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UK metal quartet HERIOT release new single, 'At the Fortress Gate'

Photo credit - Harry Steel


The UK's most exciting new heavy band, HERIOT, have today unveiled their new single 'At the Fortress Gate', their second glimpse of their long-awaited debut album. Devoured by the Mouth of Hell will be released 27th September via Century Media. 


Recorded with Josh Middleton (Sylosis, Architects) and GRAMMY Award-winning Will Putney (END, Fit For An Autopsy, Better Lovers), you can stream 'At the Fortress Gate' here: https://heriot.lnk.to/DevouredByTheMouthOfHell


The video for 'At the Fortress Gate' is directed by the band's long-time collaborator Harry Steel and filmed at HERIOT's performances this summer at Hellfest, Jera on Air, Download Festival, Resurrection, Rock Am Ring and Rock im Park. Watch the video from this link, from 6pm BST today 14th August: https://youtu.be/Oa6SICQj_Mo


Devoured by the Mouth of Hell is available for pre-order from the following link: https://heriot.lnk.to/DevouredByTheMouthOfHell


The band comment: "'At the Fortress Gate' blends elements from both our early and newer influences. It's been one of our favourite unreleased tracks to perform live over this festival season, and we can't wait to add it in the set for the Fit For An Autopsy tour later this year!"


HERIOT's only headline show of 2024, their intimate album release at Bristol's Exchange on 27th September, sold out in a matter of days.



HERIOT's debut album will continue their ascendancy as the pre-eminent new force in the UK heavy scene. The new singles 'At the Fortress Gate' and 'Foul Void' follow 'Siege Lord' and late 2023's 'Soul Chasm', the first two glimpses of new material following their signing with Century Media and support shows with Architects in summer of 2023.  


HERIOT's debut EP Profound Morality (2022, Church Road Records) catapulted the quartet into the global spotlight, with praise worldwide and a debut, sold-out, headline tour across the UK. The band have since supported Lamb Of God, Thy Art Is MurderRolo Tomassi, and performed to packed tents at Download Festival, 2000trees, Wacken Open Air, Bloodstock, Mystic Festival and many more, gathering a legion of fans in the process. They since followed Profound Morality with the ferocious standalone single 'Demure' (February 2023, Church Road Records).


Fully-focused and with a razor-sharp edge, the awe-inspiring double-vocal attack of Jake Packer and Debbie Gough is all-conquering; the titanic support of Erhan Alman (guitar) and Julian Gage (drums) rock-solid. 


HERIOT have deservedly been grabbing attention with all four pairs of hands, weaponising metallic sludge and hardcore, unholy levels of distortion, speed and gut-punching talent. Elements of NailsKnocked LooseCode Orange, and Vein.fm combine and collide to exhilarating effect, creating a sound that is truly groundbreaking, fully worthy of the notice the band are achieving.


In their short recent history HERIOT have caught the attention of Pitchfork, The Guardian, Metal Hammer UK, Rock Sound, Brooklyn Vegan, Kerrang!, Revolver, and Knotfest, among many others, heralding the quartet as "one of the most promising young bands in modern metalcore", and "probably the best new metal band in Britain".

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