Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, deathcore band Signs of the Swarm has shared the new song “Clouded Retinas” featuring Lorna Shore vocalist Will Ramos. Stream the single, or watch the official visualizer below.
The release comes just ahead of the band’s summer 2025 European festival trek that includes appearances at Hellfest, Graspop, Rock for People and Sweden Rock, plus a co-headlining slot at the return of the U.K.’s Ghostfest. Peppered between are three sold-out shows supporting Lorna Shore and one supporting Fit for an Autopsy, plus multiple headliners with Mental Cruelty and Terminal Sleep—the former with whom the band will tour around North America in fall 2025.
“‘Clouded Retinas’ is about my struggle coming to terms with my vision loss and diagnosis of Stargardt disease,” vocalist David Simonich said. “I asked my friend Will Ramos to hop on the song not just to make it sound sick but also to spread awareness of degenerative diseases and disability. With Will holding it down for today’s deathcore, I tried to showcase my influences from Nate Johnson and Vincent Bennett because the song feels modern yet nostalgic at the same time.”
“Clouded Retinas” is taken from the band’s upcoming sixth full-length, “To Rid Myself of Truth,” which is due to be released Aug. 22, 2025, via Century Media Records. Preorder the record in various formats here, and listen to the previously released single “HELLMUSTFEARME.”
After writing breakout fifth LP “Amongst the Low & Empty” (2023) almost entirely in-studio, Signs of the Swarm geared up to do it again for “To Rid Myself of Truth.” This stint’s seven-week lead time—plus the in-studio time—was a veritable vacation for the band, with the addition of guitarist/backing vocalist Carl Schulz adding a whole other set of riffing hands (and vocal chords) to the band. The band’s lineup is completed by bassist Michael Cassese.
“To Rid Myself of Truth” track listing:
1. To Rid Myself of Truth
2. HELLMUSTFEARME
3. Natural Selection
4. Scars Upon Scars
5. Chariot
6. Clouded Retinas feat. Will Ramos (Lorna Shore)
7. Iron Sacrament feat. Phil Bozeman (Whitechapel)
8. Forcing to Forget
9. Sarkazein
10. Fear & Judgement feat. Jack Murray (156/Silence) and Johnny Crowder (Prison, ex-Dark Sermon)
11. Creator
Before the new album’s release, Signs of the Swarm will appear across Europe at some of the biggest festivals this summer, plus tour alongside Lorna Shore, Mental Cruelty, Fit for an Autopsy and more. North American fans can catch the band this fall when they headline a North American trek with support from Mental Cruelty, ten56., Carcosa and Face Yourself. See below for all dates; tickets can be purchased now via https://signsoftheswarm.com/
Signs of the Swarm tour dates:
EUROPE
June 4, 2025 – Sölvesborg, SE @ Sweden Rock Festival
June 5, 2025 – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt ^&
June 6, 2025 – Gdańsk, PL @ Festival Mystic
June 7, 2025 – Hamburg, DE @ headCRASH &+
June 8, 2025 – Wolfsburg, DE @ s.v. Jugendhaus Ost &+
June 10, 2025 – Wroclaw, PL @ A2 ^%
June 11, 2025 – Bielsko-Biała, PL @ RudeBoy Club %
June 12, 2025 – Cham, DE @ L.A. Lifestyle Café
June 13, 2025 – Cologne, DE @ Gebaeude 9 &=
June 14, 2025 – Erfurt, DE @ Central Club &
June 15, 2025 – Hradec Kralove, CZ @ Rock for People
June 17, 2025 – Tilburg, NL @ 013 Poppodium ^&
June 19, 2025 – Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting
June 20, 2025 – Nummijärvi, FI @ Nummirock
June 21, 2025 – Leeds, UK @ Ghostfest
June 22, 2025 – Clisson, FR @ Hellfest Open Air
June 24, 2025 – Madrid, ES @ Sala Copérnico ~
June 25, 2025 – Galicia, ES @ Resurrection Fest
June 27, 2025 – Ysselsteyn, NL @ Jera On Air
June 28, 2025 – Aarau, CH @ KIFF
June 29, 2025 – Turin, IT @ El Barrio
June 30, 2025 Bologna, IT @ Alchemica Club ~
July 1, 2025 – Ljubljana, SI @ Menza Pri Koritu ~
July 2, 2025 – Salzburg, AT @ Rockhouse ~
July 3, 2025 – Bratislava, SK @ Pink Whale ~
July 4, 2025 – Velké Meziříčí, CZ @ Fajtfest
July 5, 2025 – Leipzig, DE @ Naumanns Tanzlokal ~
^ = w/ Lorna Shore
& = w/ Mental Cruelty
+ = w/ Sun Eater
% = w/ Fit for an Autopsy
= = w/ Skeletal Remains
~ = w/ Terminal Sleep
NORTH AMERICA
Festival
July 20, 2025 – Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration
With Mental Cruelty, ten56., Carcosa, Face Yourself
Oct. 2, 2025 – Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Fairmount
Oct. 3, 2025 – Toronto, ON @ Axis Club
Oct. 4, 2025 – Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
Oct. 5, 2025 – Chicago, IL @ Reggies
Oct. 7, 2025 – St. Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar
Oct. 8, 2025 – Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre
Oct. 9, 2025 – Wichita, KS @ WAVE (Indoor)
Oct. 10, 2025 – Denver, CO @ HQ
Oct. 11, 2025 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
Oct. 12, 2025 – Boise, ID @ The Shredder
Oct. 14, 2025 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Oct. 15, 2025 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s
Oct. 16, 2025 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
Oct. 17, 2025 – Fresno, CA @ Full Circle Brewery
Oct. 18, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
Oct. 19, 2025 – Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
Oct. 21, 2025 – Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
Oct. 22, 2025 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater *
Oct. 23, 2025 – Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
Oct. 24, 2025 – Nashville, TN @ EXIT/IN
Oct. 25, 2025 – Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage (The Loft)
Oct. 26, 2025 – Orlando, FL @ Conduit *
Oct. 28, 2025 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
Oct. 29, 2025 – Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819
Oct. 30, 2025 – Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
Oct. 31, 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving
Nov. 1, 2025 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows *
Nov. 2, 2025 – Worcester @ The Palladium
*=no Face Yourself
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