THE HARA have revealed their brand-new single Violence featuring As December Falls vocalist Bethany Hunter Jiménez. The single drops ahead of their October-November UK tour with As December Falls. Watch the official video HERE.
 
The single is the latest cut from their upcoming album, The Fallout, released on 23 January via Mascot Records. 

Speaking about the electrifying collaboration between THE HARA and As December Falls, Josh shares how it all came together: “When we wrote Violence, we always had in mind that it would be incredible to have a strong female voice on the track to really bring out the two characters and the emotion of what the song is about and when we heard Beth (As December Falls) was interested, we knew it would be a perfect fit. Her high pop punk vocals take it to a whole new level and she absolutely killed it on both the song and the music video.”

This song explores the concept of a two-way toxic relationship, drawn from personal experience. “It’s a love story without a clear villain,” Josh explains. “It’s about two people desperately trying to make something work, even though it was never meant to last. The pain, the hurt, the manipulation—they’ve come to mistake all of it for love. And because of that, they can’t bring themselves to let go.”

You can hear Josh’s aching confession ring out on the song —“I don’t wanna leave when you’re all I’m fighting for”—which is met with Bethany’s biting response: “I thought you loved me, your perfect centerpiece. How could you say that you’d be better off without me?”

Violence follows their previous single, the live-wire Easier to Die, which is about losing hope in the pursuit of success and succumbing to negative thoughts. Heavy and personal entwine, and it’s this that creates the sheer electricity emanating from the band, making them a breathtaking spectacle to watch.
 
The Fallout allows the band to express themselves in a way that enables them to be supremely honest and open, whilst directing it towards a creative outlet. “Each song is a representation of the suffering I feel internally and how it manifests itself in different ways throughout my everyday life, relationships and as the frontman of THE HARA, having to deal with the chaotic ups and downs of band life that we already face. I’m still learning to find healthy ways to cope with my mental health, but sometimes in the moment, it’s easier to self-destruct, because even if the resulting effect is negative, it’s still better than facing the unknown ‘The Fallout’.”
 
The Manchester, UK trio – vocalist Josh Taylor, drummer Jack Kennedy and guitarist Zack Breen – create from a place of undistilled, unadulterated intention, and the songs all form the building blocks for their supercharged live shows, the environment where they feel like they blossom into their most authentic, best selves. 
 
Their raucous genre mash-up of alternative rock, metalcore, and emo has already seen them grab the live circuit by the scruff of the neck and pick up support slots with pop-punk giants Sum 41, Nothing More, Escape the Fate and Ice Nine Kills. They’ve exploded across the festival circuit; Download, Slam Dunk, 2000 Trees, Kendal Calling, TRNSMT, Tramlines, Truck, Boomtown Fair and an incredible main stage set at both Reading and Leeds Festival, as well as main stage performances at Rock For People and Mighty Sounds Festival in the Czech Republic.

Talking about the weight of the album at a deeper level, singer Josh opens up, “I struggle massively with self-acceptance and the way I talk to myself in my head. As I get older, I realise it’s something I’ve been dealing with for a very long time, and I’ve just grown accustomed to finding different ways to block it out or protect myself from it externally. It’s been a journey to just be able to say that out loud without feeling guilty because I’ve felt for so long that my mental health was never ‘that bad’, so I internalised so much, which only made things a lot worse than if I had spoken openly about it from the beginning. So, if anything, I really hope this album connects with people who are dealing with similar battles to me and inspires them to express who they are and how they feel without shame.”
 
“This album is probably the purest, rawest version of us,” asserts Josh. “Musically, lyrically, everything feels the most authentic we’ve been. This is really who we are.”

Track List

1. Trophy
2. Easier To Die
3. Monsters & Demons
4. Twist The Arrows
5. Stay
6. The System
7. Psycho Killer
8. Kings
9. Bury Me
10. Violence (feat. As December Falls)
11. Intergalactic Sabotage
12. Enemy
13. Bury Me (Piano Version) *
    *physical exclusive

Upcoming Tour Dates
Tickets are available HERE
 
26 Oct – Independent, Sunderland, UK
30 Oct – Electric Ballroom, London, UK ^
31 Oct – Project House, Leeds, UK ^
1 Nov – Rock City, Nottingham, UK ^
2 Nov – O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK ^
5 Nov – SWX, Bristol, UK ^
6 Nov – Garage, Glasgow, UK ^
8 Nov – Little Devil, Tilburg, Netherlands +
9 Nov – Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands +
10 Nov – Nachtleben, Frankfurt,  Deutschland +
12 Nov – Viper Room, Wien,  Austria +
13 Nov – Kabinet MÚZ,  Brno, Czechia +
14 Nov – Futurum Music Bar,  Praha, Czechia+
16 Nov – Lark,  Berlin. Deutschland +
18 Nov – Backstage, München, Deutschland +
19 Nov – Hebebühne, Hamburg, Deutschland +
20 Nov –  MTC Club, Köln, Deutschland +

^w/ As December Falls
+Co-headlining w/ Call Me Amour

The HARA online:
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THE HARA have announced details of their brand-new album. Saturated in catharsis and vibrancy, The Fallout represents the band unapologetically wearing their heart on their sleeves and will be released on 23 January via Mascot Records. They’ve also revealed the official video for their live-wire new single “Easier to Die.”
 
They will also join As December Falls on a UK tour in October and November 2025, before heading on a 10-date co-headline tour of Europe with Call Me Amour in November.
 
THE HARA didn’t write this album for the industry. Why would they, when the strange, structureless world they live in has ground them down and made them spiral into doubt? And why would they, when they prize their authenticity as much as they do?
 
New single “Easier to Die” is about losing hope in the pursuit of success and getting consumed by negative thoughts. It grapples with the feelings of hopelessness that might leach into their view of their band’s trajectory, and their general mental health. “We definitely feel like that quite a bit, trying to break through in music,” says vocalist Josh Taylor. 

They have already dropped glorious marker points from the record; from confrontational album opener “Trophy“, the smouldering and intoxicating recent single “Stay” – co-written with close friend Kid Brunswick – and the high-octane “The System.” All of these give a glimpse at their ability to meld affecting subject matter with a tear the roof off dynamism.
 
The Manchester, UK trio – vocalist Josh Taylor, drummer Jack Kennedy and guitarist Zack Breen – create from a place of undistilled, unadulterated intention and the songs all form the building blocks for their supercharged live shows, the environment where they feel like they blossom into their truest, best selves. For the album recording they absconded to the outskirts of Hereford with co-producers Brad Mair and Pete Hutchings (Nothing But Thieves/Royal Blood). 

Their raucous genre mash-up of alternative rock, metalcore, and emo has already seen them grab the live circuit by the scruff of the neck and pick up support slots with pop-punk giants Sum 41, Nothing More, Escape the Fate and Ice Nine Kills. They’ve exploded across the festival circuit; Download, Slam Dunk, 2000 Trees, Kendal Calling, TRNSMT, Tramlines, Truck, Boomtown Fair and an incredible main stage set at both Reading and Leeds Festival.
 
Every facet of their journey so far seeps into the songwriting process. Josh, as a lyricist, finds that he’s guided by his subconscious. He sits down, he lets it speak, and once the words are down on paper, he’s able to make more sense of what’s been going on in the recesses of his mind. He explains, “I find it hard to communicate in everyday life, and I feel writing is my way of expressing what’s going on, even if I don’t understand it at the time. It’s like therapy.”
 
In some ways, this struggle is inextricable from the other primary theme on The Fallout, namely THE HARA’s relationship with the music industry. It gives with one hand and takes with the other, leaving those trying to survive within it in a pattern of constantly chasing highs and watching their mental health crumble when those highs turn to soul-destroying lows – the band are not just surviving, but thriving despite this.
 
When they were working, they were determined to evolve. “We all listen to heavy music, and it was something we wanted to get into and play with more,” Jack explains. “We wanted to not only express the energy and how heavy all this sort of stuff is and how clever it can all be, but our musical ability as well.”

Heavy and personal entwine, and it’s this which creates the sheer electricity that emanates from the band, making them such a breathtaking spectacle to watch. This dauntless new chapter is the most self-assured they’ve ever been. Despite the pressure, toxicity and self-doubt fired at them from all angles, they’ve used the pressure to create diamonds. Most importantly, through all of this, they’ve metamorphosed into the greatest version of themselves yet.
 
“This album is probably the purest, rawest version of us,” asserts Josh. “Musically, lyrically, everything feels the most authentic we’ve been. This is really who we are.”

Track List

1. Trophy
2. Easier To Die
3. Monsters & Demons
4. Twist The Arrows
5. Stay
6. The System
7. Psycho Killer
8. Kings
9. Bury Me
10. Violence (feat. As December Falls)
11. Intergalactic Sabotage
12. Enemy
13. Bury Me (Piano Version) *

* physical exclusive

Upcoming Tour Dates
Tickets are available HERE

 30 Oct – Electric Ballroom, London, UK ^
31 Oct – Project House, Leeds, UK ^
1 Nov – Rock City, Nottingham, UK ^
2 Nov – O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK ^
5 Nov – SWX, Bristol, UK ^
6 Nov – Garage, Glasgow, UK ^
8 Nov – Little Devil, Tilburg, Netherlands +
9 Nov – Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands +
10 Nov – Nachtleben, Frankfurt,  Deutschland +
12 Nov – Viper Room, Wien,  Austria +
13 Nov – Kabinet MÚZ,  Brno, Czechia +
14 Nov – Futurum Music Bar,  Praha, Czechia+
16 Nov – Lark,  Berlin. Deutschland +
18 Nov – Backstage, München, Deutschland +
19 Nov – Hebebühne, Hamburg, Deutschland +
20 Nov –  MTC Club, Köln, Deutschland +

^ w/ As December Falls
+ Co-headlining w/ Call Me Amour

The HARA online:  
Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | X | YouTube | Spotify

THE HARA returns with their dark and intoxicating new single, “Stay,” and the news that they have signed to Mascot Records (Dinosaur Pile-Up, Calva Louise, Defects, VOLA). Watch the video for Stay HERE.

Stream the single HERE
 
They are also bringing their electrifying sonic assault on the road, supporting Nothing More in Europe, As December Falls in the UK in October and November, on top of festival appearances at 2000 Trees (UK), Boomtown (UK), and Mighty Sounds Festival (Czech Republic).

They have also announced a 10-date co-headline tour of Europe with Call Me Amour from 8 – 20 November, calling through the Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic and Germany.  Tickets will go on sale at 10am CET on 27 June and are available HERE. Find the tour shows below.

Josh Taylor, Zack Breen, and Jack Kennedy’s raucous genre mash-up of alternative rock, metalcore, and emo has seen them grab attention and pick up support tours with Nothing More, Escape the Fate, and Ice Nine Kills over the last year while dropping the singles The System and Trophy. The Manchester trio have built a formidable live reputation, which has led to them supporting pop-punk giants Sum 41, and they’ve exploded across the festival circuit with performances at Download, Slam Dunk, 2000 Trees, Kendal Calling, TRNSMT, Tramlines, Truck, and an incredible main stage set at both Reading and Leeds Festival, and Rock For People (Czech Republic).
 
Co-written with close friend Kid Brunswick, “Stay” showcases THE HARA’s continued ability to meld fresh, alternative metal with lyrical depth, creating a more mature take on their recognisable soundscape. From the moment Taylor opens with, “Are you holding on, Are you holding on for me, Cos you’re still in my lungs. It’s suffocating me,” you are immediately drawn into his vulnerability, which derails you before being disorientated and catapulted between the angst-ridden metal climaxes and his tender openness. 
 
The track finds vocalist and lyricist Josh Taylor grappling with the suffocating toxicity of a damaging relationship. The desperate desire to cling to that which hurts you is mirrored in the musicality, with delicate, fragile verses that are then shattered by heavy, chugging guitars and thunderous drums. This hard-hitting track is an exploration of both vulnerability and destruction.

The themes of abandonment and dependency are brought to life through a suite of visuals that draw inspiration from ghost stories and Gothic, vampiric romance. A music video in a forgotten and decaying nunnery creates a haunting sense of despair and an eerie unease throughout. Artwork and photography by Cosmic Joke, captured in the gothic corners of Whitby, bring to life and reflect the vampiric nature of a parasitic relationship.
 
Their explosive and theatrical swagger, which blends elements of Bring Me The Horizon, Architects, I Prevail, Limp Bizkit, Band Omens and Falling In Reverse, has seen them pick up support from Kerrang!, Dork, Clash, Kerrang! Radio and BBC Radio 1’s Introducing and Future Alternative shows.
 
Fresh from a sold-out UK headline tour at the start of the year, THE HARA are looking to build on the success of singles “Trophy” and “The System” by launching “Stay” in tandem with a summer of festivals and supporting metal giants, Nothing More and As December Falls.

Upcoming Tour Dates
Tickets are available HERE
 
25 June – Kulturfabrik Kofmehl, Solothurn, Switzerland *
28 June – Mighty Sounds Festival, Tábor, Czechia 
12 July – 2000 Trees Festival, UK
8 Aug – Boomtown Festival, UK
30 Oct – Electric Ballroom, London, UK ^
31 Oct – Project House, Leeds, UK ^
1 Nov – Rock City, Nottingham, UK ^
2 Nov – O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK ^
5 Nov – SWX, Bristol, UK ^
6 Nov – Garage, Glasgow, UK ^
8 Nov – Little Devil, Tilburg, Netherlands +
9 Nov – Patronaat, Haarlem, Netherlands +
10 Nov – Nachtleben, Frankfurt,  Deutschland +
12 Nov – Viper Room, Wien,  Austria +
13 Nov – Kabinet MÚZ,  Brno, Czechia + 
14 Nov – Futurum Music Bar,  Praha, Czechia+
16 Nov – Lark,  Berlin. Deutschland +
18 Nov – Backstage, München, Deutschland + 
19 Nov – Hebebühne, Hamburg, Deutschland +
20 Nov –  MTC Club, Köln, Deutschland +

*w/ Nothing More
^w/ As December Falls
+Co-headlining w/ Call Me Amour

The HARA online:  
Website | Facebook | Instagram | TikTok | X | YouTube | Spotify