Today, Boston hardcore legends Death Before Dishonor announce their sixth full-length album, Nowhere Bound, set for release May 16th on Bridge Nine Records. Across eleven tracks, the band deliver with furiosity through resilient vocals, thrashy riffs, and accelerated drums. The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Hatebreed), and recorded at Rock Valley Studio, Easthampton, MA and Planet-Z, Wilbraham, MA. It can be preordered now through Bridge Nine.
On writing the album, drummer Ben Hilton shares:
“Nowhere Bound is a collection of statements and observations that represent our mindset through the past 6 years since our last record. There are familiar themes from past records, like loyalty & friendship, but we also take on entirely new topics for us, like describing what it’s like to maintain your principles as you get older. Whether it’s a song about personal conflict, mental illness, or venting on the state of the world, these are thoughts that cloud our minds until we put pen to paper and address them.”
February single “Overruled” delivered a great sonic indication of what to expect on Nowhere Bound and now the band follow it up with the pummeling “Pushed To The Edge.” Centered around reaching a breaking point, the two-minute long track packs a thunderous energy ready for two-step mosh and epic shout alongs. Stream it HERE.
Death Before Dishonor has a number of upcoming shows including a record release in Boston on May 18th at Sonia with Missing Link, Shattered Realm, Street Power and more. The band will then head out on a west coast tour with Haywire in June. Full dates below.
Formed in 2000, Death Before Dishonor began its partnership with Bridge Nine Records with the release of Friends Family Forever in 2005, followed by Count Me In in 2007. The latter album marked a significant turning point for the band, helping them gain wider recognition in the hardcore punk scene. The band has since released several more albums on the label, including Better Ways to Die in 2009 and Unfinished Business in 2019.
Death Before Dishonor is Bryan Harris (vocals), Ben Kelly (guitar), Justin Viera (guitar), Greg Chihoski (Bass) and Ben Hilton (drums).
Nowhere Bound Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Inherit The Pain
3. Die Alone
4. Pushed To The Edge
5. Will To Fight
6. Overruled
7. Forgive And Forget
8. Thick As Thieves
9. Life’s Grip
10. End Of Days
11. Nowhere Bound
Tour Dates:
May 17th – Reading PA @ Club Reverb w/ Wisdom In Chains, Sheer Terror
May 18th – Boston, MA @ Sonia w/ Missing Link, Shattered Realm, Street Power
June 13th – Phoenix, AZ @ Kingdom Boxing w/ Haywire
June 14th – Yuma, AZ @ Tarros Chicali w/ Haywire
June 15th – San Diego, CA @ Corazon Del Barrio w/ Haywire
June 16th – Coachella Valley, CA @ Mash Screen Printing w/ Haywire
June 17th – Los Angeles, CA @ First Street Billiards w/ Haywire, Problem
June 18th – Oxnard, CA @ The Mystery Shop w/ Haywire
June 19th – Bakersfield, CA @ 415BKFD w/ Haywire
June 20th – San Jose, CA @ Open w/ Haywire, Problem
June 21st – Oakland, CA @ Stay Gold Deli w/ Haywire, Problem
June 22nd – Sacramento, CA @ House Show w/ Haywire, Problem
June 24th – Eugene, OR @ Dark Pine w/ Haywire
June 25th – Portland, OR @ The Off-Beat w/ Haywire
June 26th – Olympia, WA @ Lamplighters w/ Haywire
June 27th – Seattle, WA @ Black Lodge w/ Haywire, Problem
June 28th – Chicago, IL @ The Rumble – Cobra Lounge
August 8th + 9th – Philadelphia, PA @ This Is Hardcore – Underground Arts