Bagpipes and a metal breakdown?! It happened this weekend, when Bleed From Within debuted unreleased song In Place Of Your Halo live

Bleed From Within in 2023
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Bleed From Within have live-debuted an unreleased song.

The Scottish metal mavens busted out a new track called In Place Of Your Halo during a short Irish tour this weekend. According to vocalist Scott Kennedy, the debut precedes the song’s official release, set to happen before the band start touring Europe with Slipknot this week.

After Kennedy introduces In Place…, the track hits with four minutes of Bleed From Within’s signature, fast-paced metal. It ends on a curveball, however, wrapping up with a breakdown underlined by atmospheric bagpipe music. Have a listen below.

The live debut occurs at a busy time for Bleed From Within. Earlier this month, they were announced as part of the bill for the UK’s near-100,000-capacity Download festival in 2025. Then, on November 25, they announced the Zenith tour, a headlining European tour for next year that will feature their biggest UK gigs to date.

The band have released one other new song this year, the standalone single Hands Of Sin. It was their first piece of newly recorded music since sixth album Shrine dropped in 2022.

Bleed From Within’s European trek supporting Slipknot starts on Thursday, December 5, in Amsterdam and will finish with two London dates on December 20 and 21. The headlining nu metal giants will be touring to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their landmark self-titled debut album. See dates and details below.

Last month, Metal Hammer journalist Joe Daly attended Slipknot’s headlining set at Aftershock festival in San Bernardino, California, and awarded it a full five stars. He wrote in his review, “This wasn’t just another headlining set – it was a primal, neck-snapping ritual of chaos and catharsis, delivered with the precision and fury of a band that still knows exactly how to ignite the fires of hell.”

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Slipknot / Bleed From Within 2024 European tour dates:

Dec 05: Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, Netherlands
Dec 06: Dortmund Westfalenhalle, Germany
Dec 08: Stuttgart Schleyerhalle, Germany
Dec 09: Leipzig Quarterback Immobilien Arena, Germany
Dec 11: Zurich Hallenstadion, Switzerland
Dec 12: Paris Accorhotel Arena, France
Dec 14: Leeds First Direct Arena, UK
Dec 15: Glasgow OVO Hydro, UK
Dec 17: Manchester Co-op Live Arena, UK
Dec 18: Birmingham Utilita Arena, UK
Dec 20: London O2 Arena, UK
Dec 21: London O2 Arena, UK

Matt Mills
Contributing Editor, Metal Hammer

Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017. Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Prog and Metal Hammer, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster. He’s got bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, NME, Guitar and many others, too. When he’s not writing, you’ll probably find him skydiving, scuba diving or coasteering.