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Mental Cruelty have just unleashed new single “Helheim.” Accompanied by an official music video, the track also features a guest appearance from Signs of the Swarm’s David Simonich. The band just hit the road for a North American tour, with ten56., Carcosa, and Face Yourself. Head into the article below for the new video, live listings, and more.
Stream “Helheim” here: https://mentalcruelty.lnk.to/Helheim-Single
Mental Cruelty about the new single: ““Helheim” is another stepping stone on our way from slamming deathcore to more melodic, blackened metal. ‘Zwielicht’ was our way to transition from deathcore to a sound focused on our blackened side, as well as traditionally ‘metal’ influences and even folk. This song dips another toe on there, with the inclusion of a stringed Scandinavian instrument called talharpa. The boys actually needed to learn that new instrument to record in the studio! Of course we wanted to keep some deathcore in there, so for the breakdown we invited our friend David Simonich of Signs of the Swarm, with whom we start a crushing North America tour today. It’s appropriately brutal for a song written about the realm for Vikings who didn’t quite make it to Valhalla, an afterlife for the disgraced.”
After wrapping up a highly successful European run alongside Cradle of Filth and Butcher Babies in late 2024, Mental Cruelty return to the road in 2025 and 2026 with extensive US and EU tours! The band have embarked on a massive North American tour together with Signs of The Swarm, ten56., Carcosa and Face Yourself, hitting 28 major cities across the United States and Canada throughout October and November, with 3 sell outs already and many more imminent with low ticket warnings. In spring 2026, the band will continue their relentless live assault in Europe, joining forces with Kanonenfieber for a run that takes them through Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Germany and more.
Signs Of The Swarm tour dates
w/ Mental Cruelty, ten56., Carcosa, Face Yourself
Oct. 3, 2025 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
Oct. 4, 2025 – Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch – SOLD OUT
Oct. 5, 2025 – Chicago, IL @ Reggies
Oct. 7, 2025 – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar
Oct. 8, 2025 – Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre
Oct. 9, 2025 – Wichita, KS @ WAVE (Indoor)
Oct. 10, 2025 – Denver, CO @ HQ
Oct. 11, 2025 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
Oct. 12, 2025 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder
Oct. 14, 2025 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Oct. 15, 2025 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s
Oct. 16, 2025 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
Oct. 17, 2025 – Fresno, CA @ Full Circle Brewery
Oct. 18, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Oct. 19, 2025 – Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
Oct. 21, 2025 – Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
Oct. 22, 2025 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Oct. 23, 2025 – Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
Oct. 24, 2025 – Nashville, TN @ EXIT/IN
Oct. 25, 2025 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage (The Loft)
Oct. 26, 2025 – Orlando, FL @ Conduit – SOLD OUT
Oct. 28, 2025 – Greenville, SC @ Radio Room
Oct. 29, 2025 – Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819
Oct. 30, 2025 – Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
Oct. 31, 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving
Nov. 1, 2025 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows
Nov. 2, 2025 – Worcester @ The Palladium
Kanonenfieber tour dates
w/ Mental Cruelty
Mar. 7, 2026 – Copenhagen, DK @ Amager Bio
Mar. 8, 2026 – Stockholm, SE @ Fållan
Mar. 10, 2026 – Warsaw, PL @ Progresja
Mar. 11, 2026 – Ostrava, CZ @ Club Garage
Mar. 12, 2026 – Graz, AT @ Orpheum
Mar. 14, 2026 – Arbon, CH @ Presswerk
Mar. 15, 2026 – Solothurn, CH @ Kulturfabrik Kofmehl
Mar. 16, 2026 – Stuttgart, DE @ LKA-Longhorn – SOLD OUT
Mar. 18, 2026 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
Mar. 19, 2026 – Tilburg, NL @ 013 Poppodium
Mar. 20, 2026 – Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria – SOLD OUT
Mar. 21, 2026 – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt – SOLD OUT
Mar. 22, 2026 – Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
Mar. 23, 2026 – Dresden, DE @ Alter Schlachthof
Mar. 24, 2026 – Hamburg, DE @ Inselpark Arena
Mar. 27, 2026 – Bamberg, DE @ Brose-Arena
Mental Cruelty line up:
Lukas Nicolai – Vocals
Nahuel Lozano – Guitars
Marvin Kessler – Guitars
Viktor Dick – Bass
Jonathan Koltun – Drums
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