FORLORN return with new single

‘Let Them Run’

UK co-headline tour with Calligram starts October 29th

The debut album, ‘Aether’, out now on

Church Road Records

Photo Credit: GLK Media

UK metal outfit, Forlorn are back with ‘Let Them Run’, their first new single since debut album, Aether. The track explores the ‘witch wound’ – the fear of embracing one’s power and inner truth. This psychic wound is connected to the ‘Burning Times’; a period in time where tens of thousands of people were persecuted for being suspected witches. To this day, there are still modern-day forms of witch trails in places such as India, Zambia and Ghana.

Haunting, cinematic, and deeply personal, ‘Let Them Run’ is a bold statement of empowerment and authenticity from a band unafraid to confront darkness.

Speaking of the new single, vocalist Megan Jenkins shares, “I think that in some form or another, I’ve spent a large portion of my life afraid to be my true self from fear of not fitting in or being misunderstood by my school friends, my co-workers or acquaintances. For years, I wouldn’t tell people that I was a witch or into heavy music and there were extensive periods within my school years where I was bullied or shunned for being “other”. ‘Let Them Run’ lyrically and visually tells that story and, in a sense, mirrors my personal character arc and how I’m learning to overcome that, reclaim my power and step into my true form. With all that being said, there are moments in my adult life that challenge that, that make me retreat within myself and remind me that that witch wound is still very much there. I feel very lucky to be surrounded by family, friends and band mates that celebrate me for who I am and encourage me to be my authentic self, because I know that there are so many individuals that are afraid to step out of the broom closet from fear of judgment or rejection.”

FORLORN – ‘Let Them Run’ (Official Music Video)

To coincide with the single release, Forlorn will hit the road with Calligram for a joint UK tour, kicking off in Huddersfield on October 29th, with stops in Leicester and Cardiff, before concluding in Worthing on November 1st.

OCTOBER
29: HUDDERSFIELD The Parish

30: LEICESTER Duffys

31: CARDIFF The Canopi

NOVEMBER

1: WORTHING The Charles Dickens

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Embodying a sound unfamiliar to many, Southern UK band Forlorn blend expressionist art, crushing soundscapes and paganism to carve out their own brand of innovative ‘Folk Horror’. Their sound combines downtuned guitars with cinematic, atmospheric elements to create a style often described as “haunting, immersive, and deeply narrative”.

Since Forlorn’s inception in 2019, the quintet have been championed by major streaming, press and radio tastemakers, leading them to national radio plays on both BBC Radio 1 and Kerrang! Radio as well as editorial playlisting on Spotify (New Blood, The Pit, All New Metal) and Apple Music. March 2025 saw the release of Forlorn’s debut album ‘Aether’ to critical acclaim from major press outlets including Kerrang!, Rock Sound and Metal Hammer; the latter of which celebrated the band’s debut full-length in a double page New Noise feature within issue 404 of the magazine.

As well as selling out their ‘Aether‘ release show at The Black Heart in London on March 28th, Forlorn’s haunting live presence has graced stages across the UK alongside artists like Dying Wish, Devil Sold His Soul, DESTRAGE, Calva Louise, CRYPTA, Ithaca and North Atlas, festivals like at Radar Festival, Tech Fest, Uprising, Noizzefest and Collision Festival.

Forlorn now prepare to release single ‘Let Them Run’, their first offering since the release of Aether. Once again produced by Sam Bloor (Graphic Nature, Black Coast, Dream State), the band continue down the path of sonic bombardment with their fiercest song to date.