High Parasite drop new single "Cold"

High Parasite drop new single "Cold"

High Parasite, the UK outfit led by Aaron Stainthorpe of My Dying Bride, have released a new single, Cold. The track is previously unreleased, but features regularly in the band’s live set… 

“Cold was lyrically inspired by Plato's analogy of the cave, an allegory used to illustrate the relationship between reality and illusion, the journey from ignorance to knowledge,” explains High Parasite bassist / vocalist, Tombs. “The idea of a person realising too late in life that there is no God, no heaven, no hell, no divine retribution, no absolution, and the panic and anger they would feel when it dawns on them that they are truly alone and can only hold themselves responsible for their actions.” 

Check out the video for Cold below:

Parasite, meanwhile, a track from the group’s debut studio album, “Forever We Burn”, which was Produced by Gregor Mackintosh (Paradise Lost), “Forever We Burn” was released on September 27th 2024 via Spinefarm, supported by a number of singles / videos.

Well now Parasite has been given a fresh mix by producer Lewis Johns (Employed To Serve, Earthtone9, Loathe); this new version can now be found on streaming services, having previously only been available on Youtube and you can check it out below: 

And in addition - High Parasite are confirmed to join Paradise Lost on the latter’s October 2025 UK tour.  

  The full list of High Parasite appearances is as follows: 

   06-Jul-25: Epic Studios, Norwich, UK (w/ Cradle of Filth) 

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23-Jul-25: Tolminator d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia 

25-Jul-25: Burning Q Festival, Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany 

31-Jul-25: Rockstadt Extreme Fest, Promenada Sissi, Romania 

02-Aug-25: Fekete Zaj Festival, Hungary 

06-Aug-25: Brutal Assault Festival, Jaromer, Czech Republic 

07-Aug-25: Bloodstock Open Air Festival, Walton-on-Trent, United Kingdom 

23-Aug-25: In memoriam Branimir Vugdelija, Sinj, Croatia 

06-Sep-25: Darken The Moon Festival, Mechelen, Belgium 

13-Dec-25: Eindhoven Metal Meeting, Eindhoven, Netherlands 

  UK SHOWS WITH PARADISE LOST 

09-Oct-25: New Century Hall, Manchester, UK 

10-Oct-25: KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton, UK 

11-Oct-25: University, Newcastle, UK 

12-Oct-25: Garage, Glasgow, UK 

14-Oct-25: Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK 

16-Oct-25: SWX, Bristol, UK 

17-Oct-25: The 1865, Southampton, UK 


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