Heavy music disruptor SHOWING TEETH delivers a powerful and poignant message with her new single, ”Hellraiser,” out now alongside the official music video via Republic Records + Spinefarm.
Listen to ”Hellraiser” HERE and watch the music video HERE.
SHOWING TEETH shares, “‘Hellraiser’ is about the rage I feel towards my upbringing and the suffering I faced by the hands of the very people claiming to hold the keys to heaven. These people swear on a bible and fearmonger in the name of God, pandering to people in my community, all the while, protecting pedophiles and r*pists in power. Hell is very real, and the devil shows his face every time someone is hurt, assaulted, oppressed, or killed because of who they are.”
The track takes a defiant stance, pairing visceral riffs, jagged rhythms, and raw screams. The buzzing Nashville artist paints a hellish scene in the refrain, “Devolving human creature, digging out both my eyes with a razor, refuse to see another blatant traitor.’”The song closes with a final burst of rage before fading into darkness. The accompanying music video reflects SHOWING TEETH’s love of horror drag, juxtaposing beauty and gore.
SHOWING TEETH adds, “It was important to me to include drag artists in the ‘Hellraiser’ video, because of the inspiration they give me in my writing, as well as to push back against the punishment drag art receives from Christian conservative media. I remember the first time I saw a horror drag artist, and it changed everything I knew about art; the contrast of the beauty and the gore felt like something I had been missing in the art I consumed. Horror drag has inspired so much in my music and my life.”
“Hellraiser” follows SHOWING TEETH’s acclaimed debut EP, A FATE WORSE THAN LONELINESS, which has amassed more than 10 million streams. Upon its release, KERRANG! named SHOWING TEETH ”heavy music’s next superstar.” She first introduced the project with ”Bad Exchanges,” which Revolver praised for its ”noise-tastic riff swerves, ground-unsettling gravity blasts, deliciously disjointed sound effects and, of course, the ultra-violent screams and squeals of project leader and vocalist.” Metal Hammer included the track in ”The 12 Best New Metal Songs You Need To Hear Right Now,” writing, ”Maybe it’s the frequent blast-beats, or the shrieking, grindcore like screeches, but the Nashville artist really nails a sense of frenzied mania.” The EP also features fan favorite singles ”Rip” and ”Make It Out.”
Following the release of A FATE WORSE THAN LONELINESS, SHOWING TEETH recently supported President on their North American tour this fall, performing for sold-out audiences across the country and debuting ”Hellraiser” live for the first time. SHOWING TEETH is already set to perform at a slew of U.S. and European festivals next year — see the full list of upcoming dates HERE and below.
Stay tuned for more to come from SHOWING TEETH soon.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
5/6 — Daytona Beach, FL — Welcome to Rockville
5/14 — Columbus, OH — Sonic Temple
5/15 — Ocean City, MD — Boardwalk Rock
6/3 — Královec, Czechia — Rock for People
6/4 — Nuremberg, BY — Rock Im Park
6/5 — Nürburg, RP — Rock Am Ring
6/10 — Nickelsdorf, Burgenland — Nova Rock
6/19 — Neuhausen ob Eck, BW — Southside Festival
6/20 — Scheeßel, NDS — Hurricane Festival
ABOUT SHOWING TEETH:
Showing Teeth sonically taps into nature’s feral side. Within the span of a song, the Kentucky-born and Tennessee-based heavy music disruptor will alternate between guttural growls and anesthetizing melodies with primal unpredictability. Complemented by a “Southern American Gothic” aesthetic, she cuts a path out of the countryside’s darkest corners and reaches towering peaks of catharsis, unraveling self-doubt, alienation, and isolation against a soundtrack that crushes as it caresses. As a kid, she discovered heavy music in the most unexpected place: Church camp. Around the same time, she picked up a bass guitar, drawing inspiration from Bootsy Collins and virtuosos a la Victor Wooten. Post-college, she balanced a day job with making music “for fun.” During 2023, she launched her TikTok page. An early post about heavy music went viral, and she continued to share clips of her practicing vocals and recording demos (often captured in the front seat of her Honda Accord). Settling in Nashville, she started to collaborate with producer Dan Book, multi-instrumentalist Zach Munowitz, and Periphery drummer and co-founder Matt Halpern. In late 2025, she dropped “Labyrinth,” and it left an atomic imprint on the scene, generating north of 2.1 million Spotify streams and bulldozing the way for 2026’s “Rip” From there, she attracted both Spinefarm and Republic Records to her corner in an unprecedented alliance. Bring Me The Horizon welcomed her as an opener in Manchester, she appeared on stage with Motionless In White, and President selected her to open his sold-out 2026 tour. Clawing her way into the light now, this extreme music alchemist formally introduces herself with her debut EP, A FATE WORSE THAN LONELINESS [Republic Records/Spinefarm].
ABOUT REPUBLIC RECORDS:
A division of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, Republic Records has been recognized by Billboard as the industry’s #1 label over the last decade. It is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends such as Anitta, Ariana Grande, Billy Porter, Conan Gray, Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Caesar, Eddie Vedder, Florence + the Machine, Glass Animals, Jelly Roll, Jimmy Fallon, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Jonas Brothers, Kid Cudi, Kim Petras, Lorde, Miranda Lambert, Nicki Minaj, Pearl Jam, Shania Twain, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures with chart topping artists and partners including American Recordings (Marcus King), Boominati Worldwide (Metro Boomin), Brushfire (Jack Johnson), Casablanca Records (Nelly Furtado, Martin Garrix), Cash Money (Birdman, Jacquees), HYBE (TXT), JYP Entertainment (Stray Kids, TWICE), Lava Records (Greta Van Fleet), Mavin Records (Ayra Starr), OVO (Drake), XO (The Weeknd), Young Money (Lil Wayne), among others. Additionally, Republic recently launched Federal Films, the film and TV division that aims to bring compelling stories to audiences around the world, as well as Republic Records: Kids & Family, the official children’s division of Republic Records
ABOUT SPINEFARM:
Spinefarm represents some of the biggest and most important rock acts in the world. Founded in Finland in 1990, the label established itself as an independent powerhouse for successful European metal acts from Nightwish to Children Of Bodom. Acquired by UMG in 2002, Spinefarm Music Group is now home to a host of artists that reach millions of fans across the globe and showcases the very best in rock, punk, and metal. From massive metal names such as Bullet For My Valentine (with over 3.5 billion streams to their name) to alt-rock legends Killing Joke, and the breakout success of cultural phenom Sleep Token, Spinefarm’s artists are — and always have been — true leaders in their chosen field. The roster also includes renowned names like Dayseeker, Black Label Society, Atreyu, Airbourne, Black Veil Brides, and While She Sleeps as well as fast-rising young artists like Bambie Thug, GORE., Dead Poet Society, Kid Kapichi, and Creeper. Spinefarm, now enhanced by associated SMG label, Snakefarm (Marty Stuart, Lakeview, Kezia Gill), has grown from its independent origins into a true global rock powerhouse.
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