PURE REASON REVOLUTION present new single ‘Black-Arrow Acrobats’; second track from new album ‘Terrifying Angels’

PURE REASON REVOLUTION present new single ‘Black-Arrow Acrobats’; second track from new album ‘Terrifying Angels’

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Photo Credit: Valentin Ottone

Features bass contributions from Mariusz Duda (Lunatic Soul, Riverside)

Progressive alternative rockers Pure Reason Revolution return with their new album ‘Terrifying Angels’, their fourth since reemerging in 2019. The record will be released on the 25^th September 2026, with the band set to embark on a UK headline tour in November 2026.

Now the band are pleased to reveal the second single from the album, titled ‘Black-Arrow Acrobats’, which features a bass contribution from Mariusz Duda (Lunatic Soul, Riverside). Watch the video now here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9HlwfDyKNY

Band-leader Jon Courtney comments: “I had a lot of fun creating this track—it came together quickly and became a rollercoaster full of surprises. Lyrically, it explores escaping a consuming relationship where grief blurs reality and fantasy. It’s my favourite on the album, and Mariusz Duda’s exquisite bass performance makes it even more special.”

Watch the previously released video for ‘Spin Like Fire’ here: https://youtu.be/xx_XAc8uk0U

Following the somewhat gentler, moving themes of sorrow and transience guiding 2024’s ‘Coming up to Consciousness’, the new sound is dark and potent, full of savage riffs, ominous soundscapes, and thrashing, grungy layers – melded, of course, with the band’s signature transcendent harmonies. “The last record was more chill, so it just felt terribly natural to do something grittier, heavier and more aggressive,” Courtney explains.

The core trio of Jon Courtney, Annicke Shireen & Ravi Kesavaram are joined by a cast of collaborators for the album, featuring old friends and new partners alike. The eponymous song was born out of a jam session in Portland, Oregon, with founding bandmate Greg Jong, who also co-wrote “Rumination Ruin”. Meanwhile “Haywire Heart” and “Hold Your Wrath” – respectively the shortest and longest tracks in PRR’s discography – were both written alongside Paul Mullen, the alt-rock legend who fronted Losers and Yourcodenameis:milo. Finally, “Below Radiance” grew out of a section from a composition by Courtney’s mentee Kenny Fitzgerald.

The album also features bass contributions from Mariusz Duda and Kristoffer Gildenlöw, while mixing duties are once again handled by Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief.

The album (featuring artwork by Carl Glover), will be available as a Limited CD Digipak, Gatefold LP edition and as Digital Album. The full track-listing is below:

1. Spin Like Fire 03:31

2. Black-Arrow Acrobats 08:38

3. Haywire Heart 02:42

4. Terrifying Angels 12:26

5. Rumination Ruin 04:25

6. Below Radiance 03:34

7. Hold Your Wrath 14:45

Pre-order now here: https://purereasonrevolution.lnk.to/TerrifyingAngels-Album

The band recently announced a UK headline tour (with special guests Kyros) as well as some select dates in Poland. Tickets are on sale now.

1^st November – Thekla, Bristol

2^nd November – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

3^rd November – Slay, Glasgow