To The Grave Sign With BLKIIBLK, Unleash New Single ‘EYESTALK ABLATIONS’
The deathcore outfit is also hitting the road this September.
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Aussie deathcore titans To The Grave have officially signed to Italian-based label BLKIIBLK, and to celebrate, have shared new music in the form of ‘Eyestalk Ablations’.
The track is the band’s first release on BLKIIBLK and arrives ahead of the band’s recently announced North American tour that sees the band return to the continent for the first time since touring with Oceano in 2024.
On their signing, Mike Gitter, Global Head of A&R for Frontiers Label Group and BLKIIBLK Label Head, shares: “BLKIIBLK is proud to be working with Australia’s To The Grave. From ethic to execution, they are hard-working and completely uncompromising. To The Grave musically assaults, but they also inform with a message that fights for pro-human and pro-animal rights in a desensitised world. A call for direct action, brutal sounds, and a key addition to the BLKIIBLK roster.”
Vocalist Dane Evans comments on the signing: “Being signed to BLKIIBLK is another clean, exciting gear in the meatgrinder, and we couldn’t be more stoked to be working with the team there. Can’t overstate how cool it is to be locked in with the legends there, alongside some bands and names we’ve looked up to most of our lives. Lots of big bullets loaded into this thing, very excited to see the damage they’re capable of.”
The world’s preeminent vegan deathcore band have also shared a gruesome music video for ‘EYESTALK ABLATIONS’ created by Colin Jeffs and Ten of Swords Media.
Speaking about the video, Evans says,“‘EYESTALK ABLATIONS’ is a shotgun blast to the face: claustrophobic, heavy from front to back and not a second wasted on room to breathe. This track feels like the old version of TTG got dragged out the back and shot, then someone bagged up the bits and made a monster out of it with some parts of Lamb Of God and Cerebral Bore to make up what’s missing.”
He continues, “The video might be the most fun we’ve ever had filming, and it’s the first one I wasn’t the one covered in fake blood, for once, everyone else got to be that guy. It was a blast. Massive thank you to Colin Jeffs for pulling no punches on a really cool concept and QLD police for not being able to find the place.”
Along with touring North America, To The Grave are embarking on an Australian tour this September alongside Alabama straight-edge death metal hardcore outfit No Cure, making their Australian debut, Melbourne beatdown heavyweights Algor Mortis and Canberra vegan deathgrind outfit Bloodmouth.
To The Grave kick things off in Perth at Amplifier Bar on Wednesday 2 September. They then play Lion Arts Factory in Adelaide (Thursday 3 September), Singing Bird in Frankston (Friday 4 September), Max Watts in Melbourne (Saturday 5 September), The Baso in Canberra (Sunday 6 September), Crowbar in Sydney (Thursday 10 September) and Hamilton Station in Newcastle (Friday 11 September), before finishing things up in Brisbane at The Triffid on Saturday 12 September.
Tickets are on sale now via destroyalllines.com.
On their upcoming tours, bassist Matt Clarke exclaims, “These are the heaviest lineups we’ve ever put together, and we can’t wait for these shows across North America and at home in Australia.
“For North America, all these bands have a different approach, but the one thing that brings it all together is intensity! We’re stoked to be teaming up with Crown Magnetar for this run, and having Face Yourself on the package just makes it more crushing. We’re very excited that we get to play with OG Chelsea Grin members back on-stage for the first time in Ameonna, and I Declare Warhopping on for some shows is awesome! Backbiter, Tracheotomy and Squelching will all be bring their own brands of brutality to the tour. No matter what show you’re hitting, you’re in for a treat.”
‘EYESTALK ABLATIONS’ by To The Grave is out now via BLKIIBLK. Listen here. Catch To The Grave at Lion Arts Factory on Thursday 3 September. Tickets on sale via moshtix.com.au.
To The Grave Nail Australia To The Walls Tour 2026
with special guests No Cure
Wednesday 2 September - Amplifier Bar, Perth, WA*
Thursday 3 September - Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide, SA^
Friday 4 September - Singing Bird, Frankston, VIC
Saturday 5 September - Max Watts, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday 6 September - The Baso, Canberra, ACT+
Thursday 10 September - Crowbar, Sydney, NSW
Friday 11 September - Hamilton Station, Newcastle, NSW
Saturday 12 September - The Triffid, Brisbane, QLD
*No Algor Mortis or Bloodmouth
^No Bloodmouth
+No Algor Mortis
