The Fear are on fire! Coming hot off the heels of a completely sold out UK tour supporting US nu metal originals SNOT, Benj, Mick, Ad and Adam are keeping the momentum flowing with news of their brand new single – and some more shows!
First things first – new music. The Fear bring everyone their brand new single, Suffering, which has just released today (11th of September). The follow up to their very well received cover of Manchester indie icons James’ legendary track Sit Down, Suffering furthers the sound that The Fear are quickly building into their own. Electronically sampled rock with meaningful lyrics and huge choruses, Suffering will appeal to fans all across the rock heaviness spectrum.
Please check out the lyric video for Suffering below:
| he Fear’s drummer Benj Ashmead gives some more detail on the inspiration behind their new single Suffering: “The subject of the song came from a quote I stumbled on while doom scrolling — from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho — about how fear is worse than the thing itself. That really resonated with me, so I decided to explore it from a personal perspective. Suffering is about facing the unknown head-on, because hiding from it is what really hurts.“ |
| The first chance to hear Suffering live will be on The Fear’s newly announced December 2025 UK tour. The band will be playing headline shows in Glasgow and Southampton before finishing the short run with a hometown show in Manchester! Full details follow below: The Fear – December 2025 UK Tour Dates Saturday 6th – Glasgow – The Attic Thursday 11th – Southampton – Joiners Saturday 13th – Manchester – Deaf Institute Tickets are available from the bands’ official website and Ticketweb. The Fear frontman Mick Satiar is very excited about their upcoming shows: “Announcing our first headline shows feels huge for us, and it’ll be the first time we get to play Suffering live. Sharing that energy with a room full of people is something we’ve been dreaming about.”  About The Fear The Fear is what happens when unfinished business refuses to stay buried. Based in the UK, the band features Benj Ashmead (drums), Mick Satiar (vocals), Ad Lucas (guitar), and Adam Smethurst (guitar) — friends who once chased music full-time in various bands, only to walk away when the dream didn’t quite pay off. They didn’t speak for ten years. In 2024, something shifted. Benj had quietly started writing again after a decade away and a beer with Mick turned into a conversation. The Fear was born — a fresh project fueled by years of experience and renewed drive. Sonically, they fuse the intensity of metalcore with melodic alt-rock sensibilities — drawing from bands like Linkin Park, Underoath, and Papa Roach, while the vocals carry subtle echoes of Mancunian icons Oasis and The Buzzcocks. But it’s the lyrics that truly mark their evolution. “When we were younger, we lived in a band bubble,” Benj explains. “We didn’t have much to reflect on — the words were surface-level, more about moment than meaning. Now, years of real life, loss, and growth have given us deeper stories to tell. Our lyrics carry more weight — confronting dark truths, struggles, and the complexities of outgrowing the past.” Their debut singles “White Noise,” “Satellite,” and “Moths to Fire” (each with its own video on YouTube) mark the start of this new chapter, supported by a sold out 16-date 2024 UK tour with Alien Ant Farm. With their cover of James’ iconic Sit Down and August 2025 sold out tour with SNOT now in the books, The Fear are turning their attention to brand new music for the rest of 2025. This isn’t a comeback — it’s a reckoning. |
| THE FEAR are: Benj Ashmead – Drummer / Producer Mick Satiar – Vocals Ad Lucas – Guitar Adam Smethurst – Guitar Find THE FEAR online: Official Website TikTok YouTube Spotify |
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