Minneapolis progressive metal powerhouse After The Burial have returned today with their first new single in over two years, ‘Hum From The Hollow.’ The punishing new track finds the band excavating dark emotional territory and serves as a brutal reminder of why After The Burial remain an essential voice in modern heavy music. The release is accompanied by an official visualiser and arrives ahead of their upcoming N. American run with We Came As Romans on their ‘Bad Luck’ headline tour. Watch the visualiser hereand stream the song here.
‘Hum From The Hollow‘ showcases the band’s signature blend of mathematically precise 8-string guitar work and crushing rhythmic foundations. Lyrically, it navigates themes of internal decay and psychological torment. Sonically, the single balances the band’s insane technical prowess with a visceral, almost suffocating sense of fury that perfectly complements the track’s exploration of existential dread.
Speaking on the new track, founding guitarist Trent Hafdahl explains:
This song is one of many from the new album that have the same theme: pissed off. Sometimes you have to strip it all down and give the fans something to let their anger out to, so that’s what we did here.
With Anthony Notarmaso’s devastating vocal performance perfectly mirroring the song’s exploration of psychological torment, Trent Hafdahl’s innovative, jagged guitar work anchoring their sound, and the unflinching rhythm section of Adrian Oropeza (bass) and Dan Carle (drums) providing a brutally heavy, unshakeable foundation, ‘Hum From The Hollow‘ confirms that After The Burial continue to be a band that understands the therapeutic power of pure, unrelenting heaviness—unafraid to confront the uncomfortable realities of human experience through their brutal sonic lens.
The new single arrives as After The Burial prepare to join We Came As Romans on the highly anticipated N. American leg of their “Bad Luck” World Tour. More information and tickets are available here.
BAND MEMBERS
Anthony Notarmaso – vocals
Trent Hafdahl – guitars
Adrian Oropeza – bass
Dan Carle – drums