In the midst of a European tour, Pittsburgh deathcore mob, Signs Of The Swarm, have just released their new single, “Scars Upon Scars,” along with a music video. It is taken from their sixth full-length, To Rid Myself of Truth, which is due out on the 22nd of August via Century Media Records. Catch it below with more from the band.
Photo credit: Alberto Villalobos
Stream “Scars Upon Scars” and pre-order To Rid Myself Of Truth here: https://signsoftheswarm.lnk.to/ToRidMyselfOfTruth-AlbumPR
“Scars Upon Scars” is about my struggles with addiction,” reveals vocalist David Simonich. “I tried to make it accessible for anyone who is dealing with addiction: showcasing the depriving lows of withdrawal and highlighting the hunger that is never satiated. I hope someone can take this piece I’ve given of myself and feel less alone. With such direct lyrics, I approached my vocals with influences from hardcore bands I like, such as Jesus Piece, Backtrack and Desolated.”
To Rid Myself Of Truth tracklisting:
01 To Rid Myself of Truth
02 HELLMUSTFEARME
03 Natural Selection
04 Scars Upon Scars
05 Chariot
06 Clouded Retinas feat. Will Ramos (Lorna Shore)
07 Iron Sacrament feat. Phil Bozeman (Whitechapel)
08 Forcing to Forget
09 Sarkazein
10 Fear & Judgement feat. Jack Murray (156/Silence) and Johnny Crowder (Prison, ex-Dark Sermon)
11 Creator
Signs Of The Swarm recently celebrated the start of a mammoth European festival trek by releasing new song “Clouded Retinas,” featuring Lorna Shore‘s Will Ramos. After writing breakout 5th LP Amongst the Low & Empty (2023) almost entirely in-studio, Signs Of The Swarm geared up to do it again on this year’s To Rid Myself Of Truth.
Now halfway through 2025, the summer festival run featured appearances at legendary festivals like Hellfest, Graspop, Rock for People and Sweden Rock, plus a co-headlining slot at the return of the UK’s Ghostfest. Peppered between were three sold-out shows supporting Lorna Shore and one supporting Fit for an Autopsy, plus multiple headliners with the likes of Mental Cruelty and Terminal Sleep—the former with whom the band will tour around North America this coming autumn!
Signs Of The Swarm European tour dates:
Weds 25th Jun – SPAIN Resurrection Festival
Sat 27th Jun – NETHERLANDS Jera On Air Festival
Sun 28th Jun – SWITZERLAND Aarau Kiff
Mon 29th Jun – ITALY Turin El Barrio
Tues 30th Jun – ITALY Bologna Alchemica %
Weds 1st Jul – SLOVENIA Ljubljana Menzaa Pri Koritu %
Thurs 2nd Jul – AUSTRIA Salzburg Rockhouse Bar %
Fri 3rd Jul – SLOVAKIA Bratislava Pink Whale %
Sat 4th Jul – CZECHIA Velke Mezirici Fajtfest
Sun 5th Jul – GERMANY Leipzig Naumanns %
% w/ Terminal Sleep
All tickets available here: https://signsoftheswarm.com/#tour
Reunited with producer Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Mental Cruelty, Varials, King 810), Signs Of The Swarm continues moulting their slamming deathcore exoskeleton, revealing a band now as indebted to Meshuggah, Gojira and Fear Factory as any of the deathcore bands they grew up on—now peers. To Rid Myself Of Truth‘s 7-week lead time—plus the in-studio time—was a veritable vacation for the band, with the addition of guitarist/backing vocalist Carl Schulz adding a whole other set of riffing hands (and vocal chords) to the band. It was plenty of time for the now-quartet, rounded out by vocalist David Simonich, drummer Bobby Crow, and bassist Michael Cassese, to craft metal exactly as they think it should sound: more. pissed. And it is. Musically the album’s edges are far more serrated than their last’s flirtations with djenty bounce.
Signs Of The Swarm line-up:
Bobby Crow – Drums
David Simonich – Vocals
Carl Schulz – Guitars
Michael Cassese – Bass
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