thrown release new single 'unwanted'
Photo Credit: Arising Empire
Swedish heavyweights thrown return with their brand new single ‘unwanted’, the latest track from their highly anticipated second album, UNWANTED, out 6th November via Arising Empire.
Listen to the new single here: https://arisingempire.com/unwanted
Pre-order the new album here: https://arisingempire.com/thrown
Built around massive riffs, punishing grooves and a chorus that burrows straight into your skull, ‘unwanted’ captures everything that has made thrown such a standout name within the new generation of heavy music. Relentless yet addictive, brutally direct yet impossible to shake, the track once again proves the band’s ability to deliver maximum impact without wasting a single second.
‘unwanted’ follows previously released singles ‘split’, ‘rehearsed’ and ‘critic’, offering another glimpse of an album that sees thrown sharpening the formula that has taken them from underground newcomers to one of the most talked-about names in contemporary heavy music.
Formed in Sweden in 2021, thrown have built their reputation on brutally concise songs, crushing production and an instinctive understanding of what makes heavy music connect. Their sound pulls together hardcore aggression, metalcore weight and nu metal groove, delivered with an intensity that translates just as powerfully from headphones to a packed room.
The scale of that connection is difficult to ignore. Their 2022 debut EP EXTENDED PAIN surpassed 50 million streams across its five tracks and spent almost a year in Spotify’s Global Metal Top 200. Their 2024 debut album EXCESSIVE GUILT pushed the band onto an even bigger international stage, while thrown have since passed 1.5 million monthly Spotify listeners and amassed well over 100 million streams worldwide.
Their rise has been equally rapid in the live arena. thrown have toured extensively across North America, Europe and Australia alongside Knocked Loose, Fit For A King, Counterparts, While She Sleeps and Wage War, steadily converting their streaming audience into an increasingly formidable live following.
That momentum has also been recognised by the wider heavy music community. thrown took home Best Breakthrough Live Artist at the Heavy Music Awards in 2024, before EXCESSIVE GUILT won Best Breakthrough Album at the 2025 awards.
At the centre of thrown are Marcus Lundqvist on vocals, Johan Liljeblad and Andreas Malm on guitars, and drummer and producer Buster Odeholm. Together, the Swedish four-piece have created something instantly identifiable: short, devastating songs, massive production, unforgettable hooks and a level of intensity that has made thrown impossible to ignore.
Now, with UNWANTED just weeks away, thrown are showing no signs of slowing down.
Catch the band live:
11.12.2026 I Academy I Manchester, United Kingdom
12.12.2026 I O2 Academy Glasgow I Glasgow, United Kingdom
13.12.2026 I Troxy I London, United Kingdom
thrown online:
https://www.instagram.com/thrownband
https://www.tiktok.com/@thrownband
https://www.facebook.com/thrownband
