Meet Lockstep: Nashville’s Heavy Doomgaze Powerhouse

Formed in 2020, Lockstep is a heavy doomgaze and shoegaze trio based in Nashville, TN. The band has built a signature sound rooted in atmosphere and weight, seamlessly moving between quiet, uneasy moments and crushing walls of noise. With each release, Lockstep has tightened their approach—cutting excess and focusing strictly on impact. (another side, 2026)

The New Album: I Know What I Saw

Lockstep’s debut full-length, I Know What I Saw, stands as their most focused and complete statement to date. The album leans into massive, slow-burning riffs and dense, layered guitars that remain engaging without letting up, locking into sections that feel both hypnotic and suffocating.

Songs stretch and build with purpose, pulling listeners deeper into the band’s world while maintaining a constant sense of tension and release. It is the clearest and most realized version of Lockstep yet.

• Key Singles: “Solvent Sound,” “Dog in the House of Plenty”
• Recorded By: Zack Montez at Welcome to 1979 (Nashville, TN)
• Mixed By: Matt Schumacher
• Mastered By: Nick Townsend

Band Lineup

• Austin Rolison: Vocals, Drums
• Matt Schumacher: Vocals, Guitars, Noise
• Tanner Ihrie: Bass

Lockstep On Tour (with REZN)

Following the release of I Know What I Saw, Lockstep is hitting the road on a US tour supporting REZN.

Date	Location	Venue
Sep 02	Washington, DC	Pearl Street
Sep 03	Asheville, NC	Revival
Sep 05	Atlanta, GA	The Earl
Sep 06	Orlando, FL	Conduit
Sep 08	Tampa, FL	The Orpheum
Sep 09	Birmingham, AL	Woodlawn
Sep 10	New Orleans, LA	Siberia
Sep 11	Houston, TX	White Oak Music Hall
Sep 13	Dallas, TX	Rubber Gloves

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