LA’s resident alt-punks, Death Lens, are finding the peace in the panic on their latest single, Waiting to Know, featuring Ian Shelton of Militarie Gun. The exhilaratingly punchy duet was co-written by Shelton and Death Lens for their upcoming album What’s Left Now? out 24th April 2026 via Epitaph. Shelton’s hooky force meeting Torres’ time-and-death dread head-on—two voices making panic feel communal, locking in with intuitive chemistry, balancing fist‑pumping release and sober reflection. Waiting to Know sits somewhere between growing older and not knowing if you ever really do,” shares Bryan Torres, “It’s fear and acceptance sharing the same skin, looping the same question until it stops sounding like a question at all. What’s next? My biggest fear: the unknown. It’s about spending your whole life waiting to know, waiting to go, like the answer is always just out of reach but already written somewhere you can’t read yet.” Check out the music video for Waiting to Know directed by Joél Verges and featuring Ian Shelton from Militarie Gun. ‘Waiting to Know’ WATCH | LISTEN below
 Fresh off tour with White Reaper and Drug Church, Waiting to Know follows a string of several singles supporting What’s Left Now?: Power, Monolith, Drown, and the album closer, Debt Collector. Death Lens head to Europe and the UK in early June; all upcoming tour dates are listed below. What’s Left Now? is the product of two tumultuous years for Death Lens, both as people and as bandmates. The year Cold World dropped the band toured for nine long months, honing their craft as live performers and increasing their fanbase tenfold. However, all of that time on the road stress-tested the band as an interpersonal unit, and Death Lens ended up shedding two members from the subsequent growing pains. Ultimately, they bounced back stronger than ever, gaining guitar virtuoso Ernie Gutierrez into the core lineup of frontman Bryan Torres, guitarist Jhon Reyes, and drummer Tony Rangel. Now, Death Lens are closer as friends and more musically in-sync than they’ve ever been, and What’s Left Now? is a testament to their glow-up. “Every time we feel like we’re gonna implode, we end up expanding,” Torres exclaims. “We thrive on stress and the energy of anxiety.” What’s Left Now? is an honest record by a band who’ve always cut the bullshit. Growing up in lower-income homes 20 miles east of Los Angeles, Death Lens’ members weren’t afforded the privilege to effortlessly ascend in the music scene. They’ve had to grind for every opportunity they’ve gotten, and they continue to write music for people just like them. “Our messaging is towards those who always feel like they don’t have a voice,” Torres explains. Their new record includes songs about first breakups (“Am I A Drug To You?”) and learning to be genuinely, uncomfortably true to yourself (“Out of My Skin”), but also tracks about trials that are far more challenging to conquer. “Saints in the Panic Room” speaks to a present-day nightmare that Death Lens’ own families and communities are facing on U.S. soil. “I’m talking about the ICE raids, things close to home,” Torres says. “Immigrant families who don’t have papers. These are the struggles that we talk about every day.” What’s Left Now? captures that dichotomy with creativity and candor. A fist-pumping punk-rock escape, and a hard dose of reality. Because for Death Lens, one doesn’t exist without the other. TOUR DATES
6 June – Haarlem, Netherlands – Kliko Festival 2026
9 June – Johanneshov, Sweden – Hus 7
10 June – Copenhagen, Denmark – Beta2300
11 June – Oslo, Norway – Vaterland Trattoria
13 June – Berlin, Germany – Berlin Breakout 2026
14 June – Antwerp, Belgium – Trix
16 June – Hannover, Germany – Cafe Glocksee
17 June – Groningen, Netherlands – Vera
18 June – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar
19 June – Dresden, Germany – Farewell Youth Fest 2026
20 June – Linz, Austria – Last By Schachermayer
21 June – Munich, Germany – Kafe Kult
23 June – Lucerne, Switzerland – Sedel Club
24 June – Paris, France – Supersonic
26 June – Tábor, Czechia – Mighty Sounds Festival
27 June – Münster, Germany – Vainstream 2026
28 June – Manchester, UK – Outbreak Festival 2026 ‘What’s Left Now?’
1. Monolith
2. Power
3. Out Of My Skin
4. Waiting to Know (feat. Militarie Gun)
5. Drown
6. Am I A Drug To You?
7. Saints In The Panic Room
8. Off The Edge
9. Useless
10. Last Call
11. Pulling Teeth
12. Debt Collector DEATH LENS- ALBUM ‘WHAT’S LEFT NOW?’ OUT 24TH APRIL 2026 VIA EPITAPH RECORDS Pre-Save | 
