Royal Tusk Releases Oilers Goal Song in Edmonton

Edmonton rock band Royal Tusk created Striking Oil for the Edmonton Oilers goal celebration after the organization approached the group about a new arena song. The track follows Royal Tusk's earlier use by the team and was introduced during the 2026 season opener.

According to the Edmonton Journal, Royal Tusk had already provided two songs, Aftermath and Head Up, as period prompts since 2023 before the Oilers Entertainment Group requested the new goal song. Fans first heard Striking Oil after Evan Bouchard scored in the season opener on Sept. 29.

Lead singer Daniel Carriere said the collaboration was easier because the team was familiar with Royal Tusk's sound from previous work.

"It wasn’t too hard because they kind of know how the band sounds from working with us," said Daniel Carriere, lead singer. "And it was really fun to just imagine ‘well, this would be really cool to hear when the boys score.’"

The song was designed as a crowd-focused arena track, with Royal Tusk aiming to create a celebration moment when the Oilers score. The Edmonton Journal reported that some fans embraced the local band's work while others criticized the change from the previous anthem.

Carriere acknowledged that reactions to replacing an established song were expected, while saying the organization wanted to introduce something connected to Edmonton.

"We expected that and I think the organization expected that too, but they wanted to move forward with something of their own. That Fluxland is a dope song, I love it, it’s really cool, but there’s nothing wrong with change. And hey, I welcome the criticism and the pushback. I mean, if people can’t have opinions, then what are we doing?" said Daniel Carriere, lead singer.

Royal Tusk said the project also highlighted the relationship between the Oilers and the city's arts community. Carriere described the partnership as a chance to showcase local musicians.

"Staying connected with the community and especially the music scene is a real cool move on their part," said Daniel Carriere, lead singer. "Because, to be honest, it’d be very easy for them to just stick with something easy and likely there’d be no pushback from Oiler fans at all. So, it’s good also as a reminder to people that we have an arts scene here, and when you go see local music or go to an art show you get something that you can’t get at home. It’s important to plug people in that way."

The band has not performed frequently in Edmonton during the past two years following the release of its 2024 album Altruistic. Royal Tusk is scheduled to play the Double Dragon on Nov. 20 before a short tour with Protest the Hero.

Carriere said the band does not plan to bring Striking Oil on tour but expects to play the song in Edmonton.

"I don’t think that we’ll be taking Striking Oil on the road with us," said Daniel Carriere, lead singer. "I mean, I don’t know if ‘Let’s Go Oilers’ is the most riveting lyric, but in Edmonton we’ll be blasting it for sure."