While You Were Away: New Music From The Nightmares And Architects, Nine Inch Nails Confirms 2025 Tour, And More
Kick back, relax, and enjoy the rest of your three-day weekend with this week’s edition of While You Were Away featuring new music from Architects and The Nightmares, a big announcement from Nine Inch Nails, tours on sale this week, and more.
The Nightmares unveil new single ‘Hell Is Gonna Happen’
Ahead of the release of their second album, Fire In Heaven, The Nightmares have shared their new single “Hell Is Gonna Happen.”
“It’s a song for those who feel luckless in life. For people who feel like life never goes their way,” says frontman Adam Parslow. “Hell Is Gonna Happen is about embracing the chaos in life and following the path set for us – no matter how uncertain. It’s about finding beauty in disaster and chasing your dreams.”
Parslow also directed the song’s video, which ties into videos for previous singles “Dead Roses” and “Something In The Dark” that follows the album’s main character, Blue.
“The journey of Blue takes the viewer on a story arc that touches on four key elements: alienation, exploration, self-love, and fulfillment,” he elaborates. “These videos are set to a moody, dark, aesthetic and tie in with the world we wanted to create for the album. They were inspired by our collective love of ’90s Cult TV Show X-Files and ’00s film classic Donnie Darko.”
Watch the video below.
Fire In Heaven comes out on February 14th. Pre-order it here.
Architects share blistering new song ‘Blackhole’
Architects have shared their new song “Blackhole” from their upcoming album The Sky, The Earth & All Between. The track’s accompanying video features the band rocking out on a towering structure as a blackhole destroys the world around them.
“So excited to have ‘Blackhole’ out, it’s one of my favorite songs from the album,” Carter shared in a statement. “The video is equally as intense as the song. We filmed the video at such a wild location and we really are at the top of those buildings that you see. This is Architects at our most ferocious.”
Listen to the song below.
The Sky, The Earth & All Between arrives on February 28th. Pre-order it here.
Nine Inch Nails confirms 2025 tour, delays announcement due to LA wildfires
After numerous leaks last week, Nine Inch Nails have confirmed they will tour this year. The announcement was due last week, but Trent Reznor and crew delayed the announcement due to the wildfires in Los Angeles.
“Since some dates and information about our world tour have leaked we are confirming that yes we will be touring and will provide more details soon,” Reznor said in a statement. “We are all watching the devastation that is unfolding in California and have paused our announcement while people try to deal with all that is happening.”
So far, three dates have leaked: August 23rd at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON; August 31st at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH; and September 10th at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. The tour is dubbed the “Peel It Back World Tour.”
Read Reznor’s statement below.
Disturbed announce 25th-anniversary edition of ‘The Sickness’
Disturbed will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album, The Sickness, will a deluxe anniversary edition of the LP, due to arrive on March 7th.
The anniversary edition will be released on multiple formats, including a limited edition 1-LP and 3-CD box set featuring previously unreleased demos, a never-before-released 2001 concert from Los Angeles’ Palladium, and live tracks recorded at Chicago’s Metro in March 2000 and the London Astoria in February 2001.
Additional goodies include a poster, cloth patch, backstage pass, and set of guitar picks along with a book featuring rare pictures and memorabilia, an essay with new interviews with the band members and producer Johnny K, and an exclusive lithograph signed by the band.
Pre-orders can be found here.
Tracklisting:
Original Album – LP & CD
Side 1
01. Voices
02. The Game
03. Stupify
04. Down With The Sickness
05. Violence Fetish
06. Fear
Side 2
01. Numb
02. Want
03. Conflict
04. Shout 2000
05. Droppin Plates
06. Meaning Of Life
CD 2 (Demos and Rarities)
01. The Game Demo (unreleased)
02. Stupify Demo (unreleased)
03. Down With The Sickness Demo (unreleased)
04. Want Demo (unreleased)
05. Shout Demo (unreleased)
06. Droppin’ Plates Demo (unreleased)
07. Meaning of Life Demo (unreleased)
08. God Of The Mind Released on 10th anniversary CD/2LP version (The Lost Children)
09. A Welcome Burden Released on 10th anniversary CD/2LP version (The Lost Children)
10. Stupify – The Forbidden “Fu” mix
11. Glass Shatters (New Mix) AKA “Stone Cold Theme”. New Mix with Steve Austin intro (Unreleased Version)
CD 3 (Live- Recorded live at The Palladium, Los Angeles- April 18 2001)
01. Want (Live)
02. Fear (Live)
03. Droppin’ Plates (Live)
04. Fetish (Live)
05. Stupify (Live)
06. Numb (Live)
07. God Of The Mind (Live)
08. Shout 2000 (Live)
09. Voices (Live)
10. Meaning Of Life (Live)
11. Conflict (live)
12. The Game (Live)
13. Walk (Live)
14. Down With The Sickness (Live)
15. Voices (Live — at the Metro, Chicago, March 10 2000)
16. Stupify (Live — at the London Astoria, February 25 2001)
Tours on sale this week
Legendary punk band Dead Kennedys will embark on an East Coast tour with Bad Brains frontman H.R. with support from Raging Nathans. The tour starts on March 28th in Boston and runs through April 3rd in Washington, D.C. Tickets are on sale now.
Bush have announced a spring North American tour with Rival Sons and Filter. The outing kicks off on April 21st in Victoria, British Columbia, and wraps up on May 13th in Silver Spring, Maryland. See all the dates here.
Janet Jackson has extended her Las Vegas residency at Resorts World Theatre. The new dates for “Janet Jackson: Las Vegas” will take place on May 21st, 24th, 25th, 28th, 30th, and 31st. See the full list of dates here.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor will hit the road this summer with Low’s Alan Sparhawk. The tour starts on June 21st in Atlanta and runs through June 28th in Boston. Get all the details here.
