The Amity Affliction release new single with lyric video “Heaven Sent”

The Amity Affliction has released the last advance track from “House Of Cards,” their ninth studio album, which is scheduled for release on April 24, as per theprp. See “Heaven Sent,” the third sneak peek of their debut album since splitting from bassist/vocalist Ahren Stringer, below. Joel Birch, the vocalist, expounded on this song, which, like the album, expresses the feelings associated with a terrible upbringing. Since then, Jonny Reeves of Kingdom of Giants has joined The Amity Affliction to play bass and sing; “House Of Cards” is his debut studio album in that capacity.

This is one of the darker songs on the album, the first line references one of a handful of memories I have from when I was really young and my stepfather still smoked. He put his cigarette out on my arm at a party and then played it off as an accident. My mother was busy getting drunk and brushed it off and told me to keep it moving, basically. The rest of the song is a snapshot of my home life in some ways and the way the abuse was cyclical in nature and always prefaced by or followed by ‘I love you,’ which obviously creates some strange and unhealthy ways for a young person to understand their relationship to a parent.

Financial difficulties seem to keep Stringer and The Amity Affliction together, despite the fact that their breakup was not amicable. August Burns Red and The Amity Affliction will begin their new co-headlining North American tour this week. Dreamwake, HEAVENSGATE, and Boundaries will start that run.

Upcoming shows:

• Friday, April 10, 2026 – Worcester, MA, USA – Palladium
• Saturday, April 11, 2026 – New Haven, CT, USA – College Street Music Hall
• Sunday, April 12, 2026 – Pittsburgh, PA, USA – Stage AE
• Tuesday, April 14, 2026 – Charlotte, NC, USA – The Fillmore Charlotte
• Wednesday, April 15, 2026 – Atlanta, GA, USA – Tabernacle
• Thursday, April 16, 2026 – Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA – House of Blues Orlando
• Saturday, April 18, 2026 – New Orleans, LA, USA – Fillmore New Orleans
• Sunday, April 19, 2026 – Dallas, TX, USA – The Bomb Factory
• Tuesday, April 21, 2026 – Houston, TX, USA – House of Blues
• Wednesday, April 22, 2026 – San Antonio, TX, USA – Vibes Event Center
• Friday, April 24, 2026 – Tempe, AZ, USA – Marquee Theatre
• Saturday, April 25, 2026 – San Diego, CA, USA – SOMA
• Sunday, April 26, 2026 – Anaheim, CA, USA – House of Blues Anaheim
• Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – Sacramento, CA, USA – Channel 24
• Wednesday, April 29, 2026 – Garden City, ID, USA – Revolution Concert House
• Friday, May 1, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT, USA – The Union Event Center
• Saturday, May 2, 2026 – Denver, CO, USA – Fillmore Auditorium
• Sunday, May 3, 2026 – La Vista, NE, USA – The Astro
• Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN, USA – The Fillmore Minneapolis
• Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – Milwaukee, WI, USA – The Rave / Eagles Club
• Friday, May 8, 2026 – Chicago, IL, USA – Riviera Theatre
• Saturday, May 9, 2026 – Royal Oak, MI, USA – Royal Oak Music Theatre
• Sunday, May 10, 2026 – Toronto, ON, Canada – HISTORY
• Tuesday, May 12, 2026 – Montréal, QC, Canada – MTELUS
• Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Brooklyn Paramount
• Friday, May 15, 2026 – Baltimore, MD, USA – Nevermore Hall
• Saturday, May 16, 2026 – Columbus, OH, USA – Sonic Temple Festival 2026
• Sunday, May 17, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
• Wednesday, May 20, 2026 – Recoleta, Chile – Sala Metrónomo
• Friday, May 22, 2026 – Abasto, Argentina – UNICLUB
• Sunday, May 24, 2026 – São Paulo, Brazil – Carioca Club
• Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Lima, Peru – Yield Rock
• Thursday, May 28, 2026 – Bogotá, Colombia – Ace of Spades
• Saturday, May 30, 2026 – Ciudad de México, Mexico – Foro 28
• Friday, September 18, 2026 – Wiesbaden, Germany – Schlachthof Wiesbaden
• Saturday, September 19, 2026 – Köln, Germany – Palladium Köln
• Sunday, September 20, 2026 – Hamburg, Germany – Grosse Freiheit 36
• Tuesday, September 22, 2026 – Johanneshov, Sweden – The Amity Affliction
• Saturday, September 26, 2026 – Oslo, Norway – Leiligheten Rockefeller
• Sunday, September 27, 2026 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Store VEGA
• Monday, September 28, 2026 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys Neue Welt
• Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – Ursus, Poland – Klub Progresja
• Thursday, October 1, 2026 – Prague, Czech Republic – ROXY Prague
• Friday, October 2, 2026 – Vienna, Austria – Raiffeisen Halle im Gasometer
• Saturday, October 3, 2026 – München, Germany – TonHalle München
• Monday, October 5, 2026 – Zürich, Switzerland – Komplex
• Tuesday, October 6, 2026 – Paris, France – Élysée Montmartre
• Saturday, October 10, 2026 – Manchester, United Kingdom – O2 Ritz Manchester
• Sunday, October 11, 2026 – London, United Kingdom – O2 Forum Kentish Town
• Monday, October 12, 2026 – Nottingham, United Kingdom – Rock City
• Tuesday, October 13, 2026 – Bristol, United Kingdom – O2 Academy Bristol
• Sunday–Thursday, January 17–21, 2027 – Sydney, Australia – Hellbound 2027