VIAL have introduced their new album, HELLHOUND, out March 6 through their very own Trout Gap Data. The follow-up to 2024’s Develop The Fuck Up is a fruits of two lengthy years perfecting every monitor after breaking away from their unique indie sound and veering right into a heavier, grittier lane.
Coinciding with the announcement of HELLHOUND is “NEVER BEEN BETTER,” the third single following the discharge of “CREEP SMOOTHIE” and “IDLE HANDS.” “‘NEVER BEEN BETTER’ is a whirlwind of feelings full of previous teddy bear metaphors to signify burnout,” vocalist Taylor Kraemer says. “This music was written at a time once I misplaced the teddy bear that I’d had since beginning, known as Humorous Bear. It was throughout a extremely darkish interval of my 20s once I was desperately making an attempt to carry myself collectively. ‘NEVER BEEN BETTER’ is the place I concurrently imploded and exploded.”
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Following the capturing that befell of their residence metropolis yesterday, the Minneapolis-based band additionally shared a message in help of their group: “At this time was speculated to be the day we have been speculated to inform you about our new document HELLHOUND, however our minds at the moment are 100% on our neighbor who was shot and killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis yesterday,” VIAL say. “This was not self-defense. This was homicide. Fuck ICE!”
In help of HELLHOUND, VIAL will head out on an enormous tour throughout North America alongside opening acts Alex Vile and Scarlet Demore. Hearken to “NEVER BEEN BETTER,” take a look at the tracklist for HELLHOUND, and see their 2026 tour dates under.
VIAL – HELLHOUND tracklist
1. “INFECTED”
2. “SCORPIO MOON”
3. “CREEP SMOOTHIE”
4. “IDLE HANDS”
5. “SOB”
6. “NEVER BEEN BETTER”
7. “HELLHOUND”
8. “UNDERMINE ME”
9. “BLAH”
10. “PUKE”
11. “TALKTALKTALK”
12. “BOREDOM/COMBUSTION”
13. “BLOOD RED”
VIAL 2026 tour dates
03/21 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
03/25 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Pageant
03/26 – Seattle, WA @ Barboza
03/27 – Portland, OR @ Holocene03/28 – Oakland, CA @ Dollfest
03/29 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Atrium @ The Catalyst03/31 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
04/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
04/02 – Phoenix, AZ @ Linger Longer Lounge
04/04 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
04/07 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
04/09 – Austin, TX @ twenty ninth Avenue Ballroom
04/10 – Dallas, TX @ Membership Dada
04/11 – Oklahoma Metropolis, OK @ Resonant Head
04/14 – Denver, CO @ Misplaced Lake
04/15 – Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
05/07 – Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
05/08 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
05/09 – Hamtramck, MI @ The Sanctuary
05/10 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Storage
05/12 – Montreal, QC @ L’Escogriffe
05/13 – Hamden, CT @ House Ballroom
05/15 – Boston, MA @ Warehouse
05/16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere: Zone One
05/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Nikki Lopez
05/19 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
05/20 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s
06/19 – Gilbert, PA @ Camp Punksylvania Fest
