Blackened deathcore band Ov Sulfur has released the new standalone single “Seed” via Century Media Records.
“Seed” marks a rebirth for the quintet, which has grown into a more melodic side of a subgenre that has exploded in popularity alongside the likes of Lorna Shore, Shadow of Intent and Mental Cruelty. Watch the official visualizer for “Seed” below, or stream the song here.
“‘Seed’ is about the constant doubt I feel in every facet of life and how I feel we all share that together,” vocalist Ricky Hoover said. “Imagine how it would eat away at you if so-called ‘eternal life’ were real? Sounds like torture to me: more hell than heaven.”
Guitarist/vocalist Chase Wilson said: “This was the first song we started writing for what may or may not be a new album. I think we’ve improved our songwriting in leaps and bounds once again, which we already did from the EP to ‘The Burden ov Faith,’ and the reaction to this song live on our tour with Nekrogoblikon backs that up.
“‘Seed’ has one of our best choruses yet, and we use it around melodeath riffs and brutal deathcore breakdowns. Actually, we even put it on top of the song-ending breakdown, where it fits perfectly—after already playing it standard and even blasting through it to give it another flavor. This song has every flavor of Ov Sulfur and then some!”
Though B-sides have trickled out in the time since the March 2023 release of “The Burden ov Faith”—including “Hivemind,” on which Mental Cruelty vocalist Lukas Nicolai joins Hoover—”Seed” was the first chance since for the band to really dissect its sound and reshape it.
Ov Sulfur currently is on the road with Nekrogoblikon and Revocation.
Tour dates:
with Nekrogoblikon, Revocation, Brat/Exmortus
June 4, 2025 – Dallas, TX @ Trees *
June 6, 2025 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater ^
June 7, 2025 – Phoenix, AZ @ Nile Theater ^
June 8, 2025 – Las Vegas, NV @ Backstage Bar & Billiards ^
June 10, 2025 – Fresno, CA @ Strummers ^
June 11, 2025 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall ^
June 12, 2025 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory ^
June 13, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA @ 1720 ^
* = with Brat
^ = with Exmortus
with Within the Ruins
Aug. 20, 2025 – Albany, NY @ Empire Underground
Aug. 21, 2025 – Syracuse, NY @ The Song & Dance
Aug. 22, 2025 – Cleveland, OH @ The Foundry
Aug. 23, 2025 – Battle Creek, MI @ Michigan Metal Fest
Aug. 24, 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving Underground
with Ingested, Cell and more TBA
Nov. 6, 2025 – Fresno, CA @ Full Circle Brewing Co.
Nov. 7, 2025 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfield
Nov. 8, 2025 – Portland, OR @ Dante’s
Nov. 9, 2025 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Nov. 11, 2025 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
Nov. 13, 2025 – Calgary, AB @ Dickens
Nov. 14, 2025 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
Nov. 15, 2025 – Saskatoon, SK @ Black Cat
Nov. 16, 2025 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
Nov. 18, 2025 – Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theatre
Nov. 19, 2025 – Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
Nov. 20, 2025 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache
Nov. 21, 2025 – Kitchener, ON @ The Hub
Nov. 22, 2025 – Ottawa, ON @ 27 Club
Nov. 23, 2025 – Quebec City, QC @ La Source De La Martiniere
Nov. 25, 2025 – Columbus, OH @ The King of Clubs
Nov. 28, 2025 – Indianapolis, IN @ Black Circle
Nov. 29, 2025 – Nashville, TN @ The End
Nov. 30, 2025 – St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag
Dec. 2, 2025 – Wichita, KS @ Wave
Dec. 3 – 2025 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall
Dec. 4, 2025 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Dec. 5, 2025 – Mesa, AZ @ The Rosetta Room
Dec. 6, 2025 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
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