Northlane have premiered a new video for their new song “Bloodline.” This track is from the band’s new album “Alien,” which will be released on August 2.

Marcus Bridge commented:

“I was raised in hell but I made it out. Raised in a place I shouldn’t have been, and no child should have been. But I’ve been able to break free.”

“‘Bloodline‘ was one of the first songs that came about in the writing process for the album. When we were trying to decide what we wanted to write about, we decided early on that we wanted to keep the album pretty personal. I wanted to tell the stories of my upbringing and the ups and downs that come along with that.”

“It talks about that idea of growing up in a broken home despite all odds and what might be expected of someone who grows up like that. You are able to be what people think of you and break out of that spiral, that terrible world. For me, that’s a mix of telling the story simple, but then it also tells some parts of my story in really fine detail.

For example, the second verse goes into a lot of moments that I actually remember growing up and these landmarks — all these things I remember seeing. This song is a perfect way to sum up the album and also be the first toe in the water to be able to tell this story.”

He also added the following about the video, which was directed by Jason Eshraghian:

“We’ve grown as a band together with Jason. He understands the stories we’re trying to tell through our videos. When it came down to the more personal subject, I don’t think it would have been possible to do it with someone we hadn’t worked with before because I don’t know if I would have felt comfortable having someone that we hadn’t worked with before telling this story and someone that doesn’t really know me and know how I want to tell this story.

Jason delivered again, and this video is one of my favorite videos that I have ever done. It goes into some fine detail once again about that environment of growing up around parents who use drugs, violent parents and all that stuff that a lot of people do deal with that maybe don’t feel comfortable talking about. This video is going to make you feel pretty uncomfortable, but I think it’s a story that isn’t really told often enough.”

“Alien” Track Listing:

01. “Details Matter”
02. “Bloodline”
03. “4D”
04. “Talking Heads”
05. “Freefall”
06. “Jinn”
07. “Eclipse”
08. “Rift”
09. “Paradigm”
10. “Vultures”
11. “Sleepless”

In other news, the group have also announced a world tour in support of the album:

North America (with ERRA, Currents, and Crystal Lake):

08/14 San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
08/16 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
08/17 Vancouver, BC – Bitmore Cabaret
08/18 Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
08/20 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
08/21 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
08/23 Minneapolis, MN – Amsterdam
08/24 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
08/25 Detroit, MI – The Shelter
08/27 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
08/28 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater
08/29 Toronto, ON – Mod Club
08/30 Montreal, QC – Fairmount
08/31 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
09/01 New York, NY – Gramercy Theater
09/03 Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
09/04 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
09/05 Greensboro, NC – Blind Tiger
09/06 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
09/07 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
09/09 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
09/10 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey
09/11 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
09/13 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
09/14 Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
09/15 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom

Australia (with Counterparts, Silent Planet, and Void Of Vision):

10/11 Sydney, AUS – UNSW Roundhouse
10/12 Brisbane, AUS – Triffid
10/18 Melbourne, AUS – 170 Russell
10/19 Adelaide, AUS – Lion Arts Factory
10/20 Perth, AUS – Capitol (no Void Of Vision)

Europe/UK (with Silent Planet and Void Of Vision):

11/22 Karlsruhe, GER – De Weiße Rose
11/23 Paris, FRA – Le Gibus
11/24 Antwerp, BEL – Be Zappa
11/26 Leeds, UK – Stylus
11/27 Manchester, UK – Academy 2
11/28 Southampton, UK – Engine Rooms
11/29 Glasgow, UK – Garage
11/30 Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 2
12/01 London, UK – Electric Brixton
12/03 Haarlem, NET – Patronaat
12/04 Copenhagen, DEN – Hotel Cecil
12/05 Eskilstuna, SWE – Lokomotivet
12/07 Helsinki, FIN – On The Rocks
12/09 Gothenburg, SWE – Tradgarn
12/10 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle
12/11 Berlin, GER – SO36
12/12 Warsaw, POL – Proxima
12/13 Leipzig, GER – Conne Island
12/14 Prague, CZE – Palac Akropolis
12/15 Wien, AUT – Flex
12/17 Munchen, GER – Backstage
12/18 Aarau, SWI – Kiff
12/19 Luxemburg, LUX – Den Atelier
12/20 Koln, GER – Essigfabrik
12/21 Wiesbaden, GER – De Schlachthof