Bay Area thrash veterans Heathen have announced their new album, Lifetime in Hell, out February 19, 2027 via Napalm Records, and released the first single, “Escapegoat,” with an official music video. The band’s final tour of 2026 brings them to Atlanta on November 13 at The Masquerade with Forbidden and Void. Vocalist David White says “Escapegoat” is “the first piece of the puzzle we wanted you to experience” from an album the band hopes will be “the greatest Heathen album to date.”
Lifetime in Hell is the band’s first full-length since 2020’s Empire of the Blind, produced by Zeuss at Planet Z, with drums by Jason Bittner and a guest appearance from Jeff Loomis on “Glass House.” Guitarist Kragen Lum says the video explores the distractions people use to escape reality, “until we can’t.” Formed in 1984, Heathen helped lead the Bay Area thrash scene with Breaking the Silence (1987) and Victims of Deception (1991).
Tour Dates
US Tour 2026 — with Forbidden and Void
October
10/23 Las Vegas, NV — The Usual Place
10/25 Salt Lake City, UT — The Urban Lounge
10/26 Denver, CO — Federal Theatre
10/28 Iowa City, IA — Gabe’s
10/29 St. Paul, MN — Turf Club
10/30 Chicago, IL — Reggie’s Rock Club
10/31 Lakewood, OH — Mercury Music Lounge
November
11/1 New Kensington, PA — Preserving
11/2 Leesburg, VA — Tally Ho Theater
11/4 Worcester, MA — Palladium
11/5 Brooklyn, NY — Saint Vitus
11/7 Albany, NY — Empire Underground
11/8 Lititz, PA — Mickey’s Black Box
11/9 Greensboro, NC — Hangar 1819
11/10 Greenville, SC — Radio Room
11/12 Winter Park, FL — Conduit
11/13 Atlanta, GA — The Masquerade Local Show
11/15 Destin, FL — Club LA
11/17 Austin, TX — Come and Take It Live
11/18 Dallas, TX — Trees
11/20 Albuquerque, NM — Launchpad
11/21 Tucson, AZ — Club Congress
11/22 Los Angeles, CA — Teragram Ballroom
For tickets and more information, visit Heathen’s on Napalm Recordsds official website.