Belfast's SURVIVALIST released their new EP, Four Nails, today, November 13, via Seek and Strike, and marked the occasion with an official video for the opening track, "House Of Hate".
"House Of Hate" deals with growing up around domestic abuse and in broken homes. According to the band, the song looks at how deeply those experiences shape a person, while refusing to let them define who that person becomes.
The four-track EP arrives less than a year after the band's January 2026 full-length, A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone. This time SURVIVALIST go back to the heavier influences they grew up on and take a more direct, instinctive approach to songwriting. Deathcore and metalcore collide with groove-driven riffs, breakdowns and two-step parts, and the lyrics range from mental and physical health to the state of the world and historical figures. The songs were written with the live setting in mind, and the band were working once again with producer and collaborator Josh Robinson.
Vocalist Gavin Sharp called Four Nails "the proudest we have ever felt to be part of this band", adding that the songs came together over a couple of short months and are "the truest and best representation of SURVIVALIST". "The emotional weight, intensity and aggression behind each of these tracks and these stories they tell are the most accomplished pieces of work we've completed to date," he said. "We have your back if you have ours."
The band themselves sum it up more simply: "If you're into heavy music, there's something here for you."
Formed in Belfast, SURVIVALIST describe their mix of metalcore, deathcore and groove metal as "groovecore". Since their 2021 debut album, VII, they have shared stages with THY ART IS MURDER, CHELSEA GRIN, POLARIS, SUFFOCATION, ATREYU, KUBLAI KHAN and PARTY CANNON, among others.
Four Nails tracklist:
- House Of Hate
- Compass Rose
- Claymore
- Infinity
SURVIVALIST live in 2027:
- March 2–7: UK co-headline tour with GRADIENCE
- July 3: Bay Days Fest, Essex
- September 4: Mangata Festival, Nottingham
SURVIVALIST are: Gavin Sharp (vocals), Nick Butcher (guitars), Lee Shaw (bass), Rhys Fraser (drums).