Gothenburg’s metallic hardcore crew Obstruktion have just dropped a brand-new music video for their latest single, “Touched by the Void” and it hits with the force of a collapsing world.
Taken from the band’s highly anticipated second album The End Takes Form, which is set to be released on May 30 via Suicide Records, this track shows Obstruktion at their most intense, merging pummeling hardcore grooves, death metal heaviness, and raw emotional catharsis.
The band comments: “In many ways, ‘Touched by the Void’ feels like a full-circle moment for us on this album. Much like ‘Death Comes Near’ it draws heavily from our roots in Swedish death metal, but we wanted to expand on that with a hardcore intensity that reflects the urgency of the themes we’re exploring,”
“Lyrically, the song wrestles with two interconnected ideas: the personal struggle to confront our own mortality and the broader, collective destruction we perpetuate as a culture. It’s raw, heavy, and deeply reflective — a snapshot of both individual and societal chaos. This track embodies the duality that defines the album: unrelenting power paired with introspective vulnerability.”
If you missed it, watch the video for “Sow Fear” at this location.
Obstruktion continues to blur the lines between genres, combining the metallic heaviness of Obituary with the hardcore fury of Hatebreed, Bitter End, and Earth Crisis. Their sound is unrelenting, raw, and unapologetically intense.
Following their acclaimed debut Monarchs of Decay, the band’s upcoming album The End Takes Form dives even deeper into bleak, aggressive territory—further cementing their place as one of Sweden’s most exciting underground forces.
With nine punishing tracks packed with relentless riffs, crushing breakdowns, and eerie atmospheres, this album is a sonic reckoning—a soundtrack to a world on the brink. Pre-orders are now available at this location.
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