Our final New Band of the Week of 2025 takes us to the East Midlands, where Distance Divine fuse a wide range of genres, from metal and emo to trance and rap, in a sound that they describe as “fun, eclectic and incongruous.”
The band, who hail from the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire area, got together during the pandemic, with their name reflecting their experience in the lockdown period.
On the sound they’ve crafted since, the band told us: “It’s definitely eclectic! We blend a lot of different genres together, including trance/metal/chill/rap/emo. I guess what ties it all together is a song focus on vocal hooks, synth-work and a heavy sound.”
Our latest taste of this is …but it won’t kill me, which was released earlier this month. The track starts out with light synths that continue under laid-back vocals in a very mellow opening. A little drum roll comes in and a stabbing bass note accompanies building vocals, which end with repeats of “but it won’t kill me.” Suddenly it kicks into life with chunky guitars, driving drums and a pulsing synth under more intense vocals. A little guitar lick takes over as it flows into a powerful section led by huge vocals, ending with more repeats of “but it won’t kill me.” The track calms down again with light synths and delicate vocals bringing it to an end.
Ahead of its release, the band told us: “We can’t wait to get this song out there, we’ve played it live a bunch and it always goes down well. It’s such a departure from what we’ve released before, we’ll always strive to surprise our listeners.”
That’s the latest in a series of singles over the last few years. That includes this year’s very electro metal S.I.N and last year’s more intense nu-metal sounding Self Destruction, which features Hacktivist’s JJ Olifent and you can check out in the video below, as well as their engaging debut single Glitch.
The Distance Divine sound has been influenced by the likes of Dayseeker, Jonny Craig, Holywatr, Spiritbox, Bring Me The Horizon and Bad Omens. And on what inspires them to write music, the band says: “Relationships, past-trauma, addiction, society and authority.”
Distance Divine are gearing up to release their debut EP early next year, along with playing more live shows. The band record and mix their own music, so they’ll definitely be working on new music in the new year too.
And they added: “We’re thankful to everyone who checks us out and come see us at a show in the future!”
You can follow Distance Divine on Facebook and Instagram, and check out their music on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
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