Survivalist sign to Seek and Strike and release new album A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone
Irish groove-core heavyweights unveil their most focused and emotionally raw record to date
Featuring guest appearances from Alex Koehler (ex-Chelsea Grin / Ameonna), Kid Bookie
and Josh Sid Robinson
Announce UK/Irish tour alongside Existentialist
Irish metallers Survivalist today release their long-awaited new album A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone via Seek and Strike, alongside a new single and video for the album’s title track. With this release, Survivalist continue to carve out a singular space in modern heavy music, refining their self-described groove-core sound, a visceral fusion of crushing riffs, climactic breakdowns and melody, bound together by unflinching emotional weight.
Listen to A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Sc7kfaImi7z8peeYXP0rd?si=9iY9BOPURqmNN5t6nK8DLA
Commenting on the single, Survivalist said: “This track is the most honest snapshot of who we are right now and what this record represents. The album is heavy, dark and aggressive, but it’s also meant to be a refuge, a place you can turn to no matter what headspace you’re in. Whether you need to vent anger, sit with sadness or just feel understood. ‘A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone’ captures the anguish, stress and mental weight behind the entire writing process, while setting the tone for the variety across the record.”
Forged through personal struggle, lived experience and a raw response to the world as it is, A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone stands as Survivalist’s most focused and ambitious release to date. Written without boundaries or compromise, the album confronts themes of loneliness, isolation and mental health head-on, while allowing each track to exist as its own emotional reckoning. Brutal, dark and aggressive at its core, the record is equally intended as a sanctuary, a place to release anger, sit with sadness or simply feel less alone.
The album marks the band’s first release with Seek & Strike, following years of self-releasing their music. On signing to the label, Survivalist commented: “We’re absolutely delighted to sign to Seek and Strike. We’ve always wanted to do this properly and take it as far as we can go, not just for ourselves, but to help shine a light on the heavy and alternative scene in Ireland, which we feel deserves far more recognition. After self-releasing all of our music, we knew the next step was finding the right partner. A label that genuinely believed in our vision. From the very first conversation, it was clear that Seek and Strike were exactly that. Being a part of a label that’s helped grow bands we listen to is incredibly motivating and it truly feels like a mutual partnership. We couldn’t be happier to be part of the Seek and Strike family.”
Survivalist first made their mark with their 2021 debut VII, a release praised for its intensity, introspective lyricism and modern yet familiar approach to heavy music. The album has surpassed 100,000 streams and earned widespread critical acclaim.
On the live front, the band have steadily built momentum, sharing stages with Thy Art Is Murder, Chelsea Grin, Polaris, Suffocation, Atreyu, Kublai Khan, Party Cannon, Heriot and Distant, among others. Their rising profile has also seen them appear on Channel 5 in prime-time television, interviewed by Gaby Roslin and Ortis Deley.Following a recent tour with Thy Art Is Murder,Survivalist unveiled a run of singles from A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone, including ‘Deathbed‘ featuring Alex Koehler (ex-Chelsea Grin / Ameonna), ‘Radio Bleed‘ and ‘Failure Of Being‘ featuring producer Josh Sid Robinson. The album also features a guest appearance from Kid Bookie on track ‘Speak Up (Louder)’.
At their core, Survivalist are about connection, community and survival. Through A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone, they deliver a record that is as uncompromising as it is human, a powerful body of work from a band rapidly cementing their position as one of the most compelling heavy acts to emerge from Ireland in recent years.
Survivalist and Existentialist join forces for The Intimidation Across The Isles tour in spring 2026. The run will see the bands cross the UK and Ireland, joined by close friends Suffer on all dates, with death metal legends Foetal Juice appearing in Belfast and Dublin. These shows mark Survivalist’s only Irish headline performances of 2026, with more announcements and surprises still to come.
Tour Dates:
27.03.26 – The Flapper, Birmingham
28.03.26 – Green Rooms, Treforest
29.03.26 – Grand Central, Manchester
03.04.26 – Limelight, Belfast
04.04.26 – The Sound House, Dublin
05.04.26 – The Siege of Limerick, Limerick
Track-list:
1. A Place For Those Who Suffer, Alone
2. Radio Bleed
3. Failure Of Being
4. All Of Our Desires…
5. Deathbed ft Alex Koehler
6. Weaponised God Complex
7. Speak Up (Louder) ft Kid Bookie
8. …Ruined By Grief
9. Denial In Your Deception STOP PLS
10. ROT (Redux)
11. I, Tyrant
12. How Do I Stop Thinking About Death
Survivalist are:
Gavin Sharp (vocals)
Nick Butcher (guitars)
Lee Shaw (bass)
Rhys Fraser (drums)
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