Long Island’s genre-defying heavy act FALSE GODS return with their new single “Suffering in a Strange Land,” a bleak and emotionally lacerating track taken from their upcoming full-length album Lost in Darkness and Distance, out July 25th, 2025.
“Suffering in a Strange Land” is a crushing meditation on disconnection, anxiety, and the alienation of existing in a world that feels foreign and hostile. Driven by towering sludge riffs, suffocating atmosphere, and the band’s trademark post-punk and NYHC undercurrents, the song captures FALSE GODS at their most introspective and punishing. Vocalist Mike Stack delivers one of his most vulnerable performances to date, channeling existential dread and personal grief into every anguished line.
The track sets the tone for Lost in Darkness and Distance, the band’s most dynamic and emotionally raw record to date. The album pushes FALSE GODS further into experimental and atmospheric territory while remaining grounded in the unflinching heaviness that has defined their sound. Drawing from influences like CROWBAR, YOB, KILLING JOKE, and GODFLESH, the record blends sludge, post-metal, and noise with themes of death, grief, addiction, and fractured identity.
Following their critically acclaimed 2022 album Neurotopia, praised by both Decibel and Metal Hammer UK, FALSE GODS have continued to expand their sound without compromising intensity. Lost in Darkness and Distance represents a creative leap forward, forged in personal tragedy and artistic reinvention.
FALSE GODS will join EYEHATEGOD on tour in May 2025, bringing their uncompromising live show to stages across the East Coast in the lead-up to the album’s release.
“Suffering in a Strange Land” is available now on all streaming platforms. Lost in Darkness and Distance arrives July 25th, 2025.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmR2P–G3C8&feature=youtu.be
About FALSE GODS:
Formed in 2015 on Long Island, New York, FALSE GODS are a genre-defying force in modern heavy music. Blending sludge metal’s crushing weight with post-metal atmosphere, NYHC aggression, and the bleak intensity of industrial and post-punk, the band carves out a sound that is both emotionally raw and sonically brutal. Their music shifts seamlessly between towering heaviness, haunting melody, and punishing noise, always grounded in lyrical themes of isolation, grief, and existential dread.
With a lineup featuring Mike Stack – Vocals, Greg March – Guitar, Devin Stracuzza – Bass, and Josh Harrison – Drums, FALSE GODS have built a reputation for cathartic live performances and uncompromising songwriting. They’ve shared the stage with heavyweights like CROWBAR, EYEHATEGOD, CONAN, and FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, and have appeared at festivals including Maryland Doomfest, Grim Reefer Fest, and Ohio Doomed & Stoned.
Their upcoming album, Lost in Darkness and Distance, marks their most dynamic and personal work to date, pushing beyond genre lines into something darker, deeper, and more vulnerable.
FALSE GODS do not offer escapism. They reflect reality—unfiltered and unrelenting.
FALSE GODS is:
Mike Stack – Vocals
Greg March – Guitar
Devin Stracuzza – Bass
Josh Harrison – Drums
Connect with FALSE GODS:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/falsegods
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/falsegods1
Twitter/X: https://x.com/FalseGods2
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GghNJPvhdvhYQlgCkylR1
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/false-gods/1101513664
Bandcamp: https://falsegods1.bandcamp.com/album/false-gods-abiuro-split
Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/album/156301589
