Fresh from their secret set at last weekend’s Download Festival, Steel City Kings have released a new single from their massively anticipated ‘Where Only The Truth Is Spoken’, out via MLVLTD x Nuclear Blast Records.

The video comes in response to a takedown of their previous single ‘Salt The Wound’, which was forcibly removed from Nuclear Blast’s YouTube channel after The National Trust threatened legal action. “Apparently pretending to play the guitar for a couple of hours on a public path that thousands of tourists walk up every single day is a criminal offence worth pursuing” said the band in a statement. “The video is a celebration of where we come from and we’re proud of what we made. Fortunately… someone has anonymously uploaded a version back to YouTube” they continued. New single ‘So Help Me God’ sees the band safely performing within the walls of the historic Abbeydale Picture House cinema in Sheffield. “This song is one of the most personal songs I’ve ever written. This song is a raw exploration of my own resentment, and unresolved anger” comments frontman Alex Taylor. “For the video, we wanted to match the tone of the song and have a raw performance driven video full of energy and aggression.” The band surprised revellers at Download Fest on Sunday, after days of speculation around this year’s secret act. During a stunning set in a packed out Avalanche stage, guitarist Konan Hall unveiled his brand new guitar – a one of a kind collaboration between Jackson® Guitars and Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft®.

‘Where Only The Truth Is Spoken’-Tracklist:

1. Blood To The Leech
2. Trenches
3. If It’s All The Same To You
4. Counterfeit
5. Salt The Wound
6. So Help Me God
7. Imperfect Picture
8. Heavens Shake
9. In Spite (ft. Randy Blythe)
10. Demonstration Of Pain
11. With Dirt From My Grave

MALEVOLENCE LIVE:

RELEASE SHOWS

21.06. – UK – Sheffield – Crookes Social Club – SOLD OUT!
22.06. – UK – Birmingam – HMV Vault *
23.06. – UK – Bristol – The Exchange – SOLD OUT!
24.06. – UK – Southampton – Joiners – SOLD OUT!
25.06. – UK – Liverpool – Jacaranda – SOLD OUT!
26.06. – UK – Brighton – Resident *

* (acoustic & signing)

SUMMER SLAUGHTER TOUR 2025
w/ HATEBREED, BLEEDING THROUGH …

08.07. – US – St Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
09.07. – US – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
11.07. – US – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
12.07. – US – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
13.07. – US – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
15.07. – US – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
16.07. – US – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
17.07. – US – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
19.07. – US – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
20.07. – US – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
22.07. – US – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
23.07. – US – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
25.07. – US – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
26.07. – US – Detroit, MI – Harpos
27.07. – US – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
28.07. – US – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection

MALEVOLENCE HEADLINE UK & EU TOUR 2025
w/ SPEED, DYING WISH & PSYCHO FRAME

27.10 – FR – Toulouse – Bikini Club
28.10 – FR – Paris – Elysee Montmartre
30.10 – DE – Munich – Backstage
31.10 – DE – Leipzig – Felsenkeller
01.11 – DE – Berlin – Huxleys
02.11 – DE – Hamburg – Gruenspan
04.11 – NL – Tilburg – 013
05.11 – DE – Cologne – Live Music Hall
06.11 – BE – Ghent – Vooruit
08.11 – UK – Manchester – O2 Victoria Warehouse
09.11 – UK – London – O2 Academy Brixton

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