Australian vegan deathcore outfit To The Grave has officially joined the roster of BLKIIBLK, the dedicated heavy music imprint of Frontiers Label Group. To celebrate the new label partnership, the band has unleashed a crushing new track titled “Eyestalk Ablations,” which stands as their first fresh material since mid-2025. The single arrives alongside an intense new music video and the announcement of a massive co-headlining North American tour later this autumn, marking the band’s first time returning to the continent since a 2024 run with Oceano.
Mike Gitter, global head of A&R for Frontiers Label Group and label manager for BLKIIBLK, expressed his immense enthusiasm about welcoming the heavy outfit to their expanding lineup.
“BLKIIBLK is proud to be working with Australia’s To The Grave. From ethic to execution, they are hard-working and completely uncompromising. To The Grave musically assaults, but they also inform with a message that fights for pro-human and pro-animal rights in a desensitized world. A call for direct action, brutal sounds, and a key addition to the BLKIIBLK roster,” Gitter shared.
To The Grave frontman Dane Evans also voiced his excitement regarding the alliance with the prominent metal label.
“Being signed to BLKIIBLK is another clean, exciting gear in the meatgrinder and we couldn’t be more stoked to be working with the team there. Can’t overstate how cool it is to be locked in with the legends there, alongside some bands and names we’ve looked up to most of our lives. Lots of big bullets loaded into this thing, very excited to see the damage they’re capable of,” Evans stated.
Discussing the sonic blueprint of the new track, Evans described “Eyestalk Ablations” as an absolute sonic assault that pushes the band’s boundaries.
“‘Eyestalk Ablations‘ is a shotgun blast to the face: claustrophobic, heavy from front to back and not a second wasted on room to breathe. This track feels like the old version of TTG got dragged out the back and shot, then someone bagged up the bits and made a monster out of it with some parts of Lamb of God and Cerebral Bore to make up what’s missing,” Evans explained.
He also highlighted the chaotic and memorable video shoot, which was brought to life by director Colin Jeffs.
“The video might be the most fun we’ve ever had filming and it’s the first one I wasn’t the one covered in fake blood, for once everyone else got to be that guy. It was a blast. Massive thank you to Colin Jeffs for pulling no punches on a really cool concept and QLD police for not being able to find the place,” Evans added.
The upcoming September and October tour will see To The Grave sharing the headlining slot with Crown Magnetar. Providing direct support for the entire trek is Face Yourself, alongside a revolving selection of heavy hitters including I Declare War, Tracheotomy, Backbiter, and Squelching.
Notably, select dates of the tour will feature Ameonna, a brand-new project making its highly anticipated live debut, which reunites original Chelsea Grin members Alex Koehler, Jake Harmond, and Pablo Viveros on stage together for the first time in years.
Known for their uncompromising advocacy for animal rights and human welfare, To The Grave has been challenging listeners since forming in 2010. The group previously made major waves with their provocative 2024 studio album, Everyone’s a Murderer, which built upon the heavy foundations of 2023’s Director’s Cuts, the Offcuts companion EP, and their breakout 2021 expanded project, Epilogue, which originally grew out of 2019’s Global Warning.
To The Grave 2026 North American co-headlining tour dates:
- Sept. 17 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean (with Backbiter)
- Sept. 18 – Detroit, MI – Catacombs at The Sanctuary (with Backbiter)
- Sept. 19 – Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s (with Backbiter)
- Sept. 20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground (with Backbiter)
- Sept. 22 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace (with Backbiter)
- Sept. 23 – Montreal, QC – Foufounes Électriques (with Backbiter)
- Sept. 24 – Hartford, CT – Webster Underground (with Backbiter)
- Sept. 25 – Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows (with Backbiter)
- Sept. 26 – Harrisburg, PA – Capital City Music Hall (with Backbiter)
- Sept. 27 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium (with Backbiter)
- Sept. 28 – Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery (with Tracheotomy)
- Sept. 30 – Asheville, NC – Revival (with Tracheotomy)
- Oct. 1 – Nashville, TN – The End (with Tracheotomy)
- Oct. 2 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory) (with Tracheotomy)
- Oct. 3 – Jacksonville, FL – The Albatross (with Tracheotomy)
- Oct. 4 – West Palm Beach, FL – The Banyan Live (with Tracheotomy)
- Oct. 6 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada (with Squelching)
- Oct. 7 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live (with Squelching)
- Oct. 9 – Mesa, AZ – Rosetta Room
- Oct. 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex (with I Declare War)
- Oct. 11 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post (with I Declare War)
- Oct. 13 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre (with I Declare War)
- Oct. 14 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon (with I Declare War)
- Oct. 16 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell (with Ameonna)
- Oct. 17 – Denver, CO – HQ (with Ameonna)
