Overview

• Observance arrives October 31, 2025 on Relapse Records, marking Primitive Man’s first full-length since 2020’s Immersion.
• Lead track "Social Contract" is streaming now alongside a new video that reflects the album’s sociopolitical focus.
• The band detailed a U.S./Canada tour starting November 24, with support on various dates from Otay:Onii, Today is the Day, Buffalo Nichols, Great Falls, and God is War.
• Recorded at Bricktop in Chicago with Andy Nelson and mastered by Arthur Rizk, the trio of Ethan Lee McCarthy, Joe Linden, and Jon Campos expands its sound with psychedelic, acoustic, and electronic textures.
• Coverage conflicts on the album’s length, with Metal Injection citing six tracks and MetalSucks and Stereogum listing seven, a discrepancy not yet clarified in the reports.