photos by Martin Goltermann
Copenhagen, Denmark-based heavy rock band EMPATH has shared the second single from their impending eponymous debut LP – nearing release on Indisciplinarian – today unveiling the song “Only The Dead,” alongside a visualizer created by vocalist Morten Grønnegaard.
Empath was produced by KB Larsen and EMPATH, mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Obituary, Deadguy, The Armed), with cover art by Morten Grønnegaard.
Grønnegaard states of the new song, “‘Only the Dead’ is an anti-war song. The chorus line, ‘Only the dead have seen the end of the fury of men,’ states the fact that the tragedy of war has always been, and always will be, an unbearable burden on humanity. Even though we have lived through several generation-killing conflicts in the past, we have learned nothing. The fury of hatred, greed, and ignorance lurks just beneath the surface to this present day.”
Listen to EMPATH’s new single “Only The Dead” on all streaming platforms HERE and watch the visualizer on YouTube HERE.
Empath will be released on two vinyl variants – 100 on transparent blue and 100 on black – as well as all digital formats. Find preorders and presaves for all editions and formats HERE. Also, listen to the debut single “Lyca’s Lost” HERE.
EMPATH will play their debut show at A Colossal Kind Of X-mas at Hotel Cecil in Copenhagen on December 11th alongside a string of prominent heavy Danish artists.
EMPATH Live:
12/11/2026 A Colossal Kind Of X-mas @ Hotel Cecil – Copenhagen, DK [tickets]
Expect additional live updates and more to post shortly.
EMPATH finds its creative core in the songwriting duo of two artists who share a past in the metal band Rising – vocalist Morten Grønnegaard (Qaisor) and guitarist Jacob Krogholt (Anti Ritual). Joined on their eponymous debut album by bassist KB Larsen (Volbeat, Anti Ritual) and drummer Jeppe Munk Aakeson (Knytnæve, Iota), the constellation became complete and a new unique artistic path was carved out.
Empath consists of eight songs of enormous variety, shaping an album that carries itself with a focused musical narrative throughout its thirty-eight minutes. Musically, EMPATH has its roots in heavy, progressive, and psychedelic rock and metal of the 1970s and ‘80s. A contemporary, organic production serves the intricate and melodic song material well, and with the addition of synths reminiscent of old sci-fi soundtracks, the band delivers a heavy, rich, and atmospheric sound, thus carrying the virtuous torch of their musical heroes into the future.
Thematically, Empath deals with the nature of man, the consequences of our ambition and dreams, as laid bare in our present capitalistic society with escalating climate change, inequality, isolation, and conflict on the horizon. Inspired by science fiction literature from the last century and experimental poetry works from the romantic era, the lyrics of Morten Grønnegaard dig into various ideas that gripped writers and thinkers such as Arthur C. Clarke, William Blake, and Thomas De Quincey. Even though the subjects often dwelled into the fever dreams and far away futures of humankind, they resonate very well with where and what we are as humans today.
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