GUILT TRIP
SURPRISE-DROP ‘GOD FORGIVES’ EP
LISTEN HERE
BAND SHARES TWO-PART VIDEO FOR ‘DIRT’ & ‘ANGEL EYES’
WATCH HERE
CO-HEADLINE U.S. TOUR WITH MALEVOLENCE SET FOR SPRING
Photo Credit: Amy Haghebaert / @cruxsader
Manchester, UK-based five-piece GUILT TRIP — Jay Valentine [vocals], Jak Maden [guitar], Sam Baker [guitar], Tom Aimson [drums], and Lily Kilcoyne [bass] — are one of the most exciting and fast-rising bands in heavy music. Today (Feb 11th), sees them surprise-dropped the three-song EP, ‘God Forgives’.
It includes two new tracks — ‘Dirt’ (which premiered on Daniel P Carter’s Radio Rock show on February 9) and ‘Angel Eyes’ (which premiered via SiriusXM Liquid Metal on February 10) — as well as a new mix of the previously released ‘Burn’.
The band also shared a music video event presented in two parts featuring ‘Dirt’ and ‘Angel Eyes,’ which can be viewed here. It’s quite a one-two knockout punch.
“’God Forgives’ is a culmination of progress and the embodiment of Guilt Trip’s identity, whilst consciously trying to build on the style and songwriting on ‘Severance’ we are yet embracing and moving with the sound we achieved on that record,”says Valentine. “The songs were written with one thing in mind: ‘Make it better’ and we hope we have hit the mark for every Guilt Trip fan out there.”
Regarding the accompanying video, he says, “It was birthed by a mix of transitioning lyrical themes into visuals and original ideas that we felt best represented the subject matter metaphorically. We wanted to show something other than just a live performance — a story that could entertain while relating to the music and still convey a message but be open enough for the watcher to make their own interpretations.”
The EP highlights the band’s gritty and groove-laden metallic hardcore style — and is just a taste of what’s to come for the band’s forthcoming full-length.
‘GOD FORGIVES’ EP TRACK LISTING:
‘Dirt’
‘Angel Eyes’
‘Burn’
Guilt Trip, who announced their signing to Roadrunner Records last year, will also embark on a co-headline U.S. tour with Malevolence that runs through April. All dates are below. Get tickets here.
GUILT TRIP ON TOUR:
WITH MALEVOLENCE:
31/03 — Detroit, MI — The Shelter
02/04 — Buffalo, NY — Rec Room
03/04 — Montreal, QC — Fairmount Theatre
04/04 — Toronto, ON — Hard Luck Bar
07/04 — Worcester, MA — Palladium Upstairs
08/04 — Brooklyn, NY — Meadows
09/04 — Baltimore, MD — Metro Gallery
10/04 — Philadelphia, PA — Ukie Club
11/04 — Pittsburgh, PA — Preserving
13/04 — Nashville, TN — The Mil
14/04 — Atlanta, GA — Masquerade
16/04 — Houston, TX — Secret Group
17/04 — San Antonio, TX — The Rock Box
18/04 — Dallas, TX — Puzzles Deep Ellum
20/04 — Denver, CO — Marquis
22/04 — Minneapolis, MN — Amsterdam Bar
23/04 — Milwaukee, WI — X-Ray Arcade
ABOUT GUILT TRIP:
Historically, Manchester, UK breeds a certain toughness. As a pillar of the 19th century Industrial Revolution in Northern England, factories and warehouses line much of the city’s rain-baptised topography. A hardworking lot who shoot straight without apology, its denizens traditionally take an incredible amount of pride in where they come from. Embodying the grit and gusto of Manchester, Guilt Trip bring a blast of homegrown intensity to their hybrid of hardcore and metal. The five piece slides striking melodies in between throat-slitting thrashy riffs and earth-splitting breakdowns.
Amassing tens of millions of streams and playing to packed crowds, they’re primed to amplify this hometown energy and pride on a global scale with a series of 2025 singles and their forthcoming debut LP for Roadrunner Records. More information about the new album will be released in due course.
Guilt Trip started to forge a seething signature style without comparison back in 2015. Jay and Jak cemented a lifelong bond as best friends at four-years-old when they met at reception in school. Over the years, the duo introduced one another to various favourite bands. Eventually, they welcomed fellow Manchester scene friends Tom, Sam, and Lily to the fold. To get to this point, the collective grinded the old-fashioned way one gig at a time, bulldozing their way out of sweaty basements and onto cramped club stages. They dropped the ‘Unrelenting Force’ EP during 2016 followed by their 2019 full-length debut, ‘River of Lies’. The latter spawned ‘Thin Ice,’ which reeled in 7.1 million Spotify streams and counting. 2023’s ‘Severance’ marked a turning point. It boasted popular collaborations with LANDMVRKS and Malevolence, while KERRANG! hailed their “unique brand of hardcore that sees them delve into elements of thrash, old-school hardcore and fist-pumping metal.” Beyond sharing the stage with everyone from Sylosis to While She Sleeps, they lit up festivals, including Download, Hellfest, and more. Attracting Roadrunner Records to their corner, the musicians decamped to StudiOWZ in Clarbeston, Wales with producer and engineer Adam “Nolly” Getgood [Periphery] during early 2025.
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