Ten56. release sophomore album “IO” alongside new music video for album track “Snapped Neck”

Today, French bruisers ten56. have released their brand new album “IO” on all digital platforms via Out Of Line Music, with physical versions following October 3rd. “IO” is a sonic wrecking ball of a metal record, rooted in personal pain, emotional turmoil and unflinching honesty. The highly anticipated follow-up to their earth-shattering debut Downer presents a more calculated, more aggressive and far darker version of the band, seeing them evolve into a true force to be reckoned with.

>> Stream & Pre-Order ‘IO’: https://ten56.lnk.to/I-O  

Speaking on the release of the album, the band shares:

We are both excited and, let’s say, relieved to deliver this record. It explores yet uncharted territories for us as a band and encapsulates a period in time for us all on a personal level; a period of difficulty and resilience, hardships and growth. We hope this transparency comes through in these tracks, and touches our listeners but old and new. We’ve put so much of ourselves into this record and it only exists thanks to those who have taken the time to dip their toes into our universe. This is IO. We love you, and we will see you all soon, wherever you are.

To celebrate the release of the LP, the band have shared a music video for their new single ‘Snapped Neck’. The track is one of the most melodic that the band has ever written, weaving vocalist Aaron Matts’ haunting vocal melodies with the band’s signature heaviness to create an impactful yet unsettling atmosphere. Watch the music video here.

On the new single, Matts comments:

This track is particular, in the way that it bounces back and forth between confrontational, almost egotistical anger and total vulnerability; we knew that in order to portray this inner battle, that we needed to explore new sounds and vocal atmospheres. This track does a good job of portraying the mental gymnastics that IO tries to encapsulate. We hope you guys feel it.

>> Watch the music video for ‘Snapped Neck‘:

Visceral and unrelenting, yet richly layered and skillfully crafted, “IO” hides grinding groove and gnarled melodies in every one of its shadowy, labyrinthine corners, which descend deeper and deeper into a story of deteriorating mental health and crumbling attachment to society and self. “I’m falling off the edge into the pitch black nether,” a tormented Matts screams on ‘Snapped Neck’. “IO” digs in its claws and pulls you down into the abyss with him.

The reason why I started ten56. was to talk about these things that I have on my mind, and unburden myself of them. For a long time in my career I wasn’t able to sing about the way I was actually feeling. I don’t know how to write positive lyrics. I have to be going through something to really be inspired. I’ve always liked extremely heavy music, and this was my way of getting these thoughts off my mind.

Aaron Matts

Describing the album as “a journey that starts from being taken advantage of by certain people, through feelings of revenge and questions of self doubt, before closing with self-reflection and revelation,” “IO” is an album in which Matts invites listeners to explore the darkest corners of his mind. Nightmares await at every turn, and yet there are fractured moments of humanity and vulnerability, too.

TRACKLISTING
1. Doormat
2. Pig
3. Snapped Neck
4. LIFEISACHORE.MOV
5. I Know Where You Sleep
6. Good Morning
7. Earwig
8. ICU
9. PTY FCK
10. Friends
11. Banshee
12. IO

In a few short days, ten56. will be hitting the road for their first European / UK headlining tour. The shows begin on 9th September, bringing along Cabal, VCTMS and The Dali Thundering Concept as their opening acts.

Upcoming Live:

Europe/ UK Headliner with Cabal, Vctms & The Dali Thundering Concept

Sep. 8, 2025 – Kavka – Antwerp, BE

Sep. 10, 2025 – The Dome – London, UK

Sep. 11, 2025 – O2 Institute 2 – Birmingham, UK

Sep. 12, 2025 – Cathouse – Glasgow, UK

Sep. 13, 2025 – The Key Club – Leeds, UK

Sep. 14, 2025 – Rebellion – Manchester, UK

Sep. 15, 2025 – The Fleece – Bristol, UK

Sep. 17, 2025 – Patronaat – Haarlem, NL

Sep. 18, 2025 – Gebäude 9 – Cologne, DE

Sep. 19, 2025 – Hole44 – Berlin, DE

Sep. 20, 2025 – Odessa Club – Warsaw, PL

Sep. 22, 2025 – Musikzentrum – Hannover, DE

Sep. 23, 2025 – Conne Island – Leipzig, DE

Sep. 24, 2025 – Rock Café – Praha, CZ

Sep. 25, 2025 – Flex – Vienna, AT

Sep. 26, 2025 – Werkk Kulturlokal Baden – Baden, CH
Tickets on-sale now – https://bnds.us/xcotv3

US Tour supporting Signs Of The Swarm

Oct. 2, 2025 – Théâtre Fairmount – Montréal, QC

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

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

Oct. 5, 2025 – Reggies Rock Club – Chicago, IL

Oct. 7, 2025 – Amsterdam Bar and Grill – Saint Paul, MN

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

Oct. 9, 2025 – WAVE – Wichita, KS

Oct. 10, 2025 – HQ – Denver, CO

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

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

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

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

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

Oct. 17, 2025 – Full Circle Brewing Co – Fresno, CA

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

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

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

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

Oct. 23, 2025 – Revolution Music Room – Little Rock, AK

Oct. 24, 2025 – EXIT Realty Elite – Nashville, TN

Oct. 25, 2025 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA

Oct. 26, 2025 – The Conduit – Orlando, FL

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

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

Oct. 30, 2025 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD

Oct. 31, 2025 – Preserving Underground – Pittsburgh, PA

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

Nov. 2, 2025 – Palladium – Worcester, MA