Written By Kevin McSweeney
Cabal Hurt Me Featuring Justine Jones
Modern deathcore unit Cabal have released ‘Hurt Me‘ (ft. Justine Jones of Employed To Serve) is out as of September 18th via Church Road Records.
The Cabal Hurt Me single arrives ahead of the band’s UK and European co-headline tour later this year.single comes ahead of their UK/EU co-headline tour later this year.
‘Hurt Me’ is about seeking out toxic relationships and destructive situations just to feel something, even when you know they’re hurting you. The song dives into that vicious cycle of craving pain when feeling nothing seems worse. It features our (friend) Justine Jones from Employed To Serve, who adds another layer of visceral desperation to the track with heir piercing shrieks”. – Cabal
CABAL has through the years proved themselves as one of the heaviest and most uncompromising metal acts hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark. The bands sound is visceral and destructive and aims to bring forth absolute chaos by drawing inspiration from everything from crushing death metal, contemporary metallic hardcore and metalcore to unnerving soundscapes and dark electronic music.
Since the release of their first album in 2018 the band toured most of the planet, from Europe and NorthAmerica to Japan and Australia, as well as renowned festivals like, Roskilde Festival, Copenhell, SummerSlaughter, Brutal Assault and many more, and they have no intention of slowing down. All of the above combined with features from some of the modern metal scenes most prominent names like; Matt Heafy from TRIVIUM, Jamie Hails from POLARIS and Joe Bad from FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, the band has shown the world that Denmark has something to offer when it comes to bone crushing heaviness.
2025 saw the release of the bands 4th studio album; Everything Rots. Everything Rots is the most focused and ferocious CABAL has ever sounded, while still expanding on the sound that fans expect from the band.Ear piercing electronic parts and unsettling soundscapes fuse together with bone-rattling riffs and uncompromising breakdowns to create a sonic attack on the senses that’s sure to please and surprise any fan of extreme heaviness. Just like instrumentals the lyrics are dark and direct as they detail the cyclicalnature of depression, addiction and trauma, as they work through and detail deeply scarring lifeexperiences and invite the listernes inside a dark world were everything everything rots and falls apartagain and again and again.
Tour dates:
06.11 Patterns, Brighton UK
07.11 Reading Rising, Reading UK *
07.11 Damnation Fest, Manchester UK +
08.11 University SU, Newcastle UK
09.11 Classic Grand, Glasgow UK
10.11 Beta, Nottingham UK
11.11 Thekla, Bristol UK
12.11 The Junction, Plymouth UK
13.11 The Underworld, London UK
14.11 Bibelot, Dordrecht NL
15.11 Hall of Fame, Tilburg NL
17.11 Ratinger Hof, Düsseldorf DE
18.11 Bei Chez Heinz, Hannover DE
19.11 Sputnik Café, Muenster DE
20.11 Monkeys, Hamburg DE
21.11 Loppen, Copenhagen DK
22.11 Kollektivet Livet, Stockholm SE
24.11 John Dee, Oslo NOR
25.11 Monument, Gothenburg SE
27.11 Badehaus Berlin, Berlin DE
28.11 Groovestation, Dresden DE
29.11 Viper Room, Vienna AT
30.11 Feierwerk, Munich DE
01.12 Sunset, Martigny CH
03.12 Trix Club, Antwerp BE
04.12 Backstage By The Mill, Paris FR
05.12 O totem, Lyon FR
* ETS only
+ Cabal only
About The Author
Kevin McSweeney is Metal Lair’s resident scribe of the underground, eternally rummaging through the global metal scene for riffs worth your time.
As the guiding hand behind Seven Deadly Songs every Friday, he has an uncanny knack for finding the track you didn’t know you needed, usually before finishing his pint.
Equal parts loyal, kind, and quietly razor-witted, Kevin brings deep knowledge, impeccable taste, and a steady, reliable presence to Metal Lair.
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