WYWA: New Music From BABYMETAL, Static Dress, Sleep Token, And More
We’re way past April Fool’s Day, so you can trust that the news we’re talking about this week is 100% true. New music from BABYMETAL, Static Dress, and Sleep Token is all waiting for you in this week’s edition of While You Were Away.
Ministry releases video for new version of ‘Everyday Is Halloween’
Ministry have shared a music video for the updated version of their iconic single “Everyday Is Halloween.”
The revised track comes from their recently released album, The Squirrely Years Revisited, which features re-recorded versions of songs taken from their first two albums, 1983’s With Synpathy and 1986’s Twitch.
The video, directed by Vicente Cordero, is the first official music video for the song. The original track never received the video treatment. Watch it below.
Sleep Token share new song ‘Caramel’
Sleep Token have shared their new song “Caramel” from their upcoming album, Even In Arcadia.
The song starts off tranquil, with Vessel singing softly with a blend of soft melodies accompanying him. Don’t be fooled, this gentle mood doesn’t last long. In classic Sleep Token fashion, the song gradually gets heavier and gears more towards doom metal as it reaches its epic conclusion.
Listen to the song below.
Sleep Token’s new album, Even In Arcadia, comes out May 9th. Pre-order it here.
BABYMETAL announce new album, share lead single ‘from me to u’
BABYMETAL have announced their new album, METAL FORTH, out June 13th via new label Capitol Records.
The album features 10 tracks with seven of those being collaborations with artists like Slaughter to Prevail, Spiritbox, and Polyphia. Previously released singles “RATATATA” featuring Electric Callboy, “Kon! Kon!” featuring Bloodywood, and “METAL!!” featuring Tom Morello will be featured on the record.
It also includes their latest single “from me to u” featuring Poppy.
“I have been a fan of BABYMETAL for years and I am so happy for this song to finally be here,” stated Poppy. “They have inspired me so much, enjoy ‘from me to u’!”
Listen to the song below. Pre-order METAL FORTH here.
Hear Static Dress’ new song ‘face’
Ahead of their US headline tour, Static Dress have released their new standalone single “face.”
The metalcore banger also properly brings guitarist Vincent Weight into the band. Weight has worked with the band before behind the scenes, handling various engineering and writing duties. Now, he’s front and center as heard on the new track.
According to Static Dress, the song is “a metaphor of a car crash to detail a turbulent relationship,” which also “explores the horror that can unfold in the pursuit of love, and the often destructive fallout when the results come to light.”
Listen to “face” below.
Tours on sale this week
Winona Fighter will head out on their 2025 US tour next month. The “Yes, Chef Tour” starts May 31st in Cleveland, Ohio, and runs through a July 20th show in St. Paul, Minnesota. See all the dates here.
Architects have announced a summer North American tour with ERRA and Holywatr. The tour kicks off with their appearance at Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley Music Festival on July 17th and wraps up on August 22nd in New York. Tickets are on sale now.
Modest Mouse will set sail across the sea on their inaugural “Ice Cream Floats” cruise, which takes place in February 2026. Taking place across four nights, the lineup features Portugal. The Man, Kurt Vile and the Violators, FIDLAR, Built to Spill, Tropical Fuck Storm, Ugly Casanova, The Black Heart Procession, David Cross, and Mannequin Pussy. Get all the details here.
Lamb of God recently announced a number of North American shows surrounding their previously announced festival appearances. The shows take place July 18th in Springfield, Massachusetts (with Hatebreed and Shadows Fall); July 24th in the band’s hometown of Richmond, Virginia (GWAR and Hatebreed); September 20th in Hinkley, Minnesota (Body Count and Harm’s Way); September 25th in Durant, Oklahoma (Power Trip and Frozen Soul); September 27th in Hammond, Indiana (Cavalera and Power Trip); and November 6th in Monterrey, Mexico. Get tickets here.
