Distant Announce New Album Into Despair, Premiere 'All Will Be (N)One' Featuring Suffocation's Ricky Myers

Rotterdam-and-Bratislava deathcore band Distant announced their next album, Into Despair, out November 6 via Century Media Records, this week, alongside a new single featuring Suffocation vocalist Ricky Myers. Guitarist and co-founder Nouri Yetgin's signature VanderMeij Fleshweaver, a limited-run 7-string built for extreme low tunings, is the string angle worth knowing.

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European deathcore band Distant announced a new studio album, Into Despair, arriving November 6, 2026, via Century Media Records. The announcement, made this week, came with a new single, "All Will Be (N)One," featuring Suffocation vocalist Ricky Myers. Guitarist and co-founder Nouri Yetgin, a VanderMeij signature artist, plays a limited-run 7-string Fleshweaver built, per VanderMeij's own copy, for "the heaviest and lowest tunings," the extreme-low-tuning territory downtempo deathcore is built around.

Distant announce Into Despair, premiere 'All Will Be (N)One'

European deathcore band Distant announced a new studio album, Into Despair, arriving November 6, 2026, via Century Media Records (Knotfest). The announcement, made this week, came with the album's lead single, "All Will Be (N)One," featuring Suffocation vocalist Ricky Myers.

Official video for 'All Will Be (N)One,' premiered via Knotfest.

In the band's own words, Into Despair "is an album born from personal battles and lived experiences," carrying "moments of pain, reflection, and resilience" from each member. They described it as "the band's most heartfelt and authentic statement yet, transforming personal suffering into something universally resonant."

Album: Into Despair
Label: Century Media Records
Release date: November 6, 2026
Lead single: "All Will Be (N)One" ft. Ricky Myers (Suffocation)
Announced: This week, via Knotfest

Who is Distant

Distant is a deathcore band formed in 2014 by guitarist and songwriter Nouri Yetgin and bassist Elmer Maurits, recording and touring as a Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Bratislava, Slovakia-based act (Wikipedia). Their debut, Tyrannotophia, arrived in 2019 via Unique Leader Records, followed by Aeons Of Oblivion in 2021. They signed to Century Media Records ahead of 2023's Heritage, then released Tsukuyomi: The Origin in 2024, a reimagined version of their 2017 EP featuring guest spots from Alex Erian of Despised Icon, Matt Heafy of Trivium, and others. Into Despair is their fifth studio album, per Wikipedia's discography.

The single: Suffocation's Ricky Myers guests on 'All Will Be (N)One'

Distant describes "All Will Be (N)One" as "a bleak, atmospheric track that explores humanity's fear of death and the inevitability of time's collapse," building "a sense of slow-burning dread before erupting into moments of raw confrontation," with lyrics that shift "from resistance to acceptance" (Knotfest).

The featured vocalist, Ricky Myers, fronts Suffocation, one of death metal's foundational bands, a role he took on after longtime frontman Frank Mullen stepped back. Distant called on him for the song's guest verse as the first proper introduction to Into Despair's sound.

The gear angle: Nouri Yetgin's VanderMeij Fleshweaver

Yetgin is a VanderMeij signature artist. Beyond the brand's Magistra model, he co-developed his own instrument, the Fleshweaver, an X-shaped 7-string built in a limited run of just 25 (VanderMeij). Spec per VanderMeij's own sheet: 28-inch scale, a Sungkai body, three-piece hard maple neck, Macassar ebony fretboard, and a single handwound Fleshweaver bridge pickup, which the builder says is voiced for "tight, fast low end" and "down-tuned chugs."

VanderMeij's own copy describes the guitar as designed to work "even with the heaviest and lowest tunings," in line with downtempo deathcore's genre convention of extreme low tunings, typically Drop A and below on a 7-string. No interview or spec sheet we could find confirms Yetgin's own exact tuning, so treat that as genre context rather than a documented personal spec. For a 7-string built around that range, CYS's closest catalog match is the Ernie Ball 7-String Regular Slinky Cobalt, .010 to .056, built for Drop A and B-standard playing. Full sourced breakdown of Yetgin's documented gear lives on his CYS profile.

Is Distant touring?

Per Knotfest, Distant recently wrapped European touring runs alongside Thrown and, separately, supporting Sylosis. Their next extended live stretch is the New World Killer EU/UK 2027 tour, co-billed with Spite, Emmure, and Mauled.

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Frequently asked questions

What did Distant announce?

Into Despair, a new studio album out November 6, 2026, via Century Media Records, alongside a new single, "All Will Be (N)One," featuring Suffocation vocalist Ricky Myers. The band called it their "most heartfelt and authentic statement yet," born from personal battles and grief.

Who is Distant?

A deathcore band formed in 2014 by guitarist Nouri Yetgin and bassist Elmer Maurits, based between Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Bratislava, Slovakia. Their catalog runs from 2019's Tyrannotophia through 2023's Heritage, their first album after signing to Century Media Records.

What is "All Will Be (N)One" about?

Per Distant's own description, a bleak, atmospheric track exploring humanity's fear of death and the inevitability of time's collapse, building from slow dread into raw confrontation and shifting lyrically from resistance to acceptance.

Who is Ricky Myers, and why is he on the song?

Ricky Myers is the vocalist of Suffocation, a foundational New York death metal band, a role he took over from longtime frontman Frank Mullen. Distant tapped him to guest on "All Will Be (N)One" as the lead preview of Into Despair.

What guitar does Distant's Nouri Yetgin play?

A VanderMeij signature artist, Yetgin plays the brand's Magistra model and his own signature Fleshweaver, a limited run of 25 X-shaped 7-strings: 28-inch scale, Sungkai body, hard maple neck, ebony fretboard, and a handwound signature pickup.

What tuning does deathcore music like Distant's use?

Distant's own confirmed tuning isn't public, but downtempo deathcore, their genre, is conventionally played at extreme low tunings, Drop A and below on a 7-string. VanderMeij's own copy describes Yetgin's Fleshweaver as built for "the heaviest and lowest tunings."

Is Distant touring?

Yes. Per Knotfest, the band recently completed European touring runs with Thrown and, separately, supporting Sylosis, and is next set for the New World Killer EU/UK 2027 tour alongside Spite, Emmure, and Mauled.