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Washington, D.C. – Metalcore veterans, Age of Ruin, have released new single, “Falling.” The song is the first fresh blood spilled by Age of Ruin since last year’s seminal, full-length album, Nothingman (a title that perfectly encapsulates both the crushing bleakness of the human spirit and the exact Kelley Blue Book value of their touring vessel, the Nothingvan).

Manifesting without warning like a collective auditory hallucination, this new track sees the band violently regressing to their roots. It delivers the kind of punishing, primitive riffage that will make anyone raised on Roots-era Sepultura or Kingdom of Lost Souls-era Damnation A.D. want to immediately start throwing elbows in a pottery store.

But it’s not just an exercise in neck-snapping brutality. As the despair boils over, the mood shifts from pitch-black bleakness to something suspiciously resembling optimism. When frontman Ben’s haunting vocals bellow, “the lines begin to blur around me,” which in most other contexts would be a terrifying neurological symptom. It actually serves as a rare glimmer of hope. Just then, the mood shifts, like a thundering tempest leaving all of the elements of rebirth in it’s wake. It’s sonic proof that even after all this time, a little bit of light is finally cracking through the Age of Ruin.

The official video for “Falling” is available at: youtu.be/XjVvWz9LEC4

The song is also available on all major platforms, including Bandcamp, Ampwall, Spotify and Apple Music.

“Falling” was recorded at The Hell Room in northern Virginia and mixed and mastered by Will Beasley at The Bakery Studios in Richmond Virginia.

Line-up:

Benjamin Swan – vocals
Christopher Fleming – bass
Daniel Fleming – guitar
Hendrik Osinga – drums
Casey Flanagan – guitar

FFO: In Flames, Soilwork, Killswitch Engage, and Gojira.

Released October 17, 2025, Nothingman is available at:

Bandcamp: ageofruin.bandcamp.com/album/nothingman

Ltd. Edition CD: theupstagemusicfest.com/product-page/age-of-ruin-nothing-man

Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/5gx07goL02rG6kpD4mP10f

Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/nothingman/1838282980

Ampwall: ampwall.com/a/ageofruin

Source: ClawHammer PR

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