Germany’s Future Palace continue their upward trajectory with the release of their new single “Deep Blue” – a striking next chapter that builds on the momentum they’ve created over the past months. After launching their new era with their first single under Century Media Records, the band now dive deeper into their signature mix of emotional intensity and cinematic storytelling.
“Deep Blue” captures the fear of drifting away from the people who matter most, using the image of sinking into the deep sea as a metaphor for emotional distance, depression, and the pressure of everyday life.
“It’s about the moment you realize you’re losing someone – or yourself – because everything around you becomes too overwhelming,” says vocalist Maria Lessing.
The video brings this inner conflict to life through a dramatic underwater narrative: the band as a submarine crew searching for a friend who has spent so much time alone that she has transformed into a siren. Her defensiveness and pain mirror the emotional distortion that isolation can cause – the belief that no one cares, even when help is close.
Musically, “Deep Blue” strengthens the band’s trademark blend of melody and heaviness.
“It combines our most addictive hooks with a fierce, guitar-driven energy – a mix of what Run and Distortion did best,” explains guitarist Manuel Kohlert.
The result is a track that feels immediate, atmospheric, and unmistakably Future Palace. “Deep Blue” stands as an anthem for anyone who has felt left behind or trapped in their own thoughts – a reminder that even in the darkest depths, connection might still be within reach.
FUTURE PALACE are making big moves in 2025. The German band has officially signed with Century Media Records and just released their powerful new single “Cyclone.”
“Cyclone” dives deep into themes of self-conflict, depression, and rebirth — a storm of emotions that mirrors the struggle of fighting old versions of yourself. It’s the band’s first new music since 2024’s Distortion and features their heaviest breakdown to date.
This fall, Future Palace will also embark on their first-ever North American tour, marking a huge step in their growing international career.
German post-hardcore trio Future Palace have released a video for their new single ‘Decarabia’. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album Distortion, due for release on 6th September via Arising Empire.
It is commonly said that shared suffering is half the the suffering – but is it really always that simple? Future Palace dedicate their new song ‘Decarabia’ to the relationships of people who are suffering from mental illnesses.
The picture the band paints of this difficult circumstance is engagingly complex and asks fundamental questions: How much can we help the loved ones around us when we ourselves are already dealing with so many of our own demons? How can we not be alone in our struggles when at the same time we see how it becomes too much for our counterpart?
“It’s not just bad if you yourself lose joy in life. It hurts all the more when you find out that a loved person has to deal with it,” vocalist Maria Lessing explains, reporting on experiences that come from her own life. “It’s a struggle to try to support someone when you need all your strength to be able to function. But in the end you can resolve even such serious problems with work and growth and become happy together. In any case, I hope so.”
Musically, Future Palace show a completely new side with ‘Decarabia’. The nostalgic and at the same time modern synths in the intro and chorus make the band’s sound no less heavy, but give it a real danceable note. The trio creates hit potential that reminiscences of compositions by Electric Callboy without their lyrically ironic double entendres. The music video, again directed by Pavel Trebukhin, was filmed fittingly in an abandoned Soviet discotheque in Latvia on the border to Lithuania.
Future Palace‘s music has always explored internal struggles, and Distortion is the brutal climax of this approach. The album title, derived from the psychological term cognitive distortion, reflects a world where changing perceptions trap individuals in recurring pitfalls. Distortion addresses various mental illnesses and personal struggles, from ADHD to depression to narcissism. The band’s third album is a powerful force of emotions, cycles, and cries of desperation, overwhelming listeners with its intensity.
The band’s creativity shines as they tackle demanding topics with fresh perspectives. On Distortion, they build on their previous work by incorporating new elements, like orchestral interjections in ‘The Echoes of Disparity’, which combines brutal screams and chant-like passages to convey psychological struggle. ‘Panic Paralysis’ features a massive vocal motif with an arabesque touch, while ‘They Take What They Want’ dives into emotional depths, blending raw metalcore with gentle vocal passages and massive choirs.
Despite the album’s emotional intensity, Distortion was created amid excessive demands. Produced by Julian Breucker and Christoph Wieczorek, known for their work with Annisokay, Beyond the Black, and Smash Into Pieces, the recording process was grueling. Singer Maria Lessing recorded the album with a root infection and after wisdom tooth surgery, adding stress but enhancing the songs’ authenticity. Guitarist Manuel Kohlert notes that the album reflects the band’s experience as a heavy touring band, capturing the feelings of being on the road and contemplating their existence.
Despite its challenges, Distortion carries a piece of hope. ‘Decarabia’ tells a bittersweet story about a depressed couple, while ‘The Echoes of Disparity’, featuring Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds, is militantly rebellious, addressing abuse of power and the oppression of women. Lessing emphasizes the importance of female support to convey the song’s message loudly.
The album features the most powerful metalcore breakdowns meeting trembling darkwave beats, anthemic emocore refrains à la Bad Omens contrasted with sacred choirs, and the coldness of industrial clashing with the powerful emotionality of Sleep Token, making Distortion an album like a manifesto.
Tour dates: Oct 17:. DE Nuremberg, Hirsch Oct 19: HU Budapest, Analog Music Hall Oct 22: CZ Rague, Rock Cafe Oct 23: PL Warsaw, Hydrozagadka Oct 24: PL Gdansk, Drizzly Grizzly Oct 26: FI Helsinki, On the Rocks Oct 28: SE Stockholm, Kollektivet Livet Oct 29: DK Copenhagen, Pumpehuset Oct 30: NO Oslo, John Dee Oct 31: SE Gothenburg, Musikens Hus Nov 01: DE Hamburg, Gruenspan Nov 02: DE Bremen, Schlachthof Nov 28:. DE Hanover, Musikzentrum Nov 29: DE Frankfurt, Batschkapp Nov 30: DE Cologne, Kantine Dec 02: FR Paris, Supersonic Records Dec 04: UK London, The Garage Dec 05: UK Manchester, Rebellion Dec 06: BE Antwerp, Trix Dec 07: NL Amsterdam, Melkweg Dec 09: DE Stuttgart, club Cann Dec 10: CH Bern, Stellwerk Dec 12: CH Zurich, dynamo Dec 13: DE Munich, Backstage Werk Dec 15: DE Berlin, Huxleys
Festivals 2024
Jul 31-Aug 03: DE, Wacken Open Air Aug 14-17: DE, Summer Breeze Open Air Aug 15-17: DE, Reload Festival Aug 15-18: FR, Motocultor Festival
Future Palace are: Maria | Vocals Manuel | Guitar Johannes | Drums
German post-hardcore trio Future Palace have released a video for their new single ‘Dreamstate’. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album Distortion, due for release on 6th September via Arising Empire.
Future Palace collaborated with Pavel Trebukhin once again for the ‘Dreamstate’ music video, returning to Riga, Latvia.
Sometimes the world is so overwhelming that the thought of another reality seems like a salvation. In their new single ‘Dreamstate’ Future Palace describes the escape into a dream world with an unmatched musical vigour.
Dense synthwave arpeggios put the epic instrumentals into fluid hovering states, and the energetic drums sound like a racing heartbeat, while vocalist Maria Lessing lets all emotions run free in a monumental hook. With the crashing breakdown in the finale, in which the constructed illusion finally collapses like a nightmare, it becomes clear that this escape offers no real way out. In their new song, Future Palace emphasise, both sonically and lyrically, a desire for escapism that arises from deep pain.
That ‘Dreamstate‘ has become such a massive sonic demonstration of power is not at all evident from the song’s genesis. “At first, I actually intended to write a piano ballad,” says guitarist Manuel Kohlert. “But the song quickly became much harder.”
“It’s now one of my favourite songs on our new album,” adds Lessing.
The organic development process of the song, in which quiet sounds were ultimately overtaken by massive anger, can perhaps even be read symbolically – after all, the vocalist was also thinking about her career as a musician, which sometimes seems just as overwhelming. “Very often I lack the strength to see it all through,” she continues. “I think many people can empathise with this feeling of being overwhelmed in our performance-oriented society.”
Future Palace‘s music has always explored internal struggles, and Distortion is the brutal climax of this approach. The album title, derived from the psychological term cognitive distortion, reflects a world where changing perceptions trap individuals in recurring pitfalls. Distortion addresses various mental illnesses and personal struggles, from ADHD to depression to narcissism. The band’s third album is a powerful force of emotions, cycles, and cries of desperation, overwhelming listeners with its intensity.
The band’s creativity shines as they tackle demanding topics with fresh perspectives. On Distortion, they build on their previous work by incorporating new elements, like orchestral interjections in ‘The Echoes of Disparity’, which combines brutal screams and chant-like passages to convey psychological struggle. ‘Panic Paralysis’ features a massive vocal motif with an arabesque touch, while ‘They Take What They Want’ dives into emotional depths, blending raw metalcore with gentle vocal passages and massive choirs.
Despite the album’s emotional intensity, Distortion was created amid excessive demands. Produced by Julian Breucker and Christoph Wieczorek, known for their work with Annisokay, Beyond the Black, and Smash Into Pieces, the recording process was grueling. Singer Maria Lessing recorded the album with a root infection and after wisdom tooth surgery, adding stress but enhancing the songs’ authenticity. Guitarist Manuel Kohlert notes that the album reflects the band’s experience as a heavy touring band, capturing the feelings of being on the road and contemplating their existence.
Despite its challenges, Distortion carries a piece of hope. ‘Decarabia’ tells a bittersweet story about a depressed couple, while ‘The Echoes of Disparity’, featuring Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds, is militantly rebellious, addressing abuse of power and the oppression of women. Lessing emphasizes the importance of female support to convey the song’s message loudly.
The album features the most powerful metalcore breakdowns meeting trembling darkwave beats, anthemic emocore refrains à la Bad Omens contrasted with sacred choirs, and the coldness of industrial clashing with the powerful emotionality of Sleep Token, making Distortion an album like a manifesto.
Tour dates: Oct 17:. DE Nuremberg, Hirsch Oct 19: HU Budapest, Analog Music Hall Oct 22: CZ Rague, Rock Cafe Oct 23: PL Warsaw, Hydrozagadka Oct 24: PL Gdansk, Drizzly Grizzly Oct 26: FI Helsinki, On the Rocks Oct 28: SE Stockholm, Kollektivet Livet Oct 29: DK Copenhagen, Pumpehuset Oct 30: NO Oslo, John Dee Oct 31: SE Gothenburg, Musikens Hus Nov 01: DE Hamburg, Gruenspan Nov 02: DE Bremen, Schlachthof Nov 28:. DE Hanover, Musikzentrum Nov 29: DE Frankfurt, Batschkapp Nov 30: DE Cologne, Kantine Dec 02: FR Paris, Supersonic Records Dec 04: UK London, The Garage Dec 05: UK Manchester, Rebellion Dec 06: BE Antwerp, Trix Dec 07: NL Amsterdam, Melkweg Dec 09: DE Stuttgart, club Cann Dec 10: CH Bern, Stellwerk Dec 12: CH Zurich, dynamo Dec 13: DE Munich, Backstage Werk Dec 15: DE Berlin, Huxleys
Festivals 2024
Jun 21-23: DE, Full Force Festival Jun 23: BE, Graspop Metal Meeting Jun 26-29: ES, Resurrection Fest Jul 31-Aug 03: DE, Wacken Open Air Aug 14-17: DE, Summer Breeze Open Air Aug 15-17: DE, Reload Festival Aug 15-18: FR, Motocultor Festival
Future Palace are: Maria | Vocals Manuel | Guitar Johannes | Drums
German trio Future Palace have released a video for their brand new single ‘The Echoes of Disparity’, out now via Arising Empire. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming album Distortion which will be released on 6th September.
‘The Echoes of Disparity’, featuring a standout collaboration with Charlie Rolfe from As Everything Unfolds, makes a strong statement regarding societal pressure and control over women’s bodies. Maria showcases an impressive vocal range, transitioning between powerful shouts and crystal-clear vocals, adding depth and emotion to the song’s important message.
The world is a firework of overstimulation, and Future Palace have dedicated their upcoming album Distortion, to this feeling of overwhelm. On the new record, the band delves into the nearly oppressive mass of mental illnesses and societal problems, creating music that, fittingly, delivers more hooks than ever before, shifting seamlessly from the quietest depths to the loftiest heights. While their previous album, Run, leaned toward musical extremes, Distortion is the ultimate culmination of all the tones Future Palace have absorbed on their Europe-wide journey as one of the most exciting acts in alternative guitar music.
Future Palace‘s music has always explored internal struggles, and Distortion is the brutal climax of this approach. The album title, derived from the psychological term cognitive distortion, reflects a world where changing perceptions trap individuals in recurring pitfalls. Distortion addresses various mental illnesses and personal struggles, from ADHD to depression to narcissism. The band’s third album is a powerful force of emotions, cycles, and cries of desperation, overwhelming listeners with its intensity.
The band’s creativity shines as they tackle demanding topics with fresh perspectives. On Distortion, they build on their previous work by incorporating new elements, like orchestral interjections in ‘The Echoes of Disparity’, which combines brutal screams and chant-like passages to convey psychological struggle. ‘Panic Paralysis’ features a massive vocal motif with an arabesque touch, while ‘They Take What They Want’ dives into emotional depths, blending raw metalcore with gentle vocal passages and massive choirs.
Despite the album’s emotional intensity, Distortion was created amid excessive demands. Produced by Julian Breucker and Christoph Wieczorek, known for their work with Annisokay, Beyond the Black, and Smash Into Pieces, the recording process was grueling. Singer Maria Lessing recorded the album with a root infection and after wisdom tooth surgery, adding stress but enhancing the songs’ authenticity. Guitarist Manuel Kohlert notes that the album reflects the band’s experience as a heavy touring band, capturing the feelings of being on the road and contemplating their existence.
Despite its challenges, Distortion carries a piece of hope. ‘Decarabia’ tells a bittersweet story about a depressed couple, while ‘The Echoes of Disparity’, featuring Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds, is militantly rebellious, addressing abuse of power and the oppression of women. Lessing emphasizes the importance of female support to convey the song’s message loudly.
The album features the most powerful metalcore breakdowns meeting trembling darkwave beats, anthemic emocore refrains à la Bad Omens contrasted with sacred choirs, and the coldness of industrial clashing with the powerful emotionality of Sleep Token, making Distortion an album like a manifesto.
Tour dates: 17.10. DE Nuremberg, Hirsch 19.10. HU Budapest, Analog Music Hall 22.10. CZ Rague, Rock Cafe 23.10. PL Warsaw, Hydrozagadka 24.10. PL Gdansk, Drizzly Grizzly 26.10. FI Helsinki, On the Rocks 28.10. SE Stockholm, Kollektivet Livet 29.10. DK Copenhagen, Pumpehuset 30.10. NO Oslo, John Dee 31.10. SE Gothenburg, Musikens Hus 01.11. DE Hamburg, Gruenspan 02.11. DE Bremen, Schlachthof 28.11. DE Hanover, Musikzentrum 29.11. DE Frankfurt, Batschkapp 30.11. DE Cologne, Kantine 02.12. FR Paris, Supersonic Records 04.12. UK London, The Garage 05.12. UK Manchester, Rebellion 06.12. BE Antwerp, Trix 07.12. NL Amsterdam, Melkweg 09.12. DE Stuttgart, club Cann 10.12. CH Bern, Stellwerk 12.12. CH Zurich, dynamo 13.12. DE Munich, Backstage Werk 15.12. DEBerlin, Huxleys
Festivals 2024 13.06 – 15.06. CH, Greenfield Festival 15.06. AT, Nova Rock Festival 21.06 – 23.06. DE, Full Force Festival 23.06. BE, Graspop Metal Meeting 26.06 – 29.06. ES, Resurrection Fest 31.07. – 03.08. DE, Wacken Open Air 14.08 – 17-08. DE, Summer Breeze Open Air 15.08 – 17.08. DE, Reload Festival 15.08 – 18.08. FR, Motocultor Festival
Future Palace are: Maria | Vocals Manuel | Guitar Johannes | Drums
German trio Future Palace have released a video for their brand new single ‘Uncontrolled’, out now via Arising Empire. The track is the band’s first new music in almost a year.
Our entire existence demands control – it seems all the more shocking when the feeling of self-control suddenly seems to disappear. In their new single, Future Palace set exactly this almost unbearable state of a slipping self to music and rely on some of the most powerful sonic contrasts that they have ever unleashed in their entire discography.
“‘Uncontrolled’ was created in 2022 and was written almost at the same time as the song ‘Malphas’, which not only has a similarly heavy musical tone as the new single, but also lyrically speaks of a struggle with oneself.” The words with which singer Maria Lessing describes the experiences that gave rise to ‘Uncontrolled’ also sound correspondingly agitated. “The loss of control in the title primarily relates to one’s own mental health and one’s own decision-making ability”, she says. “You can no longer manage to get up in the morning and have to constantly regain your strength. You can no longer manage to meet deadlines or function at all. ‘Uncontrolled’ represents what it feels like when everything falls apart and seems hopeless.”
‘Uncontrolled’ is driven by remarkably riff-focused instrumentals that would do even Slipknot credit. In their most epoch-making moments, the band glides into arrangements with immensely great vocal gestures, only to plunge into perhaps the dirtiest screams that singer Maria Lessing has ever uttered in the very next moment. The band is continuing a development that already began on their second album Run and with their last single ‘Malphas’. Musically, Future Palace have now come shockingly close to the unpredictability and brutality of the dramatic themes that have always occupied them.
Last fall, the band played in several cities across Europe on their biggest headline tour to date, many of the shows were sold out. The music video for the new song, which was shot in Riga, Latvia, was again shot by Pavel Trebukhin, with whom the band has been working for a long time and who has already produced clips for big names such as Landmvrks, Imminence and Trivium.
Future Palace are: Maria | Vocals Manuel | Guitar Johannes | Drums
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