Butcher Babies are expanding their massive autumn run. The band has officially tacked on a series of standalone U.S. headlining dates this October, offering fans extra chances to catch them live alongside their previously announced tour supporting Chad Gray (Mudvayne, Hellyeah) and Devil’s Cut.
The newly slotted headlining shows land right as Butcher Babies prepare to unleash their highly anticipated new studio album, Nightbloom, dropping October 2 via Judge & Jury Records.
New October Headlining Dates
- Oct 08 – Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
- Oct 09 – Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s Sports Cafe
- Oct 17 – Gainesville, FL @ Heartwood Stage
- Oct 21 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
- Oct 23 – Tulsa, OK @ Boman Twin Theater
- Oct 24 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
- Oct 25 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
Nightbloom marks a profound turning point for Butcher Babies, shifting focus toward growth, survival, and emotional resilience.
The record was brought to life alongside legendary producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, Halestorm, Skillet), with co-production from Joe Rickard, Neil Sanderson, and Henry Flury. Additional production on the track “Songbird” was handled by Cameron Pierce Mizell and Evan McKeever.
For frontwoman Heidi Shepherd, creating Nightbloom became a crucial cathartic process following a period of deep self-reflection, stepping away from social media, and entering therapy.
She said: “A couple of years ago, I found myself in a web of darkness that I couldn’t shake. A vicious cycle of self-loathing and doubt, all while my support system did everything in their power to remind me of who I am. I desperately wanted to see in myself what they saw in me. I needed a way to look in the mirror and find love for who was looking back at me. So, I shut off social media, and for the first time in my life, I started therapy.”
“Therapy sent me down a rabbit hole that I didn’t know existed,” Heidi explained. “Over the course of a year, I was flooded with memories of trauma and emotions that I had suppressed. I started to feel that in this overwhelming darkness, these memories needed a way out. So, I started writing. I wrote about my failure of a ‘perfect’ marriage over 20 years ago. I wrote about the stormy canyon road that sent us to divorce. I wrote about watching the love of my life fall in love with someone else in front of me. I wrote about a one-night stand that has haunted me for decades. I wrote about a former boyfriend who took his own life. I wrote about Mormon religion ostracizing me while their members, and my neighbors shamed my family for supporting me. And even more currently, I wrote the abandonment of losing a best friend of 20 years. I wrote about moments that I didn’t realize held so much weight on my heart until we tore that f**ker open in therapy.
“While reliving and experiencing some of my darkest moments, I started to finally bloom. These songs grew and took on life in the dark. In writing these songs, I was able to turn negative experiences in my life into something positive, which in turn gave these memories a new place to live. Moments that I can look at and think ‘Wow, I survived that. I bloomed in the darkest moments of my life.. My Nightbloom.
