“Berlin 2023” is the second installment in the band’s “Live in Studio” series. Recorded at Big Snuff Studios in Berlin in May 2023, the album is a no-overdub, live-in-the-room document of the band’s European tour setlist from that year, capturing their sound at its most raw, direct, and immediate.
Formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2013 by guitarist Steve Scavuzzo, Clouds Taste Satanic originally included members of his former Post-Rock band, Gatos de Sensi. The project was conceived as a fusion of the minimalist heaviness of Sleep and Earth with the instrumental power of Pelican and Bongripper.
The band’s debut album, “To Sleep Beyond the Earth,” distilled these influences into a single 40-minute composition, immediately establishing their presence within the doom and stoner underground. Since then, Clouds Taste Satanic have released a new record every year, continually refining and expanding their sound while pushing beyond the traditional boundaries of heavy metal.
With minimal lineup changes across more than a decade, these Post-Doom instrumentalists have earned a reputation as one of the most compelling riff-driven progressive bands in the underground today. Their music seamlessly blends Stoner Rock, Traditional Doom, expansive Space Rock, and progressive metal, while their live performances have evolved into immersive, multi-sensory experiences that complement the depth of their recorded work.
Their eleventh album, “Birmingham 2024,” was released on February 07, 2025 as Volume 1 in the Live in Studio series, with “Berlin 2023” continuing this focused and unfiltered exploration of the band’s formidable live power.
TRACKS
1. Second Sight
2. Sun Death Ritual (Parts I-III)
3. Spirits of the Green Desert (Part IV)
4. Beast From the Sea
