Urne reveal new single & music video ‘The Spirit, Alive’

London modern metal band URNE, Joe Nally (bass, vocals), Angus Neyra (guitar),  James Cook (drums) and Kurtis Bagley (guitar), have released new single “The Spirit, Alive”, taken from their forthcoming studio album, Setting Fire To The Sky. 

“We are proud to present ‘The Spirit, Alive’, the third single from our upcoming album ‘Setting Fire To The Sky’”, says Urne frontman Joe Nally. “This was the very first track we started writing for Album 3. From the beginning, we knew we wanted this record to feel uplifting, this track became a gateway to that vision. This song is about hope, the human spirit, and a fire that never goes out – what better time to release it than Bonfire night?! Listen to this loud and keep the spirit alive!!”

The new album was produced by SikTh co-vocalist Justin Hill, mixed by Johann Meyer (Silvercord Studio), mastered by Tony Lindstrom at Fascination Street Studio and scheduled for release on January 30,2026 via Spinefarm. Setting Fire To The Sky whips up a firestorm of grit, swagger and grandiosity. 

Snarling hardcore, extreme inflections, and a strong sense of heavy metal’s inherent classicism, all burn together within Urne’s burial chamber, propelling the band forward. “I feel like I’m in Metallica in 1988 with what we do,” says Nally.

Guesting on the record, you’ll hear innovative cellist Jo Quail appear as part of melancholy album closer “Breathe” whilst the nine-minute-plus undulating epic, “Harken The Waves” – released as a single earlier this year – features guest vocals from Mastodon’s Troy Sanders.

Pre-order Setting Fire To The sky here: 
URNE.lnk.to/SFTTS

Setting Fire To The Sky tracklisting:

1. Be Not Dismayed  
2. Weeping To The World 
3. The Spirit, Alive  
4.Setting Fire To The Sky  
5. The Ancient Horizon 
6. Towards The Harmony Hall 
7. Harken The Waves (feat. Troy Sanders)  
8. Breathe (Feat. Jo Quail) 
9. Nocturnal Forms (CD and Digital ONLY bonus track)

Nally adds: “The artwork for the last album was so dark, this time around we wanted to go in the complete opposite direction. I had never worked with a real artist before, but I had a clear idea of what I wanted, and Dan Zollinger has done more than capture that. We feel it ties in perfectly with what this album is, where we are as a band, and what is to come.”