Devil Electric – Tahlia

by Mark 'Yeti' Richard · Published April 21, 2026 · Updated April 21, 2026

Devil Electric is a four-piece heavy psychedelic, hard rocking, stoner doom band from Melbourne, Australia. They consist of Perinea “Pip” O’Brien on vocals, Christos Athanasias on guitars, Mark Van De Beek on drums, and Nicolas Dumont on bass and vocals. Their recordings include their debut EP, 2016’s The Gods Below, 2017’s Self Titled, 2021’s GODLESS, and their latest, 2026’s Tahlia. Tahlia was released on March 27th 2026 on Black Throne Productions and contains six tracks at thirty five minutes long.

Tahlia is a homage to the Latin phrase “that which nourishes me, destroys me”. The music has a seductive twist of doom and blues as the title track “Tahlia” opens with a metallic edge of crunchy riffs and beautiful and powerful singing from vocalist Perinea O’Brien. The song is as mesmerizing as it is heavy with a cathartic flair of rhythms and melodies. “Jill & Jack Shit” is a dense and soothing Sabbathian riff cycle of doom and rocking overtones. The vocals are powerful and emotive with a sultry essence that moves the song in a hypnotic and unhurried fashion.

The third track is called “Weirdos” and it carries a strong and catchy flow of heavy rocking rhythms throughout. Excellent drum fills and fierce guitar leads spike the tones with grace and energy. “When We Talk About Nothing” is a more prodding and mellow song that begins with the vocals of Nicolas Dumont, and quickly shifts into O’Brien’s high register pipes. The slow but massive riffs are metal wrapped in doom and has a gloomy melody lingering throughout, as it has a dark and soothing structure built around it. The next track “Acid Bath” features Seedy Jesus and has an ethereal tone of bluesy doom with scorching but subtle leads attacking the rhythm. The seven and a half minute song will put you in a trance with its sonic depths of intoxicating groove. The whole song is a repetitive allure of drum dropping fills with the riffs and leads continuously enveloping the listener’s eardrums.

The longest track “This Hereafter “ clocks in just over nine minutes and it has a driving rhythm, with a great vocal performance built around it. The heavy fuzz tones are captured for a full onslaught of metal and doom. Just before five minutes in, the fuzz silences, allowing the bass, clean guitars, and drums to manipulate the song with a desired dirge of rhythm. The vocals come alive and express the musical dynamics in such a graceful manner of leisurely elegance. The song creeps along and doesn’t feel as long as it is, due mostly because of the captivating vocals. As a final track on this terrific album, Devil Electric has a great tone of intoxicating flair and atmosphere.