A Flock Named Murder

A Flock Named Murder was born from a simple but powerful idea: to create music that is both potent and honest, unbound by expectations. Brothers Cam and Ryan Mueller first began writing and playing together in 2009, using their diverse influences to carve out a sound uniquely their own. Their goal was never to conform but to express the raw and visceral emotions that define the human experience—through the boundless spirit of creativity.

The band took on various incarnations over the years, initially with the moniker Sovereign, where they became a fixture in Toronto’s metal underground, sharing the stage with bands like Imperial Triumphant, Rosetta, and Falls of Rauros. After recording their debut album, longtime friend and bassist Sean Shorting amicably departed in 2018, making way for the arrival of Mike Wandy on bass. With this final shift, the band rebranded as A Flock Named Murder and released their first full-length, An Appointed Time, later that year.

Never confined by genre, A Flock Named Murder crafts an expansive and immersive sound—merging elements of black metal, post-metal, doom, and death metal into a seamless whole. Their music resonates with fans of boundary-pushing acts like Agalloch, Neurosis, Inter Arma, Ulver, Fen, The Ruins of Beverast, Ulcerate, and Cult of Luna. Whether leaning into crushing intensity or weaving hypnotic atmospheres, each song is a journey—meticulously crafted yet organic in flow, sprawling yet cohesive, drawing listeners into deep, evocative soundscapes.

This distinct vision has been well received both on record and on stage, where they’ve performed alongside Harakiri for the Sky, Mizmor, Oranssi Pazuzu, Hexis, and Miserere Luminis. With their upcoming sophomore LP, Incendiary Sanctum, A Flock Named Murder pushes every element of their sound to its outermost limits. As diverse and sprawling as it is, the album stands as their most complete and uncompromising artistic statement to date—a bold exploration of extremity and emotion, crafted by a band unafraid to forge its own path.