Half Me detonate with their new single ‘Fear Is the New Belief’
Half Me push their metallic intensity to a new peak with ‘Fear Is the New Belief’, a hostile, groove driven metalcore strike built for chaos, circle pits and full body impact. The track fuses monstrous shouts, low pitched mechanical riffs and a venomous, hook laden chorus into a direct attack on manipulation, blind obedience and fear turned into ideology. It’s sharp, confrontational and unmistakably Half Me.
Stream here: https://arisingempire.com/halfme
Following millions of streams, their breakout album SOMA, and a Heavy Music Awards nomination, the Hamburg outfit hit harder than ever. ‘Fear Is The New Belief’ channels the band’s trademark fusion of crushing metalcore, hardcore urgency and nu metal grit into one of their most uncompromising statements to date, a call to resist imposed beliefs and reclaim autonomy.
Formed in 2018, Half Me have rapidly become one of Germany’s most forward pushing modern metalcore acts. Signed to Arising Empire, they’ve toured Europe, Australia and the US alongside thrown, Northlane and The Ghost Inside, earning a reputation for explosive live energy and a sound that refuses to sit still.
Catch the band live:
Half Me - American Crusade 2026
01.10.2026 | House of Independents | Asbury Park, NJ, USA
02.10.2026 | Archer Music Hall | Allentown, PA, USA
03.10.2026 | District Music Hall | Norwalk, CT, USA
04.10.2026 | Palladium | Worcester, MA, USA
06.10.2026 | Elevation | Grand Rapids, MI, USA
07.10.2026 | The Rave | Milwaukee, WI, USA
09.10.2026 | Varsity Theater | Minneapolis, MN, USA
10.10.2026 | The Truman | Kansas City, MO, USA
13.10.2026 | Alhambra | Jacksonville, FL, USA
14.10.2026 | The Orpheum | Tampa, FL, USA
16.10.2026 | The Radio Room | Greenville, SC, USA
17.10.2026 | Hangar 1819 | Greensboro, NC, USA
Half Me - Australian Crusade 2026
22.10.2026 | Amplifier Bar | Perth, WA, AUS
23.10.2026 | Ed Castle | Adelaide, SA, AUS
24.10.2026 | The Grand Poobah | Hobart, TAS, AUS
28.10.2026 | The Last Chance Hotel | Melbourne, VIC, AUS
29.10.2026 | Front Time Pony | Canberra, ACT, AUS
30.10.2026 | La La La’s | Wollongong, NSW, AUS
31.10.2026 | Crowbar | Sydney, NSW, AUS
01.11.2026 | Crowbar | Brisbane, QLD, AUS
Half Me - European Crusade 2026
27.11.2026 | Dynamo | Eindhoven, NL
28.11.2026 | Musikzentrum | Hannover, DE
29.11.2026 | Helios37 | Köln, DE
30.11.2026 | Das Bett | Frankfurt am Main, DE
01.12.2026 | Viper Room | Vienna, AT
02.12.2026 | Hansa39 | München, DE
03.12.2026 | Modra Vopice | Prague, CZ
04.12.2026 | Kent Club | Hamburg, DE
05.12.2026 | Hole44 | Berlin, DE
06.12.2026 | The Black Heart | London, UK
07.12.2026 | The Garage | Glasgow, UK
08.12.2026 | Asylum | Birmingham, UK
09.12.2026 | Backstage By The Mill | Paris, FR
10.12.2026 | Rock N Eat | Lyon, FR
11.12.2026 | Werk21 | Zurich, CH
12.12.2026 | Tower | Stuttgart, DE
Half Me online:
https://www.instagram.com/halfme.band