Varials Share “The Hurt Chamber” Video Before Tour
METAL BAND VARIALS DROP VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “THE HURT CHAMBER” — WATCH
NEW ALBUM WHERE THE LIGHT LEAVES ARRIVES FEBRUARY 27 VIA FEARLESS RECORDS
HEADLINE TOUR KICKS OFF MARCH 12 IN DETROIT + RUNS THROUGH APRIL 11 IN THEIR HOMETOWN OF PHILLY
Philadelphia’s VARIALS — Skyler Conder, vocals; Shane Lyons, guitar; Mike Foley, bass; Sean Rauchut, drums — re-entered the chat in a massively metallic way in 2025 by announcing their new album WHERE THE LIGHT LEAVES. The album will arrive on February 27 via Fearless Records. Pre-order it here.
Today, they share the video for new single “The Hurt Chamber.”
Watch it here.
The song moves at a measured and deliberate pace, and it’s one of the most melodic songs in the band’s catalog. With this track, Varials, known for erecting impenetrable walls of sound and for trafficking in pure metallic fury, prove that heavier-than-granite music doesn’t always have to mean fast. Heavy can also be slow and steady — and memorable. The beautifully eerie, keys-driven fade out could serve as the background music in the creepiest scene in your favorite psychological thriller.
“‘The Hurt Chamber’ is a song strictly about being addicted to a high that is inevitably difficult to break,” says Conder. “Whether that be love, drugs, or a certain type of situation, you become blind to what’s happening, all of the bad disappears because it always feels amazing. But it’s doing nothing but harming you throughout every time you become close to it. The ache becomes a salvation of sorts. You enter the hurt chamber and you never want to leave.”
Fun fact about the track — Conder cut his vocals in one take and on his first try. That’s a rarity but the immediacy is felt in the song. And it just…worked. The band recalls, “We debated amongst ourselves on trying different ideas and melodies and adding/changing small things, but ultimately decided the original take was too good and shouldn’t be messed with.”
Sometimes it’s best to leave things are they are.
Varials will hit the road on a headline tour this March, with Unity TX, Heavy // Hitter, and Boltcutter. All dates are below.
VARIALS ON TOUR:
3/12 — Detroit, MI — The Shelter
3/13 — Lakewood, OH — The Winchester Music Tavern
3/14 — Chicago, IL — Bottom Lounge
3/16 — Denver, CO — Marquis Theater
3/18 — Salt Lake City, UT — Soundwell
3/20 — Berkeley, CA — Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
3/21 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues Anaheim
3/22 — San Diego, CA — SOMA
3/24 — Las Vegas, NV — Backstage Bar & Billiards
3/25 — Mesa, AZ — The Nile Theater
3/27 — Dallas, TX — Trees
3/28 — Oklahoma City, OK — Beer City Music Hall
3/29 — Austin, TX — Come and Take It Live
3/31 — Pensacola, FL — Handlebar
4/1 — Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade
4/2 — Orlando, FL — The Social
4/3 — Greensboro, NC — Hangar 1819
4/4 — Richmond, VA — Canal Club
4/6 — Baltimore, MD — Ottobar
4/7 — Pittsburgh, PA — Thunderbird Café & Music Hall
4/9 — Allston, MA — Brighton Music Hall
4/10 — Brooklyn, NY — The Meadows
4/11 — Philadelphia, PA — First Unitarian Church
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