DISTANT’s new single and video, “Rat Torture”, is a critical reflection on our daily digital lives. “‘Rat Torture ’ is about a suffocating descend into a world where the illusion of freedom is maintained by the glowing screens and empty validation. The song paints humanity as willing prisoners, rats in a cage they worship. Every scroll is a mechanized ritual where identity is performed instead of lived. While there might be still human beneath the glow, it’s too numb to break free”, says the band.
DISTANT are keeping things busy and their grim, ultra-heavy Deathcore on the road. After already touring Europe with Sylosis they just finished another US run including several shows with In Flames and Thrown.
The band is also due to play multiple festivals this summer:
Jun. 18–21, 26 (BE) Dessel – Graspop Metal Meeting Jun. 24, 26 (CZ) Pilsen – Basinfire Festival Jun. 26–27, 26 (DE) Leipzig – Impericon Festival Jun. 27, 26 (NL) Ysselsteyn – Jera On Air Jul. 4, 26 (ES) Viveiro – Resurrection Fest Oct. 31, 26 (DE) Göppingen – Core Fest
“Spirit” is one of DISTANT’s most personal releases to date. The band elaborates: “Inspired by a real life stabbing of a family member at a clinic called Spirit, the track channels grief, shock, and the uncomfortable human surge of rage and revenge that follows trauma. It is raw emotion turned into relentless sound and not supposed to glorify violence, but it is meant to confront it and ultimately deal with its traumatizing aftermath.” The song and video are both featuring the vocals from Tyler Beam of deathcore heavyweights The Last Ten Seconds Of Life.
Watch the video (that comes with a trigger warning for scenes of violence), Distant “Spirit (feat. Tyler Beam of The Last Ten Seconds Of Life)”:
DISTANT recently wrapped up another European tour with Sylosis, Revocation, Life Cycles and are excited to announce touring the US in May including several shows with In Flames, Thrown and Upon Stone:
DISTANT
May 9, 26 Savannah, GA – Coastal Empire Beer Co May 17, 26 Albany, NY – Empire Underground * May 18, 26 Richmond, VA – Canal Club * May 19, 26 Harrisburg, PA – Capital City Hall * May 20, 26 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 * *= With Tracheotomy
w/ In Flames, Thrown, Upon Stone
May 12, 26 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave May 13, 26 East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt May 14, 26 Indianapolis, IN – The Egyptian Room May 15, 26 London, ON – London Music Hall May 16, 26 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
DISTANT has become one of the prominent faces of European Deathcore. Melding together brutal death metal, slam, noise and beatdown with a hyper-dissonant orchestra of impending doom, they’ve come eons since their origins as metalcore obsessed friends in Rotterdam and Bratislava.
After releasing “Desolation” in October the Netherlands Dutch/Slovakian downtempo/deathcore band DISTANT are dropping a new single, “Nothing Left To Hate”. Check out the video below.
The band comments: “’Nothing Left To Hate’ is Distant at full destructive force — thicker riffs, deeper grooves, and a raw dive into self-destruction and chaos. The track is made for circle-pits, rage workouts, and letting the anger out.”
The single lands right before DISTANT join Sylosis for a massive EU tour starting January 16, placing the band in front of thousands of new fans across Europe.
In the past two months DISTANT played the Evisceratour with Ingested and Ov Sulfur in the USA and Canada as well as their own Dutch Xmas Special with Cabal and local supports to help their native scene.
DISTANT w/ Sylosis, Revocation, Life Cycles:
Jan. 16, 26 (DE) Oberhausen – Kulttempel Jan. 17, 26 (DE) Hamburg – Gruenspan Jan. 18, 26 (DE) Berlin – Hole44 Jan. 19, 26 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset Jan. 21, 26 (FIN) Helsinki – Tavastia Club Jan. 23, 26 (SE) Stockholm – Fryshuset Klubben Jan. 24, 26 (NO) Oslo – John Dee Jan. 25, 26 (SE) Göteborg – Pustervik Jan. 27, 26 (DE) Nürnberg – Hirsch Jan. 28, 26 (DE) Wien – Szene Jan. 29, 26 (DE) München – Backstage Jan. 30, 26 (HUN) Budapest – Barba Negra Jan. 31, 26 (CZ) Prague – MeetFactory Feb. 1, 26 (DE) Karlsruhe – Substage Feb. 3, 26 (CH) Zürich – Dynamo Feb. 4, 26 (AT) Dornbirn – Conrad Sohm Feb. 5, 26 (IT) Milan – Legend Club Milano Feb. 6, 26 (FR) Villeurbanne – La Rayonne Feb. 7, 26 (ES) Barcelona – Salamandra Feb. 8, 26 (ES) Madrid – Sala MON Live Madrid Feb. 10, 26 (FR) Paris – La Machine du Moulin Rouge Feb. 11, 26 (NL) Haarlem – Patronaat Feb. 12, 26 (BE) Gent – Vierde Zaal Feb. 13, 26 (NL) Eindhoven – Dynamo Feb. 14, 26 (DE) Dresden – Reithalle Dresden Feb. 15, 26 (PL) Kraków – Klub Kwadrat Feb. 17, 26 (DE) Frankfurt – Zoom Feb. 18, 26 (DE) Hannover – Musikzentrum Hannover Feb. 20, 26 (UK) London O2 Forum Kentish Town Feb. 21, 26 (UK) Manchester – O2 Ritz Manchester Feb. 22, 26 (IE) Dublin – The Academy
May 10, 26 (US) Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville Pre-Party Jun. 18–21, 26 (BE) Dessel – Graspop Metal Meeting Jun. 24, 26 (CZ) Pilsen – Basinfire Festival Jun. 26–27, 26 (DE) Leipzig – Impericon Festival Jun. 27, 26 (NL) Ysselsteyn – Jera On Air Jul. 4, 26 (ES) Viveiro – Resurrection Fest Oct. 31, 26 (DE) Göppingen – Core Fest
DISTANT has become one of the prominent faces of European Deathcore. Melding together brutal death metal, slam, noise and beatdown with a hyper-dissonant orchestra of impending doom, they’ve come eons since their origins as metalcore obsessed friends in Rotterdam and Bratislava.
Just a few days prior to starting another brutal touring cycle Dutch/Slovakian downtempo/deathcore band DISTANT are releasing a new song and video for “Desolation” (edit & camera: Bart Sperling) that comes with a trigger warning – viewer discretion is advised.
The band comments: “’Desolation’ marks the most aggressive and intense chapter of our sound to date. After months of reinventing our songwriting approach, we built a brand-new digital guitar amp from the ground up and handled the entire mix and master ourselves to push our sound to the limit. The result is raw, heavy, and uncompromising, a perfect vessel for lyrics that channel our rage against the corruption, greed, and systemic misconduct poisoning this world. It’s pure passion and aggression, captured in its most unfiltered form.”
DISTANT live:
Distant headline:
Nov. 5, 25 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar Nov. 24, 25 Kingston, ON – The Mansion Dec. 8, 25 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe and Backroom Dec. 10, 25 Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s Live Dec. 11, 25 Pensacola, FL – The Handlebar
Evisceratour w/ Ingested, Ov Sulfur, Cell, Crucifixion:
Nov. 6, 25 Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewing Co. Nov. 7, 25 Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post Roseville Nov. 8, 25 Portland, OR – Dante’s Nov. 9, 25 Seattle, WA – El Corazon Nov. 11, 25 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre Nov. 12, 25 Kelowna, BC – District Nov. 13, 25 Calgary, AB – Dickens Pub Nov. 14, 25 Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room Nov. 15, 25 Saskatoon, SK – Black Cat Tavern Nov. 16, 25 Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre Nov. 18, 25 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre Nov. 19, 25 Cudahy, WI – X-Ray Arcade Nov. 20, 25 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection Nov. 21, 25 Kitchener, ON – The Hub Nov. 22, 25 Ottawa, ON – Club Minou Nov. 23, 25 Québec, QC – La Source de la Martinière Nov. 25, 25 Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS Nov. 26, 25 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground Nov. 28, 25 Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle Brewing Co. Nov. 29, 25 Nashville, TN – The End Nov. 30, 25 St. Louis, MO – Red Flag Dec. 2, 25 Wichita, KS – WAVE Dec. 3, 25 Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall Dec. 4, 25 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad Dec. 5, 25 Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater Dec. 6, 25 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
Jan. 16, 26 (DE) Oberhausen – Kulttempel Jan. 17, 26 (DE) Hamburg – Gruenspan Jan. 18, 26 (DE) Berlin – Hole44 Jan. 19, 26 (DK) Copenhagen – Pumpehuset Jan. 21, 26 (FIN) Helsinki – Tavastia Club Jan. 23, 26 (SE) Stockholm – Fryshuset Klubben Jan. 24, 26 (NO) Oslo – John Dee Jan. 25, 26 (SE) Göteborg – Pustervik Jan. 27, 26 (DE) Nürnberg – Hirsch Jan. 28, 26 (DE) Wien – Szene Jan. 29, 26 (DE) München – Backstage Jan. 30, 26 (HUN) Budapest – Barba Negra Jan. 31, 26 (CZ) Prague – MeetFactory Feb. 1, 26 (DE) Karlsruhe – Substage Feb. 3, 26 (CH) Zürich – Dynamo Feb. 4, 26 (AT) Dornbirn – Conrad Sohm Feb. 5, 26 (IT) Milan – Legend Club Milano Feb. 6, 26 (FR) Villeurbanne – La Rayonne Feb. 7, 26 (ES) Barcelona – Salamandra Feb. 8, 26 (ES) Madrid – Sala MON Live Madrid Feb. 10, 26 (FR) Paris – La Machine du Moulin Rouge Feb. 11, 26 (NL) Haarlem – Patronaat Feb. 12, 26 (BE) Gent – Vierde Zaal Feb. 13, 26 (NL) Eindhoven – Dynamo Feb. 14, 26 (DE) Dresden – Reithalle Dresden Feb. 15, 26 (PL) Kraków – Klub Kwadrat Feb. 17, 26 (DE) Frankfurt – Zoom Feb. 18, 26 (DE) Hannover – Musikzentrum Hannover Feb. 20, 26 (UK) London O2 Forum Kentish Town Feb. 21, 26 (UK) Manchester – O2 Ritz Manchester Feb. 22, 26 (IE) Dublin – The Academy
Jun. 27, 26 (NL) Ysselsteyn – Jera On Air
DISTANT has become one of the prominent faces of European Deathcore. Melding together brutal death metal, slam, noise and beatdown with a hyper-dissonant orchestra of impending doom, they’ve come eons since their origins as metalcore obsessed friends in Rotterdam and Bratislava.
DISTANT unleash the brutal new remix of “Undying” by CODE: PANDORUM! Stream and order it below.
Experience the full force of the track live as DISTANT hit the road across the U.S. this summer.
06.14 — Atlanta, GA @ The Earl 06.15 — Birmingham, AL @ Workplay Canteen 06.16 — Memphis, TN @ 1884 Lounge 06.19 — Las Vegas, NV @ Grey Witch
SUPPORTING CARNIFEX / SUFFOCATION: 06.20 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco 06.21 — Mesa, AZ @ The Nile 06.22 — Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater 06.24 — Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard 06.26 — Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Midtown 06.27 — San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center 06.28 — Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall 07.01 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live 07.02 — Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live 07.03 — Jacksonville, FL @ Underbelly 07.05 — Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl 07.06 — Charlotte, NC @ The Underground / The Fillmore 07.08 — Richmond, VA @ Canal Club 07.09 — Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage 07.10 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Monarch 07.11 — Hartford, CT @ The Webster 07.12 — Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl 07.13 — Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall 07.15 — Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom 07.16 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave 07.17 — Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom 07.18 — Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration 07.19 — West Chicago, IL @ WC Social Club 07.20 — Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s 07.22 — Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall 07.25 — Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre 07.26 — Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Dutch/Slovakian downtempo/deathcore band DISTANT have released “Acolytes Of Damnation” featuring the unique vocals of Alex Erian of the genre defining Despised Icon. The track is taken from “Tsukuyomi: The Origin”, which was released on November 22nd. This reimagined track from DISTANT’s debut EP, “Tsukuyomi”, showcases the band’s evolution, blending their raw origins with their current, refined sonic assault. The video was directed by Pavel Trebukhin who already brought you the visuals for “The Undying”, check out “Acolytes Of Damnation” below.
The band comments: “’Acolytes of Damnation’ stands as a cornerstone of ‘Tsukuyomi: Origins’, offering fans a tantalizing glimpse into our most ambitious work to date.”
In honor of their 10-year anniversary as a band DISTANT are presenting “Tsukuyomi: The Origin”, an expanded and reimagined version of their debut EP, “Tsukuyomi.” The release features seven brand new tracks alongside six revamped versions of songs, weaving a comprehensive tale that predates Tyrannt’s conquest through the universe. “Tsukuyomi: The Origin” not only delves into DISTANT’s origins but also explores the lore behind their lyrics. It isn’t a standard remaster or simple rerecording, but the band overhauled the original songs to reflect their current sound and vision, ensuring the tracks get the attention they deserve. Expect new features (Matthew K Heafy, Alex Erian of Despised Icon, David Simonich of Signs Of The Swarm and Travis Worland of Enterprise Earth) and a seamless blend of fresh and re-recorded tracks.
DISTANT just wrapped up a North American tour with Fit For An Autopsy, Bodysnatcher, Sylosis and Judiciary. They will kick off the new year with Enterprise Earth, The Last Ten Seconds Of Life and Harbinger.
DISTANT & Enterprise Earth
The Origin Of Madness Tour 2025 With Special Guests: The Last Ten Seconds Of Life, Harbinger
30.01.25 (DE) Oberhausen – Kulttempel 31.01.25 (NL) Tilburg – Poppodium 013 01.02.25 (NL) Leeuwarden – Neushoorn 02.02.25 (DE) Hamburg – Logo 03.02.25 (SE) Gothenburg – Kulterlagret 04.02.25 (NO) Oslo – Parkteatret 07.02.25 (FIN) Tampere – Olympia 08.02.25 (FIN) Helsinki – Korjaamo 10.02.25 (DK) Copenhagen – Beta 11.02.25 (DE) Berlin – Cassiopeia 12.02.25 (DE) Dresden – Blauer Salon 13.02.25 (PL) Warsaw – Hydrozagadka 14.02.25 (CZ) Prague – Rock Cafe 15.02.25 (DE) Munich – Feierwerk 16.02.25 (AT) Vienna – Viper Room 17.02.25 (HUN) Budapest – Analog Music Hall 19.02.25 (IT) Venice – Revolver Club 20.02.25 (FR) Lyon – Rock N Eat 21.02.25 (CH) Aarau – KiFF 22.02.25 (DE) Karlsruhe – Die Stadtmitte 23.02.25 (FR) Paris – Glazart 24.02.25 (UK) Southampton – The Joiners 25.02.25 (UK) London – The Underworld 26.02.25 (UK) Bristol – The Fleece 27.02.25 (UK) Manchester – Rebellion 28.02.25 (UK) Glasgow – Cathouse 01.03.25 (UK) Birmingham – Asylum 02.03.25 (BE) Antwerp – Trix Club
DISTANT has become one of the prominent faces of European Deathcore. Melding together brutal death metal, slam, noise and beatdown with a hyper-dissonant orchestra of impending doom, they’ve come eons since their origins as metalcore obsessed friends in Rotterdam and Bratislava.
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