As they kick off a five week-long tour tonight, San Antonio metal heavyweights DARKNESS DIVIDED have released “Back Breaker,” the second video from their self-titled sophomore album, to be released April 22, 2016.

Watch “Back Breaker” at New Noise

“’Back Breaker’ is the most challenging song to play on the new album,” confesses bassist Joe Mora. “It showcases several of our sounds in that it is fast and high energy, but also melodic and powerful.” Guitarist Sebastian Elizondo claims the track is “Influenced by bands and guitar players that inspired me to pick up my instrument. This song feels like a throwback as well as something new to take in.”

“It really showcases all of us with the guitar solos, bass solos, technical drumming and some of my favorite vocals,” promises vocalist Gerard Mora. “I really feel like this song stands out from anything we've written.”

The band premiered the first single “Misery” in February, and gave fans an inside look into Darkness Divided with a track-by-track commentary on the forthcoming album. The vocalist continues, “This new album itself is split up into three parts - innocence, contradiction and reaffirmation. As I wrote the lyrics to this record, I had the image of a house built of the ideas that others have built for you. As you grow from innocence and leave your innocence, your walls of the home begin to collapse.”

DARKNESS DIVIDED will tour extensively throughout 2016 in support of Darkness Divided, including a stop at the renowned Sonshine Festival on July 22nd. Stay tuned for more news and tour dates.

APRIL:

08  Albuquerque, NM @ The Co-Op

09  Mesa, AZ @ The Underground

10  Van Nuys, CA @ White Oak Music and Arts

11  Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction

13  Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst

14  Sacramento, CA @ Cafe Colonial

16  Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock

17  Grand Junction, CO @ Thunderstruck Valley

18  Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep

19  Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall

21  Lubbock, TX @ Jake’s

22  San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box

23  Lake Charles, LA @ The Center Stage

24  Atlanta, GA @ Under The Couch

26  Miami, FL @ Zingular Bar Lounge

27  Orlando, FL @ Backbooth

28  Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits

29  Florence, AL @ The End

30  Nashville, TN @ Rocketown

MAY (With Death of an Era, Come and Rest):

01  Dayton, OH @ Rockstar Pro Arena

03  Pittsburgh, PA @ Hard Rock Café

04  Providence, RI @ Firehouse 13

06  Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Theater

08  Hampton, MA @ American Legion

11  Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry

12  Warren, MI @ The Ritz

13  Chicago, IL @ Subterranean

14  LaCrosse, WI @ The Warehouse

15  St. Louis, MO @ Fubar

JULY

22  Somerset, WI @ Somerset Amphitheater (Sonshine Festival)

Pre-order packages for Darkness Divided are available now at VictoryMerch.com and include four instant track downloads for “Misery”, “The End Of It All”, “Deceiver” and “Back Breaker.” Digital pre-orders are now available on iTunes and Amazon Music.

Darkness Divided will be available everywhere April 22nd, 2016.