Hamburg’s most punishing export is back, and they’ve brought the sledgehammer. Half Me — the German metalcore five-piece who spent the last year turning heads with their debut album SOMA and a Heavy Music Awards nomination — have just dropped their most uncompromising statement yet with the new single “Built On Your Blood.”

If SOMA was the band planting their flag, “Built On Your Blood” is them setting the whole field on fire. The track is a furious assault on conformity, sacrifice, and the systems that thrive on human suffering, wrapped in crushing breakdowns, suffocating grooves, and vocal performances that sound like they were tracked through gritted teeth. Lines like “This world is built on your own blood” hit less like a lyric and more like a warning shot, questioning blind obedience and the cost of complacency in a world built on exploitation.

Musically, Half Me push their signature blend of modern metalcore, hardcore intensity, and oppressive atmosphere to new extremes. Every riff and breakdown is engineered for maximum damage — this is a track built for chaos, catharsis, and absolute destruction in the pit.

Since their emergence, Half Me have rapidly become one of Germany’s most exciting heavy exports, racking up millions of streams, high-profile European tours, and widespread acclaim for SOMA. “Built On Your Blood” catches them at their most relentless and most unapologetic.

Stream “Built On Your Blood” now: https://arisingempire.com/halfme

Catch Half Me on the road this fall supporting Thrown across North America:

10/1 — Asbury Park, NJ — House Of Independents
10/2 — Allentown, PA — Archer Music Hall
10/3 — Norwalk, CT — District Music Hall
10/4 — Worcester, MA — Palladium
10/6 — Grand Rapids, MI — Elevation
10/7 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave
10/8 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
10/9 — Kansas City, MO — The Truman
10/11 — Birmingham, AL — Furnace Fest
10/13 — Jacksonville, FL — Albatross
10/14 — Tampa, FL — The Orpheum
10/16 — Greenville, SC — The Radio Room
10/17 — Greensboro, NC — Hangar 1819

Turn it up, brace for impact, and don’t say we didn’t warn you.