With their breakout runs supporting Born Of Osiris and currently Lacuna Coil and Escape The Fate, millions of cross platform streams, and their explosive pre-album singles “selfish”, “fragile” and “dismay”, emerging Brazilian metalcore talent AXTY have been inescapable over the last year. Now, what it has all been building to, the band announce their Napalm Records debut, “The Pain Made Me Who I Am”, dropping on August 21st, 2026.
Alongside the announcement, the band unleashes the record’s cataclysmic closer “end this”, an onslaught of aggression nu and core. Thunderous drumming, bone shattering breakdowns, and a truly inhuman vocal performance from vocalist Felipe Hervoso, this track is violently delicious.
AXTY about “end this”:
“One of the most pessimistic moments on the record, this track serves as a closing statement that encapsulates the album’s overarching emotional arc. ‘end this’ portrays a character shaped by accumulated trauma, depression, and intrusive, self-destructive thoughts. Themes that unfold progressively throughout the release. Positioned as the final track, the song leans into a sense of exhaustion and finality, reinforced by the recurring line ‘please end this’, while subtly subverting its own premise in the opening verse: ‘so here we go again, another song about how I hate myself’. Musically, it stands out as one of the heaviest and most sonically challenging pieces on the album, featuring its most dissonant chorus to date. This deliberate stylistic contrast mirrors a state of dissociation, culminating in a drifting, almost delirious reflection captured in the line: ‘why try so long here if all we touch will rot and sear’”.
Watch the official music video for “end this” below.
With their new studio album, AXTY explore universal lyrical themes of self-evolution through harnessing pain and resilience born from adversity, transforming negative experiences into fuel for growth. Moments of barbarism and serenity all tied together with infectious grooves, pristine production, and an unwavering dedication to brutality. Throughout its 12 tracks, “The Pain Made Me Who I Am” proves AXTY as a visionary force to watch in the ever-expanding modern metalcore scene – inarguably poised for star status as they climb the ranks.
AXTY about “The Pain Made Me Who I Am”:
“‘The Pain Made Me Who I Am’ revolves around human emotions, particularly the darker, more difficult ones. However, rather than dwelling on suffering, we focused on the role these emotions play in personal growth and self-evolution. Resilience born from adversity, the idea that growth and self-discovery are deeply rooted in struggle, we wanted to explore how negative experiences, rather than defining us in a limiting way, become the very foundation of who we are”.
“The Pain Made Me Who I Am” delivers the goods from note one as earth-shattering intro track “pain made me” pulls out all of the stops – crashing in with dense down-tuned guitar chugs beneath hip-hop charged samples. Anthemic “who I am” showcases the band’s seamless, genre-pushing blend with intense polyrhythmic deathcore passages and soaring metalcore melodies, while tracks like “all I love” incite pure metallic violence with the band’s erratic trademark guitar acrobatics, hypnotic drum patterns and addictive vocals – both crushing and clean – showcasing the broad talents of frontman Felipe Hervoso, drummer Gabriel Vacari and guitarist Jonathas Peschiera. Particularly, Hervoso’ keen ability to dramatically tilt his vocal approach from crooning cleans to virtually superhuman screams, growls and squeals will have his name on the lips of deathcore vocal enthusiasts in no time. Songs like “nothing but pain” inject heavy doses of the futuristic metalcore fusion AXTY has become lauded for, while album standouts like first single/album closer “end this” weave alternative and even nu-metal flavor into the album’s addictive mix.
“The Pain Made Me Who I Am” will be available in the following formats:
• 1 Vinyl Splatter Translucent Turquoise/White, Black, incl. Vinyl Booklet (Napalm Mailorder exclusive)
• 1 Vinyl Solid Aquamarine, incl. Lyric Sheet
• 1 Digisleeve Album
• Digital Album
Pre-order & pre-save “The Pain Made Me Who I Am” here.
Tracklist:
1. pain made me
2. who I am
3. dismay
4. selfish
5. everything is beautiful
6. all I love
7. closer
8. fragile
9. break
10. nothing but pain
11. with me
12. end this
US Tour Dates 2026:
4/15/2026 – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall, Dallas, TX
4/16/2026 – Aztec Theater, San Antonio, TX
4/17/2026 – House Of Blues, Houston, TX
4/19/2026 – House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA
4/21/2026 – House of Blues, Orlando, FL
4/22/2026 – Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale, FL
4/24/2026 – Music Farm, Charleston, SC
4/25/2026 – The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
4/26/2026 – The Underground, Charlotte, NC
4/28/2026 – The Broadberry, Richmond, VA
5/1/2026 – Empire Live, Albany, NY
(Support for Lacuna Coil, w/ Escape The Fate)
Line-up:
Felipe Hervoso – Vocals
Gabriel Vacari – Drums
Jonathas Peschiera – Guitar
