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For those who like dark and intense music with a distinctive point of view, IN THIS MOMENT have always supplied the goods, and their new single “Heretic (feat. Kim Dracula)” is as uncompromising as ever. It combines haunting modern soundscapes, ferocious vocals, and a doomsday metal assault, with unflinching lyrics like “I am not your pain or your remedy/I am not your faith or your vanity/I don’t want your gold or your filth/That you give and you take.”
“Heretic (feat. Kim Dracula)” marks the first new music to be released from the GRAMMY® Award-nominated Los Angeles band’s upcoming as-yet-untitled ninth album and debut for Better Noise Music (exact release date TBA). Listen to the song HERE and watch the video HERE.
“We are so excited to unveil our new song ‘Heretic,’ featuring the incomparable Kim Dracula,” says IN THIS MOMENT in a combined statement. “From the first time we heard that incredible voice, we knew we wanted to collaborate. We cannot wait for the world to hear what happens when we join forces on a song like ‘Heretic.’”
The release of “Heretic (feat. Kim Dracula)” coincides with their “Hell Hath No Fury” tour with Wargasm and Kat Von D and The Pretty Wild launching today (July 16) in Green Bay, WI and lasting through August 16 in Atlantic City, NJ. Along the tour route, IN THIS MOMENT will make appearances at the Inkcarceration Festival in Mansfield, OH on July 20.
Later this year, the 23-city Black Mass Tour featuring special guests Dayseeker on select dates, The Funeral Portrait, and DED commences on September 18 in Johnstown, PA, making stops across the U.S. in Dallas and Atlanta as well as a hometown show, before wrapping in Bethlehem, PA on October 24. Tickets for all the shows can be purchased on the band’s official website HERE.
Since coming to life in 2005, the GRAMMY® Award-nominated act IN THIS MOMENT have presided over a diehard fan base under the watch of “mother” figure and frontwoman Maria Brink—joined by co-founder and lead guitarist Chris Howorth, bassist Travis Johnson, guitarist Randy Weitzel, and drummer Kent Diimmel. As millions convened upon the group’s otherworldly and unforgettable concerts, they quietly emerged as one of the most influential and impactful bands of the 21st century.
To date, in addition to the Gold-selling album, BLOOD [2012], the quintet have garnered six Gold and Platinum singles, followed by a trifecta of Top 25 entries on the Billboard 200 with BLACK WIDOW [2014] and RITUAL [2017]. They’ve amassed a total stream tally well past 2 billion.
Between selling out headline tours coast-to-coast, the group performed in arenas everywhere alongside Disturbed and appeared at countless festivals from Lollapalooza to Sonic Temple. Along the way, they assembled their seventh full-length, the aptly titled MOTHER [2020] with longtime trusted collaborator Kevin Churko [Ozzy Osbourne, Five Finger Death Punch]. Whereas RITUAL hinted at a bluesy sonic sorcery, MOTHER breathes the activating mantra of an unbreakable spell, commenced on first single “The In-Between,” which received a GRAMMY® nomination in 2020 for “Best Metal Performance.”
In 2022, the band released BLOOD 1983 [BMG], a reimagined EP commemorating the ten-year anniversary of BLOOD. Then in 2023, the longtime staples of heavy music released their eighth studio album GODMODE [BMG], a 10-song record featuring the powerful lead single “The Purge,” the band’s stunning cover of Björk’s “Army Of Me,” the collaborative track “Damaged” which features Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, and “I Would Die For You,” which appears on the soundtrack for John Wick: Chapter 4.
“Hell Hath No Fury” tour with Wargasm, Kat Von D, and The Pretty Wild:
Wed Jul 16 – Green Bay, WI – Epic Events Center
Fri Jul 18 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest +
Sat Jul 19 – Peoria, IL – Prairie Home Alliance Theater
Sun Jul 20 – Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration Festival +
Tue Jul 22 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
Wed Jul 23 – Chattanooga, TN – The Signal
Thu Jul 24 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
Sat Jul 26 – Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Cove
Tue Jul 29 – Springfield, MO – Gillioz Theatre
Wed Jul 30 – Memphis, TN – Graceland Sound Stage
Fri Aug 1 – Dubuque, IA – Q Casino – Back Waters Stage
Sat Aug 2 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
Sun Aug 3 – Wheeling, WV – Capitol Theatre
Tue Aug 5 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Center Theater
Wed Aug 6 – Schenectady, NY – Proctors Theatre
Fri Aug 8 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre
Sat Aug 9 – Hammond, IN – The Venue at Horseshoe
Sun Aug 10 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
Tue Aug 12 – Richmond, VA – The National
Thu Aug 14 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
Fri Aug 15 – Hanover, MD – The Hall at Live!
Sat Aug 16 – Atlantic City, NJ – Tropicana Showroom at Tropicana Atlantic City
+Festival Date
“Black Mass Tour” with Dayseeker, The Funeral Portrait, and DED on select dates:
Thu Sep 18 – Johnstown, PA – 1st Summit Arena
Sat Sep 20 – Johnson City, TN – Freedom Hall Civic Center#
Sun Sep 21 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
Tue Sep 23 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom^
Wed Sep 24 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
Thu Sep 25 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
Sat Sep 27 – El Paso, TX – Speaking Rock Entertainment Center
Sun Sep 28 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel^
Wed Oct 1 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Thu Oct 2 – Las Vegas, NV – Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
Fri Oct 3 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Sat Oct 4 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
Tue Oct 7 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House & Event Center^
Wed Oct 8 – Spokane, WA – The Podium
Fri Oct 10 – Idaho Falls, ID – Mountain America Center
Sat Oct 11 – Casper, WY – Casper Events Center
Sun Oct 12 – Colorado Springs, CO – Ford Amphitheater
Tue Oct 14 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
Thu Oct 16 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall^
Sat Oct 18 – Milwaukee, WI – Eagles Ballroom
Tue Oct 21 – Atlanta, GA – Coca Cola Roxy
Thu Oct 23 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Special Events Center
Fri Oct 24 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Events Center
^without Dayseeker
#without The Funeral Portrait
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