EVERGREY - neue Single “Leaving The Emptiness” + Video
EVERGREY, Gothenburg’s masterminds of melancholia, release another song leading up to their upcoming fifteenth album, Architects Of A New Weave, out June 5, 2026, via Napalm Records.
The encouraging new single “Leaving The Emptiness” offers a chorus that breaks through like sunlight piercing storm clouds. More than 30 years into their career, EVERGREY reshape their future masterfully, turning their inner fire into something unstoppable.
This is melodic, progressive, dark metal at its most massive and intimate: Dream weavers rising. Architects are stepping up to claim what comes next. The new track comes with an official music video that’s visually underlining its signature character.
Tom S. Englund about the new single “Leaving The Emptiness”:
“Our new single is a high-energy firecracker that makes you want to jump—we know, because we just played it in Brazil twice and people were more in the air than on the ground. But don’t let the adrenaline fool you. Underneath the surge is something rawer—a song about the moment you stop running from what hurts and finally turn to face it. ‘Leaving The Emptiness’ hits hard because it earns it. The tension between the euphoric, major-key drive and the weight of the lyrics is completely intentional—we want you to feel joy and ache at the same time, because that’s what it actually feels like to face your demons and come out the other side. We also made a video that matches that energy in every way, and we genuinely cannot wait for you to see it. If you’ve ever stood in a crowd and felt the music pull something out of you that you didn’t know was still there—for us, this is that song.”
Watch the official music video for “Leaving The Emptiness” HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPdXhOSsT_o
EVERGREY ’s new full-length, Architects Of A New Weave, will be released just days before the band takes the stage as special guest to the undisputed kings of heavy metal, Iron Maiden, for two shows on their Run For Your Lives World Tour.
Tom S. Englund about Architects Of A New Weave:
“We’ve literally never had this much trouble picking singles. And honestly? That’s the best problem we could possibly have. Every song on this record is fighting to be the one you hear first—because we poured everything into making an album we’re flat-out obsessed with. Like always there are no fillers, no compromises, just twelve tracks we’re stupidly proud of and will be for the rest of our lives. Pre-order the album now and join the weave!”
Pre-order Architects Of A New Weave HERE: https://napalmrecords.com/english/evergrey
Dive into Architects Of A New Weave’s standout tracks like “The World is on Fire,” “Leaving The Emptiness,” “Heaven,” “The Prophecy,” and the breathtaking title anthem “Architects Of The New Weave.” Their choruses break through like sunlight piercing storm clouds: enormous, cinematic melodies that pull you upward, riffs with genuine weight and bite, and vocals dripping with raw, unflinching truth. In the second half of the album, fellow Gothenburg icon Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect, Grand Cadaver, Cemetery Skyline) joins Tom S. Englund in vocal duties for “A Burning Flame,” the voices of the two scene legends intertwined compellingly. Architects Of A New Weave was produced by Tom S. Englund and Vikram Shankar, with a stellar mix by Adam "Nolly" Getgood.
Among other exclusive formats, Architects Of A New Weave comes with a bonus album containing bonus tracks “Heights” and “One Heart,” as well as an album mix of the previously released standalone single “OXYGEN!” (2025). Additionally, it features a demo version of “Longing”, instrumental tracks of “Leaving The Emptiness”, both new songs, as well as a live version of “Falling From The Sun”, the hit single off the previous record, Theories of Emptiness (2024) and continuation of “Ominous” off of A Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament) (2022).
Architects Of A New Weave tracklist:
1 Welcome To The Pattern
2 The Shadow Self
3 Architects Of The New Weave
4 The World Is On Fire
5 Heaven
6 The Script
7 Leaving The Emptiness
8 Longing
9 A Burning Flame
10 Call Off Your Lions
11 Chains Of Shame
12 The Prophecy
Architects Of A New Weave will be available in the following formats:
2-LP Gatefold Deluxe Edition (incl. Bonus LP, LP-Sized 16p Booklet) – Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive (strictly limited)
2-LP Gatefold White Label Edition (incl. Bonus LP/White Packaging, Hand-Numbered/Signed Covercard, Hand-Numbered Certificate, LP-Sized 16p Booklet) – Napalm Records Mailorder Exclusive (strictly limited) - SOLD OUT!
2-CD Digipack 24p (incl. 6 Tracks Bonus Album)
1-CD Jewel Case
1-LP Gatefold
Digital Album Deluxe (incl. 6 Tracks Bonus Album)
Digital Album
EVERGREY LIVE 2026
Festivals
03.–06.06.26 SE - Norje / Sweden Rock Festival
04.–07.06.26 PL - Gdańsk / Mystic Festival
21.06.26 BE - Dessel / Graspop Metal Meeting
27.06.26 RO - Chimbay / Rockstadt Extreme Fest
10.06.26 NL - Amsterdam / (with Iron Maiden)
12.06.26 NL - Uden / De Pul
13.06.26 NL - Zoetermeer / Boerderij
15.06.26 DE - Freiburg / Crash
16.06.26 AT - Feldkirch / Altes Hallenbad
17.06.26 DE - Mannheim / 7er Club
18.06.26 DE - Münster / Sputnikhalle
19.06.26 DE - Vechta / Gulfhaus
22.06.26 FR - Paris / (with Iron Maiden)
24.06.26 DE - Hannover / Bei Chez Heinz
Freedom World Crusade
As Special Guest for HammerFall
11.09.26 US - Atlanta, GA
13.09.26 US - Leesburg, VA
15.09.26 US - New York, NY
16.09.26 US - Worcester, MA
18.09.26 US - Derry, NH
19.09.26 CA - Ottawa, ON
20.09.26 CA - Montreal, QC
22.09.26 CA - Toronto, ON
23.09.26 US - Lakewood, OH
24.09.26 US - Columbus, OH
25.09.26 US - St. Charles, IL
26.09.26 US - Hobart, IN
27.09.26 US - Green Bay, WI
29.09.26 US - Denver, CO
01.10.26 US - Pomona, CA
02.10.26 US - Los Angeles, CA
03.10.26 US - San Juan Capistrano, CA
06.10.26 US - Portland, OR
07.10.26 CA - Vancouver, BC
08.10.26 US - Seattle, WA
EVERGREY are:
Tom S. Englund – vocals, guitar
Stephen Platt – guitar
Rikard Zander – keyboard
Simen Sandnes – drums
Johan Niemann – bass
EVERGREY online:
https://evergrey.net
Quelle: NAPALM RECORDS