Masters of Glacial Post-Metal HARMS Premiere New Single ‘A Lifetime Spent On Dying’

Finnish post-metal outfit HARMS have unveiled their new single “A Lifetime Spent On Dying”, offering another glimpse into the bleak and immersive soundscape of their upcoming second full-length, “Rebirth Of The Cold”, due out on May 8th, 2026 via Time To Kill Records.

With this new track, the band further refines its cold and oppressive approach, balancing crushing heaviness with a haunting melodic undercurrent that gives the song both emotional depth and physical impact.

Stream “A Lifetime Spent On Dying”:

The band commented:

“A Lifetime Spent on Dying” drags one across the threshold from waning light to shadowed stillness. Seasons change, old emptiness remains.

With “Rebirth of the Cold”, HARMS move deeper into darkness: heavier, more melodic, and more aggressive than before. The music feels colder and more intense, built around tension and collapse, where moments of bleak beauty are sharpened and the weight of the band’s sound hits harder than ever. At times, their approach can be seen as an ingenious fusion of post-metal expansiveness, blackened contours and a fierce metallic hardcore edge, shaping a sound that is both emotionally immersive and physically punishing. Lyrically, the album continues their exploration of meaninglessness, emptiness, and decay, colored by reflections on time, space, and mortality: a meditation in grief, stripped of comfort and illusion, searching for what remains when nothing holds meaning.

Tracklist:

01.Endlessness
02.Serpentine calling
03.True night falls
04.Flowerless grave
05.A lifetime spent on dying
06.Rupture
07.Essence of sorrow
08.Apollonia
09.Cold aeon of time
10.Reprise

Preorders:
https://timetokillrecords.com/collections/harms
https://weareharms.bandcamp.com/album/rebirth-of-the-cold

Formed in 2017 in Lappeenranta, Finland, HARMS have forged a distinctive identity rooted in crushing heaviness, atmospheric darkness, and raw emotional intensity. Drawing inspiration from the endless cold and shadow of the north, the five-piece crafts sonic landscapes that shift between overwhelming force and desolate, melodic beauty.

Their debut album, “A Lifetime Spent on Dying” (2021), was met with strong critical acclaim, earning praise from Finnish media as “one of the strongest domestic metal albums of the year” (Kaaoszine) and for its “dark, crushing and impressively multifaceted take on modern metal” (Imperiumi).

With Time To Kill Records now backing their next chapter, HARMS are poised to push their sound further into inevitable ruin, delivering their most immersive and uncompromising work to date with “Rebirth of the Cold”.

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