Chat Pile

About

Chat Pile are an American noise rock and sludge metal band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formed in February 2019. The four members - vocalist Raygun Busch, guitarist Luther Manhole, and brothers Stin (bass) and Cap'n Ron (drums) - record and release through The Flenser, building a reputation for crushing riffs and lyrics that dissect American despondency. Their debut LP God's Country (2022) and follow-up Cool World (2024) both received universal critical acclaim, cementing them as one of the defining heavy acts of the 2020s underground.

145.8K

monthly listeners on Spotify

84/100

Metacritic score for the album Cool World

What's new

2026-06
Chat Pile announced their third studio album Who Loves the Sun (released September 4, 2026 on The Flenser) and released the single 'Deep Blue'.
2026-06
The band announced an extensive tour: Australia and New Zealand in June, Europe in August (including Prague on August 9) and North America from September to November 2026.
2026-02
Chat Pile released a single on the Sub Pop label featuring a cover version of Nirvana's 'Sifting' and the protest song 'Masks'.
2025-10
The band released a collaborative album In the Earth Again with guitarist Hayden Pedige; the album was released on October 31, 2025 on the Computer Students and The Flenser labels.
2024-10
The second studio album Cool World was released on October 11, 2024 and received a score of 84/100 on Metacritic; the band conducted an extensive North American tour.