Ragana is the metal duo of Maria and Coley. (No last names are provided.) They got started in the Olympia, Washington DIY punk scene in the early ’10s; now they’re split between Olympia and Oakland. Their new album Desolation’s Flower is out October 27 via the Flenser—their first release for the label. 

The album’s opening title track is described by the band as “a hymn of gratitude for queer and trans ancestors, known or unknown, by blood or affinity, whose joy and survival make our lives possible, and whose memory inspires and helps us resist the tide of increasingly visible hatred and oppression.” Listen to it below.

Desolation’s Flower:

01 Desolation’s Flower
02 Woe
03 Ruins
04 DTA
05 Winter’s Light Pt. 2
06 Pain
07 In the Light of the Burning World