from December 10th through 14th. The confirmed dates and ticket links are listed here:

TRIBUNAL w/ Stygian Bough:
12/10/2025 Star Theater – Portland, OR [tickets]
12/11/2025 John Henry’s – Eugene, OR [tickets]
12/12/2025 The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA [tickets]
12/13/2025 ClockOut Lounge – Seattle, WA [tickets]
12/14/2025 The Pearl – Vancouver, BC [tickets]

The announcement of these new tour dates drop just after TRIBUNAL’s In Penitence And Ruin appeared at the #11 spot in Decibel Magazine’s Top 40 Albums of 2025.

Conjured by TRIBUNAL’s new form as a fully fleshed-out quintet – with founding bassist/cellist/vocalist Soren Mourne and guitarist/vocalist Etienne Flinn joined by guitarist Jessica Yang, drummer Julia Geaman, and keyboardist Dallas Alice – In Penitence And Ruin has a wider lens of cohesion and maturity for the band, weaving together the widow’s wail of doleful strings, chilling keys, and percussion that tolls like the iron bell of fate. These elements ornament the monolithic foundation of crushing dirge and funereal melodies hewn from the marrow of sorrow itself. A conceptual piece, the songs form a cycle that ruminates on justice and punishment, centering on a guilty Penitent who cannot escape what they have done. The duality between the wistful, impassioned singing of Soren Mourne and agonized growls from Etienne Flinn bind with resolute tread and stride forth into darkness, traversing a path lit only by the pale glow of distant lament.

With additional vocals performed by Rory Say, In Penitence And Ruin was produced by TRIBUNAL and Jesse Gander at Rain City Recorders who also recorded the drums and mixed the album. The songs were then mastered by Greg Chandler at Priory Recording Studios. The cover painting and lettering were crafted by the band’s own Soren Mourne, and the album is completed with layout by Chimere Noire and photography by Sav Bagshaw.