Along with announcing their sixth album, Beartooth's new single contains "the dumbest heaviest chugs we could chug" and they've also confirmed a UK and Europe tour.
Beartooth are back with their sixth album, Pure Ecstasy.
The follow-up to 2023’s The Surface will arrive on August 28 via the band’s new label, Fearless Records, and finds them debut a bold new crimson-based aesthetic.
They’ve also released the album’s title track, which strikes quite a contrast to the album’s lead single Free. Featuring contributions from Periphery's Misha Mansoor and producer Jordan Fish, it’s slower and heavier, closer to the sound of 2021’s Below, but it’s searching for positivity amid the struggle vocalist Caleb Shomo sings about. Listen close and you’ll even hear some references to Beartooth’s early releases.
"Song one is always a crucial part of an album to me. It’s gotta lock you into the vibe out of the gate,” says Caleb. “Pure Ecstasy was birthed in a studio with Misha Mansoor, ridiculous loudspeakers, and the dumbest heaviest chugs we could chug. Once it was brought home and expanded on with Jordan Fish, there was no question it was the album opener. Play loud and kick ass.”
Listen to Pure Ecstasy below.
Upon releasing their previous single Free, Caleb said the new Beartooth album is “the most honest depiction of my soul I will most likely ever make.”
“Free is the start of the next chapter of my music and my life,” he revealed. “The emotional roller coaster that is living can be very complicated at times. In one day, you can equally experience pure fear and pure joy.”
Of signing with Fearless, Caleb enthuses that the label have “empowered me as an artist like nothing I’ve ever experienced. They all truly love what they do, and it shows in the work. They go about their business with humility and a hunger for joy. At the end of the day, they care about the music and supporting the people involved. Their ability to spread that support to artists and listeners alike is truly beautiful and I couldn’t be more proud to sign a deal with Fearless.”
Beartooth will also be back in the UK and Europe across September and October.
Beartooth Pure Ecstasy UK and Europe tour 2026
September
17 Frankfurt, myTicket Jahrhunderhalle
18 Oberhausen, Rudolf Weber Arena
19 Hamburg, Sporthalle
21 Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
22 Tilburg, 013
24 Prague, SaSaZu
25 Berlin, Columbiahalle
26 Munich, Zenith
27 Vienna, Gasometer
29 Milan, Fabrique
30 Zurich, Halle 622
October
1 Paris, Élysée Montmartre
3 London, O2 Academy Brixton
5 Leeds, O2 Academy Leeds
6 Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom
Pre-order your copy of Pure Ecstasy on limited-edition vinyl with a hand-signed art card now.
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