Distant share ‘Into Despair’ video, the title track from the new album

Before the album INTO DESPAIR arrived last Friday, Dutch/Slovak deathcore outfit DISTANT unveiled the video for the title track. Watch it here.

 The band comments, 

“‘Into Despair’ is the title track and one of the most personal songs on the album. It’s about depression and the feeling of spiraling deeper and deeper into a place where you can no longer see a way out. We wanted the song to capture that experience from the inside rather than explain depression from an outside perspective. It’s about being trapped in your own mind, watching yourself sink further, and wondering whether there will ever be a way back.”

The track perfectly encapsulates the album’s central theme. ”Into Despair’‘ is DISTANT‘s most personal and emotionally charged work to date, exploring real-life struggles, loss, and the shared grief that connects us all. The album dives into the darkest corners of the human experience while ultimately finding solace in collective understanding.

DISTANT further elaborate, saying, 

”Driven by raw honesty and pure emotion, Into Despair is an album born from personal battles and lived experiences. Every song carries pieces of each member’s journey, with moments of pain, reflection, and resilience woven into a deeply intimate body of work. More than just a collection of songs, ‘Into Despair’ is a cathartic expression of vulnerability and a reminder that even in our darkest moments, grief is something we all share. It stands as the band’s most heartfelt and authentic statement yet, transforming personal suffering into something universally resonant.”

Get Into Despair here.

The album is available in the following formats:
*Standard CD Jewelcase
*Grey LP
*Ltd. iridescent pearl dawn LP (limited to 300) available from DISTANT
*EcoMix Blue LP (US version)
*Digital album

DISTANT continue to take their grim, unrelenting deathcore on the road. After celebrating the release of Into Despair with a special hometown show at Rotterdam’s legendary Baroeg on November 6, the band will embark on a US headlining tour with support from Heavy // Hitter, Torn Open, and Katywentmissing.

DISTANT ON TOUR:
WITH HEAVY // HITTER, TORN OPEN, + KATYWENT MISSING:
11/16 — Dallas, TX — Texas Tea Room
11/17 — Houston, TX — Secret Group
11/18 — San Antonio, TX — Vibes
11/20 — Mesa, AZ — The Rosetta Room
11/21 — Anaheim, CA — Parish at House of Blues
11/22 — Sacramento, CA — Goldfield Trading Post
11/24 — Portland, OR — Dante’s
11/25 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
11/27 — Salt Lake City, UT — Urban Lounge
11/28 — Denver, CO — Marquis
11/29 — Kansas City, MO — The Rino
11/30 — Chicago, IL — Cobra Lounge
12/1 — Indianapolis, IN — Hoosier Dome
12/2 — Detroit, MI — The Catacombs @ Sanctuary
12/4 — Cleveland, OH — Mahall’s
12/5 — Columbus, OH — Ace of Cups
12/7 — Rochester, NY — Montage Music Hall
12/8 — Worcester, MA — Palladium
12/9 — Brooklyn, NY — The Meadows
12/10 — New Kensington, PA — Preserving Underground (Main)
12/11 — Baltimore, MD — Metro Gallery
12/12 — Philadelphia, PA — Ukie Club
12/14 — Nashville, TN — The ’58
12/15 — Greenville, SC — The Radio Room
12/16 — Jacksonville, FL — The Albatross
12/17 — Orlando, FL — The Abbey

DISTANT have become one of the prominent faces of European Deathcore. Melding together brutal death metal, slam, noise and beatdown with a hyper-dissonant orchestra of impending doom, they’ve come eons since their origins as metalcore obsessed friends in Rotterdam and Bratislava.