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DISHEARTENED (feat. Nikita Kamprad/ Der Weg Einer Freiheit) is the first single from A SECRET REVEALED’S upcoming fourth album THE RUIN I SUMMONED FORTH, out October 16th on Lifeforce Records.

Disheartened up now on all digital platforms.

The title of the fourth full‑length by A SECRET REVEALED already serves as a dark omen: The Ruin I Summoned Forth sounds powerful, oppressive, and inescapable. And that very weight permeates all eight songs of the album. The band from Würzburg crafts a sonic landscape defined by immense emotional force, urgent intensity, and a density that feels almost impossible to contain. Their wall of sound is never an end in itself, but the foundation of an existential expression that hits immediately and resonates long after.

Stylistically, the quintet moves within the tension field of post‑metal – a sound that doesn’t deny its core roots, yet highlights more clearly than ever their affinity for black metal, melodic death metal, and modern, forward‑driving heaviness. Time and again, fragile, searching passages open up, giving the massive sound room to breathe, occasionally interwoven with subtle, almost folkloric accents. Fittingly, the opener ‘Disheartened’ sets an early exclamation mark: with Nikita Kamprad of Der Weg einer Freiheit as guest vocalist, the track gains additional depth and sharpness.

The Ruin I Summoned Forth marks the band’s third release on LIFEFORCE RECORDS, following Sacrifices (2019) and When The Day Yearns For Light (2021). Their debut The Bleakness was released in 2015 via Bastardized Records.

Across all four records, a clear narrative thread emerges: A SECRET REVEALED consistently strive to craft strong thematic arcs and a massive, uncompromising sound that grips listeners from the very beginning and leaves a lasting impact. Once again, the band presents a cohesive work in which individual elements rise into an overwhelming whole, until, in the end, the inevitable unfolds: The Ruin I Summoned Forth.

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1. Disheartened (feat. Nikita Kamprad, Der Weg Einer Freiheit)
2. Collapsar
3. Withered Eyes
4. The Great Dying
5. Torn From The Quiet
6. Upheaval
7. No Mercy For The Wicked
8. The Farewell

A SECRET REVEALED On Tour With PRAISE THE PLAGUE:

30.10.2026 – Dresden / HD
02.11.2026 – München / Backstage (club)
03.11.2026 – Berlin / Neue Zukunft
04.11.2026 – Hamburg / Bambi Galore
05.11.2026 – Hannover / Chéz Heinz
06.11.2026 – Würzburg / Immerhin
07.11.2026 – Stuttgart / Juha West
more dates tba

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