Malevolence release music video for new single 'So Help Me God' • GRIMM Gent

Fresh from their secret set at last weekend’s DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL, Steel City Kings MALEVOLENCE have released a new single from their massively anticipated new album, ‘Where Only The Truth Is Spoken’, which is out now via MLVLTD in partnership with 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 FESTIVAL 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® (more details below)

Purchase or stream Where Only The Truth Is Spoken now at:
https://malevolence.bfan.link/where-only-the-truth-is-spoken

Malevolence
Where Only The Truth Is Spoken

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:

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

Tickets here: https://mlvltd.com

MALEVOLENCE have never waited for permission. From the underground to festival main stages, they’ve built their reputation on sheer force of will, crushing live shows, and an unshakable foundation of heavy riffs and harder work. Now, with their fourth studio album Where Only The Truth Is Spoken, Sheffield’s finest step into a new league.

Recorded in California at Dave Grohl’s legendary Studio 606, the album was tracked through the iconic Neve 8078 console, the same desk that captured game-changing records like Nirvana’s Nevermind, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, and Tom Petty’s Wildflowers. For a band that’s always pushed forward without compromise, it was the perfect setting to carve out a record that represents everything MALEVOLENCE stands for. The album marks a new level of songwriting precision without sacrificing the band’s trademark weight. Working alongside Grammy Award-winning producer Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Gojira, Trivium), the result is MALEVOLENCE at their most punishing, urgent, and anthemic.

Lyrically, Where Only The Truth Is Spoken reflects the principles that MALEVOLENCE have lived by since day one—honesty, loyalty, and integrity. These are not just themes woven into the album but values the band holds in their personal and professional lives. This record doesn’t deal in facades or empty gestures; it’s an unfiltered expression of the struggles, victories, and unshakable brotherhood that have carried them this far.