Heathen have premiered a new video for their new song “Escapegoat.” You can check that out below. The track is from the band’s new album, “Lifetime In Hell,” which will be released on February 19.
Vocalist David White commented:
“‘Escapegoat’ is a song that has been a long time in the making. It takes you on a journey through intense riffing and heart-pounding drum rhythms and is the first piece of the puzzle we wanted you to experience as a glimpse into the intensity and bigger picture that we feel this album will bring. Our goal was to make the greatest Heathen album to date, and we can’t wait to hear your response! As we embark on our final tour of 2026 with Forbidden and Void, we’ll be taking this new music on the road in the USA. Then, in the new year, we’ll begin a European tour as part of a triple revolving headlining tour with Exhorder and Belgium’s own Evil Invaders.”
Guitarist Kragen Lum continued:
“We live in an increasingly superficial and plastic world, surrounded by artificial images, endless distractions, and expectations that can sometimes become too much to handle. We look for every opportunity to escape — to disappear into doom scrolling, binge watching, gaming, drugs, alcohol, and anything else that gives us a momentary release from the weight of reality. We build walls around ourselves. We bury ourselves in distractions. We convince ourselves that we can always escape the consequences. Until we can’t. Just one more distraction. Just one more escape. Just one last mistake. We are the ‘Escapegoat.’”
White also added:
“After touring extensively around the world in support of Empire of the Blind, we’ve spent the last year or so recording whenever we could make it happen, and we’re finally finished with this new album! We’re very proud to announce Lifetime in Hell. We want to thank Napalm Records for believing in us, Zeuss for producing the album, Jason Bittner for laying down the crushing drum tracks, and our families for their patience and support throughout this process. Most of all, we want to thank all of our fans for your enthusiasm and support over the years. We hope you wear this record out!”
“Lifetime In Hell” Track Listing:
01. “One Last Mistake”
02. “Escapegoat”
03. “Glass House” (Feat. Jeff Loomis)
04. “Sanity Charade”
05. “Lifetime In Hell”
06. “Goddess Of The Light”
07. “Demons Making Trophies of Men”
08. “The Bitter End”
09. “Darkness Bleeds”
10. “Respite For The Damned”
11. “Exit Strategy”
Tour Dates:
With Forbidden and Void:
10/23 Las Vegas, NV – The Usual Place
10/25 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
10/26 Denver, CO – Federal Theatre
10/28 Iowa City, IA – Gabes
10/29 Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club
10/30 Chicago, IL – Reggies
10/31 Lakewood, OH – Mercury Music Lounge
11/01 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
11/02 Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater
11/04 Worcester, MA – The Palladium (Upstairs)
11/05 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
11/07 Albany, NY – Empire Underground
11/08 Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box
11/09 Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
11/10 Greenville, SC – Radio Room
11/12 Orlando, FL – Conduit
11/13 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Altar)
11/15 Destin, FL – Club LA
11/17 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
11/18 Dallas, TX – Trees
11/20 Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
11/21 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
11/22 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
With Evil Invaders and Exhorder:
02/25 Karlsruhe, GER – Substage
02/26 Geiselwind, GER – Music Hall
02/27 Andernach, GER – Live Club
02/28 Lindau, GER – Club Vaudeville
03/02 Aschaffenburg, GER – Colos-Saal
03/03 Hamburg, GER – Gruenspan
03/04 Roskilde, DEN – Gimle
03/05 Drachten, NET – Iduna
03/06 Antwerp, BEL – Trix
03/07 Utrecht, NET – TivoliVrendenburg / Pandora
03/09 Göttingen, GER – Medusa
03/10 Berlin, GER – Bi Nuu
03/11 Biesko-Biala, POL – Rude Boy Club
03/12 Prague, CZE – Futurum
03/13 Vienna, AUT – Szene
03/14 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra Blue Stage
03/16 Munich, GER – Backstage Halle
03/17 Zurich, SWI – Dynamo
03/18 Innsbruck, AUT – PMK
03/19 Bischofswerda, GER – East Club
03/20 Bochum, GER – Matrix
03/21 Paris, FRA – Petit Bain
With Evil Invaders:
3/23 Bristol, UK – The Fleece
3/24 Birmingham, UK – The Castle & Falcon
3/25 Glasgow, UK – Audio
3/26 Manchester, UK – Academy 2
3/27 London, UK – Underworld
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