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Weakened Friends announce Feels Like Hell

Posted by Loren on July 16, 2025

Weakened Friends announce Feels Like Hell
photo by Justin Labadie

Weakened Friends have set a release date of October 10 for their next album, Feels Like Hell, out via Don Giovanni.

“After years of bouncing between underpaid, dead-end part-time jobs and being treated like a cog in a machine, we channeled that frustration into a rallying cry against toxic capitalism,” the band says of th elead single, "Tough Luck (Bleed Me Out)." “It’s both a personal exorcism and a collective anthem for anyone who's ever felt burned out, used up, and still told to be grateful for the privilege. It’s a reminder that there's power in stepping back, speaking out, and saying no to a system that was never built to care about us in the first place.”

Feels Like Hell is the band's third full-length.

Tour Dates:

08/02 - Portland, ME @ Back Cove Festival

09/21 - Chicago, IL @ Riot Festival

10/16 - Troy, NY @ No Fun

10/17 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar

10/18 - Toronto, ON @ The Sound Garage

10/22 - Cincinnati, OH @ Radio Artifact

10/23 - Chattanooga, TN @ The Boneyard

10/25 - Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST

10/29 - Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor

10/30 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook

10/31 - Atlanta, GA @ Altar at the Masquerade

11/01 - Greenville, SC @ Swanson’s Warehouse

11/05 - Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade

11/07 - Detroit, MI @ Lager House

11/08 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog House

11/09 - Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups

11/12 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket Social Hall

11/13 - Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong

11/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Nikki Lopez

11/15 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Sultan Room

11/16 - Amherst, MA @ The Drake

11/20 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair

11/21 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge

Feels Like Hell Track Listing:

01. Tough Luck (Bleed Me Out)
02. Lightspeed
03. Nosebleed
04. Weightless
05. Interlude 1
06. NPC (feat. Buckethead)
07. Smoke and Mirrors
08. Queen of Town
09. Not for Nothing
10. Interlude 2
11. Great Expectations
12. Torn

Weakened Friends announce Feels Like Hell
photo by Justin Labadie

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