{"id":101337,"date":"2026-02-03T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=101337"},"modified":"2026-02-03T09:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:16:12","slug":"the-daily-drop-february-3rd-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/the-daily-drop-february-3rd-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Drop (February 3rd 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to <strong>The Daily Drop<\/strong>, your roundup of the latest news from the rock, metal, punk, emo, hardcore, and alternative scenes. Today, there is tour news from <b>The Story So Far<\/b>, the latest news on the <b>Takedown Festival<\/b>, as well as new music from <b>Teen Suicide<\/b>, <b>Atreyu<\/b>, <b>Varials<\/b>, and <b>WREX<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s everything you need to know from February 3rd 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ah-infobox\" style=\"max-width: 80%; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #000; text-align: center;\"><style>.ah-infobox p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }<\/style><p>\n<a href=\"#the-story-so-far-uk-dates-2026\">The Story So Far Confirm June UK Headline Shows<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#takedown-2026-stage-splits\">Takedown Festival Announces Stage Splits and Adds New Names<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#teen-suicide-new-album\">Teen Suicide Reveal New Album and Single<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#arms-lenght-early-onset-video&quot;\">Arm&#8217;s Length Share &#8216;Early Onset&#8217; Video<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#atreyu-ego-death\">Atreyu Release New Single (&#8216;Ego Death&#8217;)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#varials-the-hurt-chamber\">Varials Preview New Album with &#8216;The Hurt Chamber&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#wrex-consume\">WREX Debut New Track (&#8216;Consume&#8217;)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#fresh-tracks\">Today&#8217;s New Songs<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"the-story-so-far-uk-dates-2026\">The Story So Far Confirm June UK Headline Shows<\/h2>\n<p><b>The Story So Far<\/b> have announced a short run of UK dates as part of a European tour. The shows in June will take place in Nottingham, Leeds, and London.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ah-infobox\" style=\"max-width: 80%; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #000; text-align: center;\"><style>.ah-infobox p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }<\/style><p>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-101339\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Story-So-Far-UK-tour-800x800.webp\" alt=\"The Story So Far UK tour 2026\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Story-So-Far-UK-tour-800x800.webp 800w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Story-So-Far-UK-tour-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Story-So-Far-UK-tour-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Story-So-Far-UK-tour-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Story-So-Far-UK-tour.webp 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nJune<br \/>\n2nd Rock City, Nottingham<br \/>\n3rd Project House, Leeds<br \/>\n4th Electric Ballroom, London<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"takedown-2026-stage-splits\">Takedown Festival Announces Stage Splits and Adds New Names<\/h2>\n<p>Portsmouth independent rock and metal festival, <b>Takedown Festival<\/b>, has announced the stage splits for this April&#8217;s event.<\/p>\n<p>They have also added several new names; <b>Artio<\/b>, <b>Overgrown<\/b>, <b>Carsick<\/b>, <b>Pave<\/b>, <b>Vexed<\/b>, <b>Wall<\/b> and <b>King Kraken<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Takedown Festival<\/b> 2026 will take place at Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ah-infobox\" style=\"max-width: 80%; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; padding: 20px; border: 1px solid #000; text-align: center;\"><style>.ah-infobox p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }<\/style><p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-101338\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Takdown-Festival-2026-stage-splits-800x800.webp\" alt=\"Takdown Festival 2026 stage splits\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Takdown-Festival-2026-stage-splits-800x800.webp 800w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Takdown-Festival-2026-stage-splits-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Takdown-Festival-2026-stage-splits-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Takdown-Festival-2026-stage-splits-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Takdown-Festival-2026-stage-splits.webp 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>FRIDAY (03 April 2026)<\/h3>\n<p><b>Kerrang! Stage<\/b><br \/>\nPhil Campbell and the Bastard Sons<br \/>\nThe Wildhearts<br \/>\nSouth of Salem<br \/>\nAsomvel<br \/>\nKill The Lights<\/p>\n<p><b>Total Rock Stage<\/b><br \/>\nGn\u00f4me<br \/>\nWall<br \/>\nGurt<br \/>\nKing Kraken<\/p>\n<p><b>Metal For Good Stage<\/b><br \/>\nInMe<br \/>\nDevere<br \/>\nThe Fear<\/p>\n<h3>SATURDAY (04 April 2026)<\/h3>\n<p><b>Kerrang! Stage<\/b><br \/>\nPresident<br \/>\nWargasm<br \/>\nAs It Is<br \/>\nMouth Culture<br \/>\nVower<br \/>\nLastelle<br \/>\nZetra<br \/>\nArtio<\/p>\n<p><b>Total Rock Stage<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Hara<br \/>\nBex<br \/>\nThe Bottom Line<br \/>\nMould<br \/>\nCarsick<br \/>\nPav\u00e9<br \/>\nSlacker<br \/>\nOvergrown<\/p>\n<p><b>Metal For Good Stage<\/b><br \/>\nGraphic Nature<br \/>\nMason Hill<br \/>\nSaint Agnes<br \/>\nTropic Gold<br \/>\nProfiler<br \/>\nVexed<br \/>\nWaterlines<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"teen-suicide-new-album\">Teen Suicide Reveal New Album and Single<\/h2>\n<p>Baltimore-based duo <b>Teen Suicide<\/b> have revealed their new album will be called <i>&#8216;Nude descending staircase headless&#8217;<\/i>. It will be released through <b>Run For Cover Records<\/b> on April 17th.<\/p>\n<p>Led by the husband and wife pairing of Sam and Kitty Ray, <i>&#8216;Nude descending staircase headless&#8217;<\/i> is considered to be <b>Teen Suicide<\/b>&#8216;s first <i>proper<\/i> studio album. It was produced by Mike Sapone (Taking Back Sunday, Oso Oso, Cymbals Eat Guitars). The album sees the duo trade their lofi process for a wider sound, resulting in an album that is described as an <i>&#8220;aggressive, catchy, intimate, a truly sweeping rock album&#8221;<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>A taster of the album can be heard in the form of <i>&#8216;Idiot&#8217;<\/i> below.<\/p>\n<p>1. Anhedonia<br \/>\n2. Idiot<br \/>\n3. Suffering (Mike&#8217;s way)<br \/>\n4. Spiders<br \/>\n5. The Knives<br \/>\n6. Everything in my life is perfect<br \/>\n7. Candy \/ Squeeze<br \/>\n8. Living death<br \/>\n9. Keeping Her Keys<br \/>\n10. Hypnotic poison<br \/>\n11. Kindnesses<br \/>\n12. Not born to run<br \/>\n13. Come and see the clown<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Teen Suicide - Idiot (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jr4QbEwo1Ug?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"arms-lenght-early-onset-video\">Arm&#8217;s Length Share &#8216;Early Onset&#8217; Video<\/h2>\n<p>As they prepare to kick off a UK headline tour this week, <b>Arm&#8217;s Length<\/b> have shared a video for their acoustic ballad, <i>&#8216;Early Onset&#8217;<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>The tour kicks off on February 5th in Southampton, before heading to London (6th), Manchester (7th), Glasgow (9th), Newcastle (10th), Liverpool (12th), Leeds (13th), Birmingham (14th) and Kingston (15th). They&#8217;ll be joined by <b>KOYO<\/b>, <b>Ben Quad<\/b> and <b>Shoreline<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Arm&#039;s Length &quot;Early Onset&quot; (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y3XqC9wDzPo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Atreyu Release New Single (&#8216;Ego Death&#8217;)<\/h2>\n<p>Melodic hard rockers <b>Atreyu<\/b> have returned with a new track called <i>&#8216;Ego Death&#8217;<\/i>. It sees the Southern Californian band deliver a crushing but cathartic number, showcasing their heavy and hook-laden sound.<\/p>\n<p>On the track, the band said <i>\u201cSometimes a piece of you has to die in order for you to truly live. &#8216;Ego Death&#8217; is peace.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Atreyu - Ego Death\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GHwcGQ0NypM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"varials-the-hurt-chamber\">Varials Preview New Album with &#8216;The Hurt Chamber&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>As they prepare to release their fourth album, <i>&#8216;Where the Light Leaves&#8217;<\/i> on February 27th, Philadelphia outfit <b>Varials<\/b> have released another track from the album. <i>&#8216;The Hurt Chamber&#8217;<\/i> sees the quartet lean into the melodic side of their gritty hardcore\/metalcore sound.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Hurt Chamber is a song strictly about being addicted to a high that is inevitably difficult to break,&#8221;<\/em> says vocalist Skyler Conder. <em>&#8220;Whether that be love, drugs, or a certain type of situation, you become blind to what&#8217;s happening, all of the bad disappears because it always feels amazing. But it&#8217;s doing nothing but harming you throughout every time you become close to it. The ache becomes a salvation of sorts. You enter the hurt chamber and you never want to leave.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Varials - The Hurt Chamber (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jI-kfogKQT4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"wrex-consume\">WREX Debut New Track (&#8216;Consume&#8217;)<\/h2>\n<p>Rising Brighton alt-rock duo, <b>WREX<\/b> have shared their new single, <i>&#8216;Consume&#8217;<\/i>. The commanding track proves to be a thought-provoking offering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people live their life trapped,&#8221; shared <b>WREX<\/b> vocalist\/guitarist George Donoghue on the meaning behind <i>&#8216;Consume&#8217;<\/i>. <i>&#8220;This is a loneliness that comes with not understanding yourself, and we seek to fill that void with behaviour that numbs our feelings and only puts more distance between yourself and the world.\u201d <\/i><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"WREX - Consume [Official Video]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KEvRq0UY_I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"fresh-tracks\">Today&#8217;s New Songs<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a rundown of the latest additions to our &#8216;Newish Music&#8217; playlist.<\/p>\n<p>Atreyu &#8211; Ego Death<br \/>\nERRA &#8211; further eden<br \/>\nFrom Ashes to New &#8211; Villain<br \/>\nSoftcult &#8211; Not Sorry<br \/>\nSick Joy &#8211; Death Scene (More Forever)<br \/>\nMallavora &#8211; Lilith &amp; Esther (feat. Banshee)<br \/>\nsnake eyes &#8211; soup<br \/>\nKittie &#8211; Spit XXV (NOWHERE2RUN Remix)<br \/>\nVarials &#8211; The Hurt Chamber<br \/>\nTeen Suicide &#8211; Idiot<br \/>\nBosse-de-Nage &#8211; In the Name of the Moth<br \/>\nBastion Rose &#8211; Bones<br \/>\nThe Slow Day &#8211; Antidote<br \/>\nCodefendants &#8211; Rivals (feat. The D.O.C.)<br \/>\nYouth Killed It &#8211; AI Killer<br \/>\nPort Noir &#8211; Noir<br \/>\nMaebe &#8211; Brain Paint<br \/>\nDark Divine &#8211; Permanent<br \/>\nOf Virtue &#8211; Death of the Altar<br \/>\nOur Mirage &#8211; The Chase ft. 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