UK metal quartet HERIOT unveil new single 'Master of Deceit' with deluxe release of debut album

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The UK's most exciting new heavy band, HERIOT, have unveiled a new single, 'Master of Deceit', alongside a deluxe version of their globally-acclaimed debut album, Devoured by the Mouth of Hell (Century Media).

Watch the video to 'Master of Deceit' here [premieres at 4pm GMT]: https://youtu.be/hyZBQKw7UlA
Stream 'Master of Deceit' and access Devoured by the Mouth of Hell (deluxe) here: https://heriot.lnk.to/DevouredByTheMouthOfHell-DeluxeID

HERIOT comment: "‘Master of Deceit’ is centred around the idea of the human experience being diminished through pressures of conformity and fear. It touches on how individualism is being lessened as we’re being pushed to disregard our own experiences, emotions and beliefs. The song poses the question of ‘how far are we willing to go before there’s no turning back?’"

'Master of Deceit' was produced by Erik Bickerstaffe (Loathe) and mixed and mastered by Randy LeBoeuf (Kublai Khan, Loathe, Gideon, The Acacia Strain).

'Master of Deceit' follows HERIOT's November 2025 single 'Commander of Pain', their ode to 90's death metal. Watch here: https://youtu.be/xDem8csYsJM 

After touring North America for the first time, supporting Trivium alongside Jinjer, HERIOT will perform with SikTh at two special UK shows, as the progressive metal pioneers celebrate the 20th anniversary of Death Of A Dead Day. HERIOT will also be performing a never-to-be-repeated intimate hometown show at Swindon on 25th February, as well as joining Nails, Kublai Khan TX, then Converge for select dates.

All upcoming HERIOT dates below:

2026:
25-Feb Swindon, The Victoria (headline)

26-Feb Manchester, UK Academy 2 (w/ SikTh)
28-Feb London, UK O2 Forum Kentish Town (w/ SikTh)

26-Mar Bristol, Electric Bristol (w/ Nails)

23-May Hatfield, Slam Dunk Festival
24-May Leeds, Slam Dunk Festival

15-Jun Dublin, Opium (w/ Kublai Khan TX)
16-Jun Belfast, Limelight (w/ Kublai Khan TX)

26-Jun Ysselsteyn, Netherlands, Jera On Air

28-Jun Antwerpen, Zappa, Belgium (w/ Converge)
29-Jun Köln, Essigfabrik, Germany (w/ Converge)
30-Jun Berlin, SO36, Germany (w/ Converge)
02-Jul Wien, Arena Vienna, Austria (w/ Converge)
03-Jul Segrate, Circolo Magnolia, Italy (w/ Converge)

Tickets are available via: https://www.heriotmetal.com/tour

HERIOT's 2026 will see the young UK quartet continue their ascendancy following the smash success of their incredible debut album Devoured by the Mouth of Hell (Century Media, 2024). 

Stream and purchase Devoured by the Mouth of Hell here: https://heriot.lnk.to/DevouredByTheMouthOfHell

Watch HERIOT's singles here: 
'Opaline': https://youtu.be/oYCWVNOtp1E
'Foul Void': https://youtu.be/1NdIbCZvo7k
'Siege Lord': https://youtu.be/771l_1Tpzkk
'At The Fortress Gate': https://youtu.be/Oa6SICQj_Mo

Devoured by the Mouth of Hell was recorded and produced by HERIOT's Jake Packer with Josh Middleton (Sylosis, Architects) and mixed and mastered by GRAMMY Award-winning Will Putney (END, Fit For An Autopsy, Better Lovers), with additional engineering by Justin Hill (SikTh, Betraying the Martyrs).

NME, Kerrang! and Upset magazine cover stars, Devoured by the Mouth of Hell was critically acclaimed worldwide as the breakthrough metal album of that year. Celebrating the release, HERIOT performed an intimate album release show in Bristol, which instantly sold out. Following the album release, HERIOT toured the UK and across Europe supporting Fit For An Autopsy and Sylosis, alongside Darkest Hour.

In April 2025 HERIOT celebrated Devoured by the Mouth of Hell with a UK headline tour across five sold-out dates, including a show at London's iconic The Underworld.

HERIOT's debut album continues their ascendancy as the pre-eminent new force in the UK heavy scene. The album follows 'Siege Lord' and late 2023's 'Soul Chasm', the first two glimpses of new material following their signing with Century Media and support shows with Architects in summer of 2023.  

HERIOT's debut EP Profound Morality (2022, Church Road Records) catapulted the quartet into the global spotlight, with praise worldwide and a debut, sold-out, headline tour across the UK. The band have since supported Lamb Of God, Thy Art Is Murder, Rolo Tomassi, and performed to packed tents at Download Festival, 2000trees, Wacken Open Air, Bloodstock, Mystic Festival and many more, gathering a legion of fans in the process. They since followed Profound Morality with the ferocious standalone single 'Demure' (February 2023, Church Road Records).

Fully-focused and with a razor-sharp edge, the awe-inspiring double-vocal attack of Jake Packer and Debbie Gough is all-conquering; the titanic support of Erhan Alman (guitar) and Julian Gage (drums) rock-solid. 

HERIOT have deservedly been grabbing attention with all four pairs of hands, weaponising metallic sludge and hardcore, unholy levels of distortion, speed and gut-punching talent. Elements of Nails, Knocked Loose, Code Orange, and Vein.fm combine and collide to exhilarating effect, creating a sound that is truly groundbreaking, fully worthy of the notice the band are achieving.

In their short recent history HERIOT have caught the attention of NME, Pitchfork, The Guardian, Metal Hammer UK, Rock Sound, Brooklyn Vegan, Kerrang!, Revolver, and Knotfest, among many others, heralding the quartet as "one of the most promising young bands in modern metalcore", and "probably the best new metal band in Britain".

HERIOT are:

Jake Packer - Vocals/Bass
Debbie Gough - Vocals/Guitar
Erhan Alman - Guitar
Julian Gage - Drums

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