lowheaven release new single “Mercy Death”
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Toronto post-metal band lowheaven have delivered their new song “Mercy Death” today.
“Mercy Death” comes with an accompanying music video, which can be seen here. The track stems from lowheaven’s forthcoming debut album Ritual Decay. The 10-track album is slated for an August 29 release via MNRK Heavy. Pre-orders for the album can be made here.
Vocalist/guitarist Dan Thomson said this about the new single:
“This song feels like the soundtrack to my nightmares. It was one of the songs in the batch where I realized just how heavy this band was going to be. Our goal was always to find a way to musically transmit what we all felt going on around us, and this one hit the nail on the head. As with a lot of the songs on Ritual Decay, I came in with a rough framework of the lyrics and then rewrote the whole song the night before recording it. I was spending the late nights in the studio isolated, just pouring over and scrutinizing every line. Every detail. Trying to find a way to free myself. This is the product of that.”
Guitarist/keyboardist Alex Pley also said:
“The original working title for this song was ‘Godzilla’ and it earned it. Writing this song with Dan and [vocalist/bassist] Mikey [Buchta] in the early days of the band was when it started to really sink in how heavy we were going to get. One of the ‘themes’ that I really tried to stick with when writing for this band was a sort of ‘end of the world’ feel; terrifying and powerful. The end of this song is a f**king monster, and playing this song live is going to ruin some people’s lives if they aren't ready. Chaos king still reigns.”
Guitarist Pat Pajak also said:
“This song almost feels like an elastic band that just won't snap when playing it. Definitely encapsulates the dread lowheaven strives to convey, but with some melody and resolve as well. I feel it reflects the range lowheaven delivers rather well.”
lowheaven will be touring on the East Coast this summer alongside Tan And Handsome. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.
lowheaven tour dates
7/18/2025 Preserving Underground – Pittsburgh, PA
7/19/2025 Golden Pony – Harrisonburg, VA
7/20/2025 Vfw Post 4933 – Kingsport, TN
7/21/2025 Milestone’s – Charlotte, NC
7/22/2025 Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
7/23/2025 Sellersville Theatre – Sellersville, PA
7/24/2025 The Woodshop – Brooklyn, NY
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