Following the release of their album “Sunder“, Finnish modern metal visionaries Atlasreturn with their new single ‘Bittersleep‘. The track marks the band’s first new release since the album arrived in February 2026. Alongside the single, Atlas are releasing an official lyric video on YouTube, while a matching ‘Bittersleep’ T-shirt is available through the band’s official webstore.
“I die in my dreams, endlessly. Waiting for you, my Anemone.”
With these words, ‘Bittersleep‘ opens the door to a dark and emotionally charged world. Atlas combine powerful melodies with crushing heaviness, creating a song suspended somewhere between longing, pain and surrender. ‘Bittersleep’ is deeply rooted in the band’s distinctive sound: atmospheric modern metal collides with monumental dynamics and melodies that reveal their full impact when you completely surrender to them.
Following the release of “Sunder”in February 2026, ‘Bittersleep‘ opens a new chapter for Atlas. The band remains true to its musical identity, whilst consistently developing its sound on an atmospheric level. Where Sunder explored themes of death, healing, rebirth and faith across a vast and immersive album, ‘Bittersleep‘ focuses on a deeply personal moment caught between dream and reality, intimacy and loss.
‘Bittersleep‘ embodies the distinctive connection between Finnish melancholy and modern metal heaviness that has established Atlas as a unique voice within the current Nordic metal scene. The five-piece band combines the rawness and mysticism of Finnish folklore and poetry with crushing rhythms, colossal production and captivating melodies. Their self-defined approach, which they have dubbed Northcore, moves between modern metal, metalcore and deathcore, drawing influences from artists such as Deftones, HIM, Orbit Culture, Sleep Token and Humanity’s Last Breath.
With ‘Bittersleep‘, Atlas take the next step in their journey. A song for everyone who doesn’t simply listen to music but allows themselves to disappear into it.
A new chapter is also beginning for Atlas on the live front. Starting January 2027, the band will join The Rasmus as special guests on their major ‘Weirdo’ EU/UK-tour, bringing their distinctive blend of Nordic atmosphere and modern heaviness to international audiences. In January 2028, Atlas will embark on their own ‘Sunder’ headline tour, taking their latest album to stages across Europe and UK. See a full list of upcoming dates below, and find tickets here.
Upcoming shows:
Saturday, November 14, 2026 – Helsinki Ice Hall Black Box, Helsinki, Finland
Thursday, January 28, 2027 – Helitehas, Tallinn, Estonia (supporting The Rasmus)
Friday, January 29, 2027 – Palladium, Riga, Latvia (supporting The Rasmus)
Saturday, January 30, 2027 – Loftas, Vilnius, Lithuania (supporting The Rasmus)
Sunday, January 31, 2027 – B90, Gdansk, Poland (supporting The Rasmus)
Tuesday, February 02, 2027 – Music Club B17, Poznan, Poland (supporting The Rasmus)
Wednesday, February 03, 2027 – A2 Centrum Koncertowe, Wroclaw, Poland (supporting The Rasmus)
Thursday, February 04, 2027 – Studio Krakow, Krakow, Poland (supporting The Rasmus)
Friday, February 05, 2027 – Barba Negra, Budapest, Hungary (supporting The Rasmus)
Saturday, February 06, 2027 – PPC, Graz, Austria (supporting The Rasmus)
Monday, February 08, 2027 – Posthof, Linz, Austria (supporting The Rasmus)
Tuesday, February 09, 2027 – Conrad Sohm, Dornbirn, Austria (supporting The Rasmus)
Wednesday, February 10, 2027 – New Age Club, Treviso, Italy (supporting The Rasmus)
Thursday, February 11, 2027 – Mühle Hunzigen, Rubigen, Switzerland (supporting The Rasmus)
Friday, February 12, 2027 – CCO La Rayonne, Villeurbanne, France (supporting The Rasmus)
Saturday, February 13, 2027 – Le Moloco, Audincourt, France (supporting The Rasmus)
Sunday, February 14, 2027 – Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim, Germany (supporting The Rasmus)
Tuesday, February 16, 2027 – Zakk, Düsseldorf, Germany (supporting The Rasmus)
Wednesday, February 17, 2027 – Sasazu Club, Prague, Czechia (supporting The Rasmus)
Thursday, February 18, 2027 – Kulturzentrum Schlachthof, Bremen, Germany (supporting The Rasmus)
Friday, February 19, 2027 – Beatpol, Dresden, Germany (supporting The Rasmus)
Saturday, February 20, 2027 – Roxy, Ulm, Germany (supporting The Rasmus)
Monday, February 22, 2027 – E-Werk, Erlangen, Germany (supporting The Rasmus)
Tuesday, February 23, 2027 – Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands (supporting The Rasmus)
Wednesday, February 24, 2027 – The Black Lab, Lille, France (supporting The Rasmus)
Friday, February 26, 2027 – Epic Studios, Norwich, United Kingdom (supporting The Rasmus)
Saturday, February 27, 2027 – O2 Academy, Oxford, United Kingdom (supporting The Rasmus)
Sunday, February 28, 2027 – Stylus, Leeds, United Kingdom (supporting The Rasmus)
Tuesday, March 02, 2027 – Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom (supporting The Rasmus)
Wednesday, March 03, 2027 – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (supporting The Rasmus)
Thursday, March 04, 2027 – Electric, Bristol, United Kingdom (supporting The Rasmus)
Friday, March 05, 2027 – Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, United Kingdom (supporting The Rasmus)
Saturday, March 06, 2027 – Chalk, Brighton, United Kingdom (supporting The Rasmus)
Monday, January 17, 2028 – Betty, Hamburg, Germany
Tuesday, January 18, 2028 – Badehaus, Berlin, Germany
Wednesday, January 19, 2028 – Nachtleben, Frankfurt, Germany
Thursday, January 20, 2028 – Kranhalle, Munich, Germany
Friday, January 21, 2028 – QHub, Milan, Italy
Saturday, January 22, 2028 – Gaswerk, Winterthur, Switzerland
Sunday, January 23, 2028 – Im Wizemann Studio, Stuttgart, Germany
Tuesday, January 25, 2028 – Backstage By The Mill, Paris, France
Thursday, January 27, 2028 – The Green Door Store, Brighton, United Kingdom
Friday, January 28, 2028 – Underworld, London, United Kingdom
Saturday, January 29, 2028 – The Bodega, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Sunday, January 30, 2028 – Academy 3, Manchester, United Kingdom
Tuesday, February 01, 2028 – Garagen, Cologne, Germany
Wednesday, February 02, 2028 – Dynamo, Eindhoven, Netherlands
