Seattle sludge/hardcore trio Great Falls premieres new studio album »The Bite That Grows Up«; out this Friday on Neurot Recordings!
Seattle, Washington based sludge/hardcore trio Great Falls (feat. members of Kiss It Goodbye, Undertow & Playing Enemy) premieres their new album »The Bite That Grows Up« exclusive at Decibel Magazine!
Great Falls’ sixth studio album »The Bite That Grows Up« will be released this Friday, October 16th, 2026 via Neurot Recordings.
Tracklist:
01. A Small Weakness
02. Pinned Against Time
03. Worse Than Sleep
04. Hailstone Numbers
05. Nicotine In The Spine
06. Debt Ethics
07. Buildings Full Of Rope
08. What No One Can Give
Courtesy of Earsplit PR:
“…there’s so much going on from the Converge-esque chaos, to the crushing reminders of death metal, grindcore, and math-rock mixed in with all the noise.” – Decibel Magazine
Decibel Magazine is hosting an exclusive stream of »The Bite That Grows Up«, the demoralizing new LP from Seattle, Washington-based Great Falls, formed by members of Kiss It Goodbye, Undertow, Playing Enemy, Bastard Feast, Gaytheist, and more. The stream arrives ahead of the album’s release this Friday on Neurosis’ label, Neurot Recordings.
The forty-minute »The Bite That Grows Up« once again showcases why Great Falls is revered as one of the heaviest bands in the American Pacific Northwest. The band’s sludge-meets-hardcore brutality is tinged with hues of emotional post-metal, scathing noise dirges, crushing percussive attacks, and an all-encompassing low-end tone that obliterates everything within earshot on »The Bite That Grows Up«.
Photos by James Rexroad
Joining the trio of guitarist/vocalist Demian Johnston, bassist Shane Mehling, and drummer/vocalist Nickolis Parks, »The Bite That Grows Up« is infiltrated with additional instrumentation by frequent collaborator John Schork (Half Majesty), and the lead single “Nicotine In The Spine” features additional vocals by Peter Clement Lund, the late guitarist/vocalist of Danish band and Great Falls tourmates Kollapse, who tragically passed away a few weeks after tracking these vocals. The album was engineered by Scott Evans (Neurosis, Sumac, Shearling) at Studio Litho – owned by Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam – mixed by Evans at Antisleep, mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Nails, Obituary, Deadguy), and completed with photography by Mitchell Wojcik and illustration and design by Demian Johnston.
The band reveals, “We recorded this without playing any of the songs live first and were really worried how people would respond to them. But we’ve finally had a chance to play almost all of the record in front of crowds, and they seem to be coming off how we hoped: anxious, desperate and heartbroken.”
With their early stream of the record, Decibel writes, “It would be a gross oversimplification to label this sludge-influenced hardcore and just leave it at that, as there’s so much going on from the Converge-esque chaos, to the crushing reminders of death metal, grindcore, and math-rock mixed in with all the noise. And it’s with that sense of admiration and bewilderment that Decibel presents »The Bite That Grows Up« streaming in full.”
Great Falls’ gnarled »The Bite That Grows Up« is now playing early only at Decibel Magazine RIGHT HERE.
»The Bite That Grows Up« will be released on LP – Neon Orange, Mustard, and Black/Gold Burst Splatter variants – as well as CD and Digital formats this Friday, October 16th. Preorders for all formats and merch are live at through Neurot Recordings HERE.
Great Falls just wrapped up their Eastern North American tour with Kowloon Walled City, which included a set at Emissions From The Monolith alongside Voivod, Cavity, Torche, Rwake, Weedeater, Bongzilla, Today Is The Day, and many others. Next up, Great Falls will support labelmates Neurosis on their upcoming shows in Portland on November 27th and Seattle on November 29th.
Great Falls w/ Neurosis:
11/27/2026 Revolution Hall – Portland, OR
11/29/2026 Showbox SODO – Seattle, WA
Great Falls is:
Shane Mehling – Bass
Nickolis Parks – Drums, Vocals
Demian Johnston – Guitar, Vocals
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well