When you think of metal that hits like a freight train, unapologetically brutal and drenched in sheer sonic power, Russia’s Slaughter To Prevail just reset the bar. Their latest offering, GRIZZLY, dropped July 18, 2025, via Sumerian Records, and it’s an absolute mauling from start to finish.
The album is a growling testament to modern extreme metal, packed with everything you’d expect from a band that has climbed from a small bedroom in Yekaterinburg to commanding festival main stages across the world. GRIZZLY delivers a relentless barrage of riffs, guttural vocals, and seismic rhythms, anchored by standout tracks like the collaborative single “Imdead” featuring Ronnie Radke, and “Song 3” with the genre-bending standout BABYMETAL.
This is not a record for the faint of heart. It’s punishing yet undeniably catchy, blending savage aggression with hooks that stick in your brain like the claws of its namesake. Fans can sink their teeth into GRIZZLY on vinyl, CD, or even cassette, because sometimes, tradition demands you feel the crackle of a tape as the chaos unfolds.
Slaughter To Prevail’s journey is as compelling as their music. What began as an unlikely partnership between Alex Terrible, a vocal monster from rural Russia, and guitarist Jack Simmons, hailing from the quiet outskirts of Essex, England, has blossomed into a powerhouse with nearly 1.8 million monthly Spotify listeners. The internet first discovered Alex’s demonic covers on YouTube, but now the world witnesses their ferocity live, whether packing out venues or igniting record-breaking walls of death at festivals like HELLFEST.
But Alex Terrible is more than a voice of metal destruction, he’s a fighter outside the pit as well. His foray into bare knuckle fighting adds a visceral edge to his already formidable stage presence. Whether he’s battling in the ring or shredding on stage, Alex embodies the unforgiving spirit of GRIZZLY itself.
This summer, the band is storming festivals and cities across North America, culminating in a new live show that promises to pull audiences deeper into their savage world. Expect a harder hitting, more immersive experience, because if Slaughter To Prevail has taught us anything, it’s that true metal never settles, it evolves and crushes with renewed intensity.
For those hungry for pure, unfiltered modern metal chaos, GRIZZLY is the soundtrack of 2025.
Stream GRIZZLY and catch Slaughter To Prevail live on their North American tour now!
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GRIZZLY Tracklist:
1. Banditos
2. Russian Grizzly In America
3. Imdead (feat. Ronnie Radke)
4. Babayka
5. Viking
6. Koschei
7. Song 3 (feat. BABYMETAL)
8. Lift That Shit
9. Behelit
10. Rodina
11. Conflict
12. Kid of Darkness
13. 1984
Upcoming North American Tour Dates:
7/19 – Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival **
7/20 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
7/21 – Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
7/22 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory
7/24 – Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
7/26-7/27 – Long Beach, CA @ Vans Warped Tour **
8/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend
8/30 – Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheater
8/31 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
9/2 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
9/3 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
9/6 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
9/7 – Hershey, PA @ Hershey Park Stadium
9/9 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
9/10 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
9/11 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
9/13 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
9/14 – Hartford, CT @ The XFINITY Theatre
9/16 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
9/18 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
9/21 – Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival **
9/23 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
9/24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater
9/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ PH Live at Planet Hollywood
10/4 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival **
11/15-11/16 – Orlando, FL @ Vans Warped Tour **
** – Indicates festival date
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