The Nashville-based band LOCKSTEP incorporates elements of heavy rock, doom, and shoegaze. They have created a sound that alternates between quiet, unsettling intervals and deafening walls of sound, all based on atmosphere and weight. The band has tightened its strategy with every release, focusing on impact and eliminating excess.
After releasing a number of singles – the most recent being “Drag Along” in 2025, the “Arrival” EP in 2023, and performances and tours with Prize Horse, Gumm, and other artists – LOCKSTEP’s upcoming debut full-length, I Know What I Saw, is the band’s most concentrated and comprehensive statement yet. “This record is, without a doubt, our most dialed material yet in every sense,” says drummer/vocalist Austin Rolison. “We put a lot of trust and focus into our sonic instincts and ended up with eight songs that I feel truly define everything LOCKSTEP is at this point.”
I Know What I Saw leans on deep, layered guitars and enormous, slow-burning riffs that never let up, locking into parts that are simultaneously fascinating and oppressive. Songs purposefully develop and stretch, drawing listeners further into the band’s world while maintaining a steady sense of tension and release. “Ash in the Water,” the album’s debut single, is “more mid-tempo than anything we’ve done before, and I think serves as a perfect glimpse into the album,” according to Rolison.
Watch and share the music video for “Ash in the Water.”
Zac Montez recorded I Know What I Saw at Welcome to 1979 in Nashville, Tennessee. Matt Schumacher mixed it, while Nick Townsend mastered it. Lockstep will go on a U.S. tour in support of REZN after the album’s July 24 release date [pre-order]. See the tour dates below and stay tuned for more LOCKSTEP news shortly.
I Know What I Saw cover art:
LOCKSTEP is:
Austin Rolison: Drums and Vocals
Tanner Ihrie plays bass; Matt Schumacher plays vocals, guitar, and noise.
LOCKSTEP on tour:
August 25: Bug Jar, Rochester, NY
August 26: Toronto, ON
August 27: L’Escogriffe
August 28: Hamden, CT
August 29: Brooklyn, NY
August 30: Boston, MA
September 01: Philadelphia, PA
September 02: Washington, DC
September 03: Asheville, NC
September 03: Revival
September 05: Atlanta, GA
September 06: Orlando, FL
September 08: Tampa, FL
September 09: Woodlawn
September 10: New Orleans, LA
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