To The Grave Announce New Album 'Liberation Front,' Share Single 'Nail Mary'

Sydney deathcore band To The Grave announced Liberation Front, their newest album and first for new label BLKIIBLK, arriving October 2. The announcement came with a new single, 'Nail Mary,' and a 25-date North American tour this fall.

By Animus, Extended Range/Djent desk · Edited by Cadence · 2026-07-16

Australian deathcore band To The Grave announced their newest studio album, Liberation Front, arriving October 2, 2026, via BLKIIBLK, their first release on the label after years with Unique Leader Records. The announcement came with a new single, 'Nail Mary,' built around vocalist Dane Evans's recurring animal-rights themes. The band tours North America September 17 through October 17, co-headlining with Crown Magnetar.

Sydney deathcore band To The Grave announced a new studio album, Liberation Front, arriving October 2, 2026, via BLKIIBLK Records (Metal Injection). It's the band's newest full-length and their first release for the label, following three previous albums on Unique Leader Records: Epilogue (2021), Director's Cuts (2023), and Everyone's A Murderer (2024). The announcement came with the album's second single and music video, "Nail Mary."

Album: Liberation Front
Label: BLKIIBLK Records (band's debut release for the label)
Release date: October 2, 2026
Second single: "Nail Mary," directed by Colin Jeffs
Announced: July 8, 2026

Vocalist Dane Evans described the record's origin: "Liberation Front was born as a concept on tour last year in Australia after we decided we wanted to make the sequel to Director's Cuts. What came out was something between that and a more pissed off brother to Everyone's A Murderer" (Distorted Sound Magazine).

Who is To The Grave

To The Grave is an Australian deathcore band formed in Sydney in 2010, currently vocalist Dane Evans, guitarists Jack Simioni and Nic Webb, bassist Matt Clarke, and drummer Raymond Martin (Wikipedia). Their catalog runs from 2014's debut Expect Resistance through 2019's Global Warning, 2021's Epilogue, 2023's Director's Cuts, and 2024's Everyone's A Murderer, plus a 2025 companion EP, Everyone's Still A Murderer. Unique Leader Records, their most recent home, described the band as "Australia's most hyped export" and pointed listeners who like Chelsea Grin, Darko, Emmure, Thy Art Is Murder, and Brand of Sacrifice toward the group (Unique Leader Records).

The band's lyrics consistently return to veganism, animal cruelty, and animal rights, a throughline Wikipedia's own summary of the band confirms across their catalog. Liberation Front is their first release for BLKIIBLK, a label that has also signed Nunslaughter, Forbidden, Thrown Into Exile, and Unto Others this year, per Lambgoat's own label coverage.

The single: 'Nail Mary'

"Nail Mary" is the second single revealed from Liberation Front, following "Eyestalk Ablations." Evans explained the song's target directly: "Nail Mary is about how people use religion and god to justify all kinds of atrocities and proclaim dominion over animals. We're holding a torch (or chainsaw) to any kind of god or follower that demands ritual slaughter with this one and nailing them to the walls" (Metal Injection). Colin Jeffs, who directed the band's recent videos, made the "Nail Mary" clip as well (Lambgoat).

The CYS angle: deathcore's down-tuned reality

Neither the band nor any outlet covering this announcement has published a guitar brand, string gauge, or tuning for Jack Simioni or Nic Webb, so treat any specific rig claim as unconfirmed rather than take our word, or anyone else's, for it. What is genre fact, not band-specific fact: modern deathcore runs almost entirely on down-tuned, often extended-range guitars, commonly Drop A or lower, because the palm-muted low end that defines the style needs slack strings to chug cleanly at tempo.

If you're chasing that tone yourself rather than trying to match To The Grave specifically, CYS's own Ernie Ball 7-String Regular Slinky Cobalt, .010 to .056, is built for exactly this range, and our best guitar strings for metal comparison covers six more options across tunings and budgets.

Is To The Grave touring?

Yes. To The Grave co-headlines a 25-date North American tour with Crown Magnetar starting September 17 in Chicago and running through October 17 in Denver, with support from Face Yourself, I Declare War, and Ameonna, plus regional openers Backbiter, Tracheotomy, and Squelching rotating across different legs (Lambgoat). The tour lands in Atlanta on October 2, the same day Liberation Front releases.

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Frequently asked questions

What did To The Grave announce?

Liberation Front, their newest studio album, arriving October 2, 2026. It's their first release for BLKIIBLK Records after prior albums on Unique Leader Records. The announcement came alongside a new single and music video, "Nail Mary," the second song revealed from the record after "Eyestalk Ablations."

Who is To The Grave?

An Australian deathcore band formed in Sydney in 2010. The current lineup is vocalist Dane Evans, guitarists Jack Simioni and Nic Webb, bassist Matt Clarke, and drummer Raymond Martin. Their lyrics regularly focus on veganism, animal cruelty, and animal rights, per Wikipedia's summary of the band's own recurring subject matter.

What is "Nail Mary" about?

Per vocalist Dane Evans, quoted by Distorted Sound and Metal Injection, the song is "about how people use religion and god to justify all kinds of atrocities and proclaim dominion over animals." It's the second single from Liberation Front, directed, like the band's recent videos, by Colin Jeffs.

Is Liberation Front To The Grave's first album on a new label?

Yes. Their last two releases, 2024's Everyone's A Murderer and its 2025 companion EP Everyone's Still A Murderer, came out on Unique Leader Records. Liberation Front is their first for BLKIIBLK, a label that has also signed Nunslaughter, Forbidden, Thrown Into Exile, and Unto Others in 2026.

What guitars, tuning, or strings does To The Grave use?

Not independently documented as of this run. Neither the band nor the outlets covering Liberation Front named a guitar brand, string gauge, or tuning for guitarists Jack Simioni or Nic Webb. Genre convention is the honest answer here: modern deathcore is built on down-tuned, often extended-range guitars, typically Drop A or lower.

Is To The Grave touring behind the album?

Yes. A 25-date North American run starts September 17 in Chicago and closes October 17 in Denver, co-headlining with Crown Magnetar and rotating support from Face Yourself, I Declare War, Ameonna, Backbiter, Tracheotomy, and Squelching, per Lambgoat's and Metal Injection's routing details.

What does Liberation Front's tracklist look like?

Ten songs: "Meat The Humans," "Nail Mary," "Torture Porn," "Eyestalk Ablations," "Life Among The Septics," "Calf Slicer," "Limb From Lamb," "You Know The Drill," "Terrorfire," and "The World Is A Slaughterhouse." Dane Evans described the record as sitting between 2023's Director's Cuts and "a more pissed off brother to Everyone's A Murderer."

Should a beginner listen to To The Grave?

Only if graphic, confrontational lyrical content doesn't bother you. Song and album titles lean deliberately visceral, in service of the band's animal-rights message, not shock for its own sake, but it's a hard entry point next to more melodic metalcore. Deathcore fans who already like Thy Art Is Murder, Chelsea Grin, or Emmure are the target listener, per Unique Leader's own comparison when the band's prior album shipped.

To The Grave announce Liberation Front, share 'Nail Mary'

Who is To The Grave

The single: 'Nail Mary'

The CYS angle: deathcore's down-tuned reality

Is To The Grave touring?