Photo credit: Alberto Villalobos

On August 22, Pittsburgh titans Signs Of The Swarm will release their sixth full-length, To Rid Myself of Truth, via Century Media Records. Reunited with producer Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Mental Cruelty, Varials, King 810), the group continues molting their slamming deathcore exoskeleton, revealing a band now as indebted to Meshuggah, Gojira and Fear Factory as any of the deathcore bands they grew up on—now peers. For a first preview of To Rid Myself of Truth, the new single “HELLMUSTFEARME” can be streamed now in the links below. 

Bobby Crow (Drums) comments: “‘HELLMUSTFEARME’ is a nod to our roots: all gas, no brakes from start-to-finish. I wanted to channel the albums that drew me into deathcore, such as ‘The Cleansing’ by Suicide Silence and ‘Hellbound’ by Fit for an Autopsy and add our SOTS flavor. As soon as we finished this demo, we knew we wanted it to be the first thing everyone heard from the album that became ‘To Rid Myself of Truth’.” David Simonich (Vocals) adds: “‘HELLMUSTFEARME’ started from a little joke I had with a friend about how many times I tried killing myself—and failed, obviously. Assuming Hell were real, I would definitely be going there, but they don’t want me there. It’s kind of a ‘chicken or the egg’ situation; do they not want me there because I can’t die and what that suggests, or can I not die because they won’t let me know—and why is that if it wasn’t preceded by my being unkillable?”The song is about the lowest of the low. Not even the most depraved place for the heathens of all heathens wants me? So they keep me contained in another Hell, Earth.”Yet, I overcome. I hope that shines through and the listener feels powerful when they are jamming this defiant and deadly song. I’m trying to turn my negative experiences into something positive.” 

After writing their breakout fifth LP, Amongst the Low & Empty (2023), almost entirely in-studio, Signs Of The Swarm geared up to do it again on To Rid Myself of Truth. This stint’s seven-week lead time—PLUS the in-studio time—was a veritable vacation for the band, with the addition of guitarist and backing vocalist Carl Schulz adding a whole other set of riffing hands (and vocal chords) to the band. It was plenty of time for the now-quartet, rounded out by bassist Michael Cassese, to craft metal exactly as they think it should sound: MORE. PISSED. And it is. Musically the album’s edges are far more serrated than their last’s flirtations with djenty bounce. Read the full bio for To Rid Myself of Truth in a link below. Pre-order To Rid Myself of Truth in various formats now in a link below

Album artwork by: Stripes Arts

To Rid Myself of Truth track-listing
1. To Rid Myself of Truth
2. HELLMUSTFEARME
3. Natural Selection
4. Scars Upon Scars
5. Chariot
6. Clouded Retinas feat. Will Ramos (Lorna Shore)
7. Iron Sacrament feat. Phil Bozeman (Whitechapel)
8. Forcing to Forget
9. Sarkazein
10. Fear & Judgement feat. Jack Murray (156/Silence) and Johnny Crowder (Prison, ex-Dark Sermon)
11. Creator

I was in my car driving the day the song “HELLMUSTFEARME” got released; I listened to it on repeat. Its three minutes of just straight teeth-gnashing, air-punching brutality. At the 1:26 mark, there’s this breakdown that absolutely makes you want to drop-kick someone when it hits. With this song being as brutal, pissed and just straight and utter nastiness as it is, I can’t wait for the full album to drop. It’s going to be probably their best album yet, in my honest opinion.

Not to mention their upcoming tour, where they’re most likely going to be playing a lot of the songs from it. I’m going to make some suggestions: go preorder the album, stream the newly released single over and over until you can’t anymore, break out those wallets, purchase some tickets, and see this chaos in person on their upcoming tour. You will not regret it. I know I’ll be breaking out my moshing shoes and getting to a show.

After To Rid Myself of Truth‘s release, Signs Of The Swarm will headline a North American tour this fall with support from Mental Cruelty, ten56., Carcosa and Face Yourself.

See below for all dates, plus pre-sale and on-sale info:

-May 2 – Signs Of The Swarm pre-sale-

-May 5 – Promoter Pre-Sale-

-May 6 – Spotify Pre-Sale-

-May 7 – Bands In Town Pre-Sale-

-May 8 – Public On-Sale at 10 AM local time –

Signs Of The Swarm tour datesw/ Mental Cruelty, ten56., Carcosa, Face Yourself

Oct. 2, 2025 – Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Fairmount

Oct. 3, 2025 – Toronto, ON @ Axis Club

Oct. 4, 2025 – Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch

Oct. 5, 2025 – Chicago, IL @ Reggies

Oct. 7, 2025 – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar

Oct. 8, 2025 – Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre

Oct. 9, 2025 – Wichita, KS @ WAVE (Indoor)

Oct. 10, 2025 – Denver, CO @ HQ

Oct. 11, 2025 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell

Oct. 12, 2025 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder

Oct. 14, 2025 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

Oct. 15, 2025 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s 

Oct. 16, 2025 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post

Oct. 17, 2025 – Fresno, CA @ Full Circle Brewery

Oct. 18, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom

Oct. 19, 2025 – Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater

Oct. 21, 2025 – Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live

Oct. 22, 2025 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater *

Oct. 23, 2025 – Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room

Oct. 24, 2025 – Nashville, TN @ EXIT/IN

Oct. 25, 2025 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage (The Loft)

Oct. 26, 2025 – Orlando, FL @ Conduit *

Oct. 28, 2025 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern

Oct. 29, 2025 – Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819

Oct. 30, 2025 – Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage

Oct. 31, 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving

Nov. 1, 2025 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows *

Nov. 2, 2025 – Worcester @ The Palladium

*=No Face Yourself