Following the success of their recently released single “Choke On Your Mistakes”, in which they openly and harshly criticize today’s cancel culture, DARKNESS SURROUNDING now deliver another impressive preview of their upcoming album “Is There Salvation?” (release date: September 19): “Achromatica” (release date: August 29). With “Achromatica” the Wuppertal-based quintet brings another multi-layered track between melodic death and metalcore, accompanied by a creative and symbolic single video that both musically and visually captures the state of an increasingly polarized world.

“‘Achromatica’ is about increasingly pronounced black-and-white thinking as well as the inability to see the big picture and perceive nuances”, explains the band. The song thus reflects a social climate so characterized by sensory overload and algorithmic simplification that nuances are lost, while the common ground seems increasingly unattainable. The accompanying music video plays with contrasts, abstraction, and isolation, translating this feeling into powerful imagery.

Musically, “Achromatica” opens with a driving intro that immediately builds tension and captivates the listener with energetic, melodic riffs giving the track a powerful underlying mood. As the song progresses, a dynamic interplay of clean vocals and deep growls unfolds, running like a thread through the entire piece and providing emotional depth and aggressive intensity. The catchy chorus sticks in your head, and a technically demanding guitar solo rounds off the song, once again impressively demonstrating Darkness Surrounding’s musical prowess.

On September 19, Darkness Surrounding will release their new album “Is There Salvation?”. In their songs, the band addresses social tensions, inner crises, and the search for rays of hope, combining aggressive sounds with critical reflection. Musically, the work unfolds in a dynamic mix of hard rhythms, dark sounds, rough growls, melodic passages, and impressive solo parts. With their haunting mix of modern sound aesthetics and depth of content, Darkness Surrounding demonstrate a creative and powerful presence in the metal scene that is more than ready to really take off.

“Is There Salvation?” Tracklist:

1 – Is There…
2 – Old Minds Go Blind
3 – Choke On Your Mistakes
4 – Achromatica
5 – Virtue’s End
6 – Chained Eternally
7 – Through History’s Lens
8 – Portrait Of Solitude
9 – Lethargy
10 – …Salvation?

Album “Is There Salvation?” Pre-Save: https://orcd.co/istheresalvation

On September 20, Darkness Surrounding invite to a special release show at the börse in Wuppertal to present their new album in style. In a relaxed atmosphere, guests will have the opportunity to chat with the band over drinks and snacks. Starting at 9:30 p.m., the band will perform the entire album “Is There Salvation?” live – and an after-show party will round off the musical highlight.

DARKNESS SURROUNDING “Is There Salvation?” – Release Show
When: September 20, starting 8 p.m.
Where: die börse
(Wolkenburg 100, 42119 Wuppertal)
Presale: 15 Euro
Box office: 20 Euro
Get tickets here: https://www.wuppertal-live.de/587439

Darkness Surrounding online:
https://darkness-surrounding.de
http://www.facebook.com/dsb4nd
http://www.instagram.com/darknesssurrounding
http://www.youtube.com/c/darknesssurroundingband
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/46uayEs0q47TJ3cw5HgY3Z

With their new single Choke On Your Mistakes, from the upcoming album Is There Salvation? (release date: September 19), the promising metal band DARKNESS SURROUNDING emphasizes one of the most sensitive topics of our digital present day: cancel culture. The track, which is released today, on July 25 with an accompanying lyric video, is directed against a culture of public reckoning in which misconduct – whether real or perceived – gets punished immediately and mercilessly. Often all it takes is a single thoughtless sentence, a misunderstanding or an old post to trigger a wave of outrage that sweeps away careers and livelihoods.

“With this song, we want to express our anger about the bad habit of waiting for someone to make a mistake, especially online, to then collectively pounce on them. It doesn’t matter if the mistakes are just banalities, the shitstorm is usually devastating,” the band comments on the new single.

In Choke On Your Mistakes and the accompanying music video, Darkness Surrounding show their attitude: loud, direct, forceful, artistically uncompromised, with raw energy, and emotional depth. With aggressive growls and vulnerable clean vocals, the band sets the tension between guilt, overreaction and public exposure to music. Musically, the track combines modern metal elements with a thought-provoking theme: morality on the internet, digital self-righteousness, the inner turmoil of a digital age, and the question of whether a culture that is quicker to condemn and no longer forgives mistakes is really fair.

The new album Is There Salvation? will be released on September 19 – The record deals with social tensions, personal struggles and the search for hope, realized in a multi-faceted soundscape of thunderous blast beats, dark riffs, growls, soulful clean vocals and epic solos. With their mixture of modern sounds, profound lyrics, and rousing live presence, Darkness Surrounding prove that musically great things emerge in the Bergisches Land region.

Is There Salvation?
Tracklist

1. Is There…
2. Old Minds Go Blind
3. Choke On Your Mistakes
4. Achromantica
5. Virtue’s End
6. Chained Eternally
7. Through History’s Lens
8. Portrait Of Solitude
9. Lethargy
10. …Salvation?

Pre-save the album Is There Salvation?: https://orcd.co/istheresalvation

Darkness Surrounding will celebrate the release of their new album Is There Salvation? with an exclusive release show on September 20 at the börse in their hometown of Wuppertal – a must-see for all fans of contemporary metal sounds ranging from melodic death metal to metalcore. In a relaxed atmosphere, attendees can chat with the band over a drink, and snacks will also be provided. Starting at 9:30 p.m., things will get loud and intense as Darkness Surrounding perform their new album in full-length live on stage. After the concert, all guests can look forward to an after-show party – the perfect way to round off a special evening.

DARKNESS SURROUNDING Is There Salvation? – Release Show
When: 20.09.2025, from 8:00 p.m. 
Where: die börse (Wolkenburg 100, 42119 Wuppertal)
Presale tickets: 15 Euro / Box office: 20 Euro

Get tickets here: https://www.wuppertal-live.de/587439

Darkness Surrounding’s musical journey began back in their school days, when they were still heavily influenced by classic melodic death metal. The band has been active in their current lineup since 2024: With Tim Dau on growls and Kassandra “Kessi” von Bajgar, who impresses with both her voice and on the guitar, the quintet brings new sonic facets to their work. The formation is complemented by founding member Leonard Pott on drums, Simon Adolf on lead guitar, and Nico Schubert on bass. Kessi’s clean vocals make the band’s sound more complex than ever. Inspired by scene giants like Avenged Sevenfold, Trivium, Gojira, Sylosis, and Bleed From Within, Darkness Surrounding create their own unique style – melodic, driving, and with a natural sound that impresses both live as well as in the studio.

Darkness Surrounding online:
https://darkness-surrounding.de
http://www.facebook.com/dsb4nd
http://www.instagram.com/darknesssurrounding
http://www.youtube.com/c/darknesssurroundingband
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/46uayEs0q47TJ3cw5HgY3Z

What’s currently happening in the placid town of Wuppertal, Germany, is sure to make international waves in the not-too-distant future – at least for all those who move in the spheres of melodic death metal to metalcore and simply enjoy overall coherent concepts. Diverse, energetic, and full of dynamics: Darkness Surrounding represent modern metal with depth and recognition value. The band’s sound combines classical as well as contemporary elements – raw yet harmoniously sonorous, powerful yet meticulously detailed. A skillful blend of growls, clean vocals, rousing riffs, and groovy breakdowns makes each of their tracks a special experience.

The new album Is There Salvation?, on which Darkness Surrounding worked intensively for over a year and a half, will be released on September 19th. The record is a multifaceted piece that deals with social injustice, hopelessness, and the search for a way out. Fittingly, the artwork shows a glowing portal in the middle of a gloomy landscape — symbolizing a possible way out of the darkness. Musically, the album impresses with its diversity: Each track brings new impulses, no two songs are alike. It’s an album that will leave no one unaffected — and makes you wanna experience it again and again.

Pre-Save the album Is There Salvation?: https://orcd.co/istheresalvation

“We want to take the listener on an interesting journey, revealing a new facet with every song. The themes of the songs form a unity with the music, which should inspire you to go off, enjoy, and reflect. Uncompromising blast beats, vulnerable vocal passages, pounding grooves, and epic solos meet themes such as increasingly pronounced black-and-white thinking, cancel culture, unfulfilled love, the inner struggle with unwanted desires, or the feeling that we are insignificant in the eternal wheel of time”, the band says about the album.

To bridge the waiting time, Darkness Surroundings have just released a brand-new single that comes with a stylish music video. With Virtue’s End, the band delves deep into the dark gray areas between desire and resistance. The track deals with inner conflicts, forbidden desires, and the tug-of-war between intimacy and self-assertion. All of this is visually accompanied by an intense, aesthetically rich music video in which powerful symbolism reflects this inner struggle. Virtues’s End is an audiovisual statement: raw, emotional, and visually striking.

Pre-Save Virtue’s End: https://orcd.co/virtuesend

Live, Darkness Surrounding also offer an intense listening experience – groovy parts, powerful breakdowns, and emotional vocal passages provide goosebumps and guarantee headbanging.

Upcoming live shows (free entry!):
Sunday, June 22, 7 PM – Radio Bob Stage at Kieler Woche (Kiel)
Saturday, July 26 – Nord Sommerfest Open Air (Essen)

About Darkness Surrounding:

Darkness Surrounding’s musical journey began back in their school days, when they were still heavily influenced by classic melodic death metal. The band has been active in their current lineup since 2024: With Tim Dau on growls and Kassandra “Kessi” von Bajgar, who impresses with both her voice and on the guitar, the quintet brings new sonic facets to their work. The formation is complemented by founding member Leonard Pott on drums, Simon Adolf on lead guitar, and Nico Schubert on bass. Kessi’s clean vocals make the band’s sound more complex than ever.
Inspired by scene giants like Avenged Sevenfold, Trivium, Gojira, Sylosis, and Bleed From Within, Darkness Surrounding create their own unique style – melodic, driving, and with a natural sound that impresses both live as well as in the studio.

Darkness Surrounding online:
https://darkness-surrounding.de
http://www.facebook.com/dsb4nd
http://www.instagram.com/darknesssurrounding
http://www.youtube.com/c/darknesssurroundingband
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/46uayEs0q47TJ3cw5HgY3Z