Defects Share Video for “Broken Bloodlines” - On Tour Now with Of Mice and Men

Having dropped their latest video last week, “Broken Bloodlines”, Defects have just set off on an 18 date, UK and EU tour, supporting Of Mice & Men. This follows the announcement that they will be playing Download 2024. Keep reading below for the video and more live information.

“Our whole idea is: if we’re going to do this, then we’re going to do it properly,” says drummer Harry Jennings. “Just really go for it, leave no stone unturned, and just dive headfirst into it. We’re taking no prisoners.” 2024 they promise, is going to find them absolutely everywhere.

“Broken Bloodlines,” focuses on leaving behind negative forces in your life. “It’s about when you’ve got friends or family in your life, and they’re just consistently taking the wrong path,” says singer Tony Maue. “You do everything to try to steer them back into the good side of life, but they just ignore it, and continue to drag everyone good along with them. It’s about learning to cut ties with those people before you get sucked in too deep, letting them go and cutting your losses.”

Defects harness the heaviness and aggression of Lamb Of God and Machine Head, a Linkin Park-like sense of melody, and a touch of Bring Me The Horizon’s fearlessness in bringing in electronic elements and experimentation to make a song truly explode.

Starting on 20 November, the tour with Of Mice & Men will call through Germany, France and The Netherlands, before hitting the UK on 30 November, rolling through, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Stoke, Birmingham, Oxford, Colchester, Norwich, Portsmouth, Bristol and finishing in London on 14 December. Get tickets here.

Talking about joining Of Mice & Men on tour, Defects say, “We are hugely thankful to the guys in Of Mice & Men for the continued support and the amazing opportunity to follow them around Europe for the first time and in the UK. Growing up listening to this band and now sharing a stage with them is truly an honour, and we can’t wait to show everyone what we can do.”

Tour dates w/Of Mice & Men:

21 Nov – Das Bett, Frankfurt – DE

23 Nov – Cabaret Sauvage, Paris – FR

26 Nov – Melkweg, Amsterdam – NL

27 Nov – Knust, Hamburg – DE

28 Nov – Luxor, Koln – DE

30 Nov – Academy 3, Manchester – UK

01 Dec – Slay, Glasgow – UK

02 Dec – Stylus, Leeds – UK

04 Dec – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham – UK

05 Dec – Sugarmill, Stoke – UK

06 Dec – Institute 2, Birmingham – UK

08 Dec – Academy 2, Oxford – UK

09 Dec – Arts Centre, Colchester – UK

10 Dec – Waterfront, Norwich – UK

12 Dec – Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth – UK

13 Dec – Fleece, Bristol – UK

14 Dec – The Dome, London – UK

Tony Maue [Vocals], Luke Genders [Guitar], James Threadwell [Guitar], Harry Jennings [Drums] and David Silver [Bass] burst out of the gates last year when they supported Swedish metallers In Flames. They have gone on to support Bullet for My Valentine, Funeral For A Friend and steamrolled through the 2022 festival circuit and dropping their debut EP Dream Awake. They recently announced they have signed deals with Mascot Records, United Talent Agency, Raw Power Management and have been working on their debut album.