Butcher Babies will release their new album “Nightbloom” on Oct. 2, 2026, via Judge & Jury Records. Pre-save the album here, and pre-order physical copies here.
Butcher Babies also have released the music video for their latest single, “Blame It on the Wind,” which can be seen below.
“Nightbloom” was produced by Howard Benson, whose extensive credits include some of the biggest names in modern rock and metal (My Chemical Romance, Skillet, Daughtry, Halestorm). Joe Rickard, Neil Sanderson and Henry Flury served as co-producers, while Cameron Pierce Mizell and Evan McKeever provided additional production on “Songbird.”
“A couple of years ago, I found myself in a web of darkness that I couldn’t shake,” frontwoman Heidi Shepherd said. “A vicious cycle of self loathing and doubt, all while my support system did everything in their power to remind me of who I am. I desperately wanted to see in myself what they saw in me. I needed a way to look in the mirror and find love for who was looking back at me. So, I shut off social media, and for the first time in my life, I started therapy.
“Therapy sent me down a rabbit hole that I didn’t know existed. Over the course of a year, I was flooded with memories of trauma and emotions that I had suppressed. I started to feel that in this overwhelming darkness, these memories needed a way out. So, I started writing. I wrote about my failure of a ‘perfect’ marriage over 20 years ago. I wrote about the stormy canyon road that sent us to divorce. I wrote about watching the love of my life fall in love with someone else in front of me. I wrote about a one-night stand that has haunted me for decades. I wrote about a former boyfriend who took his own life. I wrote about Mormon religion ostracizing me while their members, and my neighbors shamed my family for supporting me. And even more currently, I wrote the abandonment of losing a best friend of 20 years. I wrote about moments that I didn’t realize held so much weight on my heart until we tore that fucker open in therapy.
“While, reliving and experiencing some of my darkest moments, I started to finally bloom. These songs grew and took on life in the dark. In writing these songs, I was able to turn negative experiences in my life into something positive, which in turn gave these memories a new place to live. Moments that I can look at and think, ‘Wow, I survived that. I bloomed in the darkest moments of my life. My “Nightbloom.”‘ This new album isn’t about the suffering, it’s about the survival. These songs were born from memories of heartbreak, uncertainty, betrayal, and pain. But they’re not just about those subjects, they’re more about what grew because of them. This album, ‘Nightbloom’, is a reminder that not everything beautiful needs perfect sunshine to flourish. Sometimes the most meaningful parts of life begin in the darkest seasons.”
“Writing with purpose. That was the overall theme of this album,” guitarist Henry Flury said. “Each part, layer, lyric was crafted with purpose and focus. Nothing was unimportant. Every detail was created to tell a story with a singular voice. ‘Nightbloom’ is our most important work we’ve ever done in Butcher Babies.”
“Nightbloom” is Butcher Babies’ first album since the 2024 departure of co-lead vocalist Carla Harvey.
“Nightbloom” track listing:
1. Lost in Your Touch
2. Sincerity
3. Blame It on the Wind
4. Broken & Beautiful
5. Are You Waiting Up?
6. Black Clouds Over Georgia
7. Fever In My Neck
8. Songbird
9. Leaving California
10. Black Dove
Butcher Babies will continue their extensive 2026 world tour with a U.S. run alongside Chad Gray (Mudvayne, Hellyeah) beginning in late summer and extending into fall. The also band will appear at Louder Than Life in Kentucky,.
8/22 @ Gathering Of The Juggalos in Mack’s Creek, MO
with Chad Gray
8/28 @ The Castle Theatre in Bloomington, IL
8/29 @ Voodoo Lounge in Kansas City, MO
8/30 @ Wooly’s Des Moines, IA
9/1 @ Delmar Hall in St. Louis, MO
9/2 @ Bourbon Theatre in Lincoln, NE
9/3 @ Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN
9/5 @ The Rave/ Eagles Club in Milwaukee, WI
9/6 @ Outset in Chicago, IL
9/8 @ The Venue in Cadillac, MI
9/9 @ House of Blues Cleveland in Cleveland, OH
9/11 @ Big Night Live in Boston, MA
9/12 @ The Paramount in Huntington, NY
9/14 @ Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA
9/15 @ Irving Plaza in New York, NY
9/17 @ Rosina Theatre Presented by Citizens in McKees Rocks, PA
9/18 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
10/5 @ House of Blues San Diego in San Diego, CA
10/6 @ Observatory in Santa Ana, CA
10/7 @ Fremont Country Club in Las Vegas, NV
10/8 @ The Rock in Tucson, AZ * Headlining Show
10/9 @ Jake’s in Lubbock, TX * Headlining Show
10/10 @ Aztec Theatre in San Antonio, TX
10/11 @ White Oak Music Hall in Houston, TX
10/12 @ The Studio at the Factory in Dallas, TX
10/14 @ House of Blues New Orleans in New Orleans, LA
10/16 @ OCC Road House and Museum in Clearwater, FL
10/17 @ Heartwood in Gainesville, FL * Headlining Show
10/18 @ The Fillmore Charlotte – The Underground in Charlotte, NC
10/19 @ Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, GA
10/20 @ Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville, TN
Headline shows
10/21 @ Minglewood Hall in Memphis, TN
10/23 @ The Shrine in Tulsa, OK
10/24 @ Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City, OK
10/25 @ Black Sheep in Colorado Springs, CO