NIGHT RIDER TO DROP SECOND FULL LENGTH FATEBRINGER ARRIVES NOVEMBER 20TH
Formed by members of Affiance and Ice Nine Kills, the band is born from late-night self-talk turning into sound, fusing the emotional weight of metalcore and the neon haze of synthwave, colliding into something brooding and painfully honest.
On Fatebringer, that signature midnight sound hits its darkest stretch yet, serving as the ultimate soundtrack to driving alone at 2 am. The record accelerates into heavy themes of destiny, control, and replaying every decision you can’t outrun, while memories you tried to bury return as questions you can’t shake. Night Rider invites you along for the ride, to sit with the parts of yourself that don’t surface in the daylight, and to see where the road takes you when you finally stop running.
“This album evolved into something I didn’t know I needed to talk about,” says Dennis Tvrdik. “It was like secret therapy, unlocking feelings and memories I never knew I had, which is why the name Fatebringer stuck with me. Though I thought I was in control of writing the lyrics, the universe had other plans. The process took about a year and a half and led to discoveries about my past that aren’t fully healed yet.”
He finishes, “It aligns with my ultimate goal for this project: Night Rider is about asking questions we don’t want to ask ourselves because we’re afraid of the answers. I’m on the same journey as the metaphorical story in this band. I am the Night Rider.”
To coincide with the album announcement, the band has also shared the video for “Enderlin“.
“I wrote ‘Enderlin’ in a place of absolute exhaustion,” Tvrdik states. “It felt like I couldn’t do anything right and I had reached my limit, ready to implode. It felt right to start the album off with this emotion, as it fits the overall tone of being pushed past one’s threshold to the point of being so lost it becomes destructive. I work tirelessly to move forward in my goals and to survive, but with what seems like little success. The pressures and constant adversity we face in the current state of society can cause us to act and think in ways that don’t reflect our personal convictions, a symptom of losing our sense of self, safety, and direction.”
FATEBRINGER TRACK LISTING:
“Enderlin”
“Urban Dystopia”
“The Dark”
“Catalyst”
“Superposition”
“Namesake” (Feat. Midwinter)
“Fatebringer”
“The Aftermath”
“Cold Comfort”
“Noční Můra” (Feat. Dal Av)
“Bygones”
“Brave New World”
NIGHT RIDER ON TOUR:
WITH KINGDOM OF GIANTS, DEADLANDS, + HOLY WARS:
11/14 — Seattle, WA — Vera Project**
11/15 — Portland, OR — Hawthorne Theatre
11/16 — Boise, ID — Neurolux
11/18 — Denver, CO — HQ*
11/20 — Lawrence, KS — The Bottleneck*
11/21 — St. Louis, MO — Off Broadway
11/22 — Chicago, IL — Subterranean
11/24 — Detroit, MI — Catacombs at The Sanctuary
11/25 — Cleveland, OH — Mahall’s
11/27 — Albany, NY — Empire Underground
11/28 — Toronto, ON — Lee’s Palace
11/29 — Montreal, QC — Café Campus
12/01 — New York, NY — The Gramercy Theatre
12/02 — Worcester, MA — Palladium Upstairs
12/04 — Asbury Park, NJ — House of Independents
12/05 — Virginia Beach, VA — The Annex
12/06 — Greensboro, NC — Hangar 1819*
12/08 — Nashville, TN — Exit/In*
12/09 — Atlanta, GA — Masquerade – Purgatory
12/11 — Dallas, TX — Puzzles Deep Ellum
12/12 — Austin, TX — Come and Take It
12/13 — San Antonio, TX — The Rock Box*
12/15 — Albuquerque, NM — Launchpad
12/16 — Mesa, AZ — Rosetta Room
12/17 — Los Angeles, CA — The Roxy Theatre
12/18 — Sacramento, CA — Goldfield Trading Post
* No Deadlands
** No Holy Wars