Pittsburgh deathcore titans Signs of the Swarm are celebrating just ahead of a mammoth European festival trek by releasing new song “Clouded Retinas”, featuring Will Ramos. The run will feature appearances at legendary fests like Hellfest, Graspop, Rock for People and Sweden Rock, plus a co-headlining slot at the return of the UK’s Ghostfest. Peppered between are three sold-out shows supporting Lorna Shore and one supporting Fit for an Autopsy, plus multiple headliners with the likes of Mental Cruelty and Terminal Sleep.
“‘Clouded Retinas’ is about my struggle coming to terms with my vision loss and diagnosis of Stargardt disease,” explains vocalist David Simonich, who is having an internal dialogue with himself in the song. “I asked my friend Will Ramos to hop on the song not just to make it sound sick but also to spread awareness of degenerative diseases and disability. With Will holding it down for today’s deathcore, I tried to showcase my influences from Nate Johnson and Vincent Bennett because the song feels modern yet nostalgic at the same time.”
“Clouded Retinas” is taken from the band’s upcoming sixth full-length, “To Rid Myself of Truth”, which is due to be released August 22nd via Century Media Records.
Signs Of The Swarm European tour dates
June 4, 2025 – Sölvesborg, SE @ Sweden Rock Festival
June 5, 2025 – Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt ^&
June 6, 2025 – Gdańsk, PL @ Festival Mystic
June 7, 2025 – Hamburg, DE @ headCRASH &+
June 8, 2025 – Wolfsburg, DE @ s.v. Jugendhaus Ost &+
June 10, 2025 – Wroclaw, PL @ A2 ^%
June 11, 2025 – Bielsko-Biała, PL @ RudeBoy Club %
June 12, 2025 – Cham, DE @ L.A. Lifestyle Café
June 13, 2025 – Cologne, DE @ Gebaeude 9 &=
June 14, 2025 – Erfurt, DE @ Central Club &
June 15, 2025 – Hradec Kralove, CZ @ Rock for People
June 17, 2025 – Tilburg, NL @ 013 Poppodium ^&
June 19, 2025 – Dessel, BE @ Graspop Metal Meeting
June 20, 2025 – Nummijärvi, FI @ Nummirock
June 21, 2025 – Leeds, UK @ Ghostfest
June 22, 2025 – Clisson, FR @ Hellfest Open Air
June 24, 2025 – Madrid, ES @ Sala Copérnico ~
June 25, 2025 – Galicia, ES @ Resurrection Fest
June 27, 2025 – Ysselsteyn, NL @ Jera On Air
June 28, 2025 – Aarau, CH @ KIFF
June 29, 2025 – Turin, IT @ El Barrio
June 30, 2025 Bologna, IT @ Alchemica Club ~
July 1, 2025 – Ljubljana, SI @ Menza Pri Koritu ~
July 2, 2025 – Salzburg, AT @ Rockhouse ~
July 3, 2025 – Bratislava, SK @ Pink Whale ~
July 4, 2025 – Velké Meziříčí, CZ @ Fajtfest
July 5, 2025 – Leipzig, DE @ Naumanns Tanzlokal ~
^ = w/ Lorna Shore
& = w/ Mental Cruelty
+ = w/ Sun Eater
% = w/ Fit for an Autopsy
= = w/ Skeletal Remains
~ = w/ Terminal Sleep
Alberto Villalobos
