HIGH PARASITE, Featuring Ex-MY DYING BRIDE Singer AARON STAINTHORPE, Releases New Single 'The Screams That Come'

HIGH PARASITE, the U.K. "death pop" outfit led by former MY DYING BRIDE and current TOWARDS THE SINISTER frontman Aaron Stainthorpe, has released a new standalone single, "The Screams That Come", out now via Spinefarm alongside a visualizer.

Produced by PARADISE LOST's Gregor Mackintosh and mixed by Lawrence Mackrory (MESHUGGAH, KATATONIA),the track aligns with HIGH PARASITE's mainstage performance at London Metalfest 2026. The band will appear at the Electric Ballroom in Camden on a bill headlined by Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS. HIGH PARASITE will also visit Raven Records in Camden, a short walk from the Ballroom, for a signing session at 7:30 p.m.

Stainthorpe comments: "We've coined the term 'death pop' to define our music; we definitely have a strong affinity with all things gothic and dark, but at the same time we're collectively drawn to strong hooks and melodies, to choruses that stick in the mind. I guess we walk a shadowy, sometimes twisted path between those two worlds; you can hear it on 'The Screams That Come' and even more on the second album. It's like the vampire's smile: seemingly welcoming, at least at a distance, but boy, those teeth are razor sharp!"

Since releasing HIGH PARASITE's debut album, "Forever We Burn", in September 2024, the five-piece has spent a lot of time out on the road in Europe, guesting on major tours (CRADLE OF FILTH, PARADISE LOST),appearing at festivals (Bloodstock, Rockstadt, Brutal Assault, Eindhoven Metal Meeting, Furiosfest and many more) and headlining shows of its own.

A Halloween headliner has recently been confirmed for October 31 at the Albany Arcade in Halifax, which is likely to be the last HIGH PARASITE live show of 2026.

In between touring, the band has spent time in the studio working on album number two, scheduled for release early next year. More details and music soon.

HIGH PARASITE is:

Vocals - Aaron Stainthorpe
Bass - Danny "Tombs" Lambert
Rhythm guitar - Sam Hill
Lead guitar - Jonny Hunter
Drums - Dan Brown

Last October, MY DYING BRIDE officially parted ways with Stainthorpe. The news came less than a year after MY DYING BRIDE recruited singer Mikko Kotamäki (SWALLOW THE SUN) to front the band for its live appearances in 2025.

MY DYING BRIDE's latest album, "A Mortal Binding", came out in April 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Earlier this year, Stainthorpe recently returned with TOWARDS THE SINISTER, a new project featuring three of his ex-MY DYING BRIDE bandmates, Calvin Robertshaw (guitar),Ade Jackson (bass) and Rick Miah (drums). The new outfit also features second guitarist Chris Revett, keyboardist Mark Deeks and violinist Emma Allington — all with the intent of faithfully paying homage to MY DYING BRIDE's classic first four studio albums of utterly dark, dreary and miserable doom metal. The band's immediate plans include a handful of small warm-up gigs in their native England, accompanied by European festival slots by the time next summer comes around.

TOWARDS THE SINISTER brings together key architects of MY DYING BRIDE's classic era to celebrate and resurrect the dark, mournful atmosphere that helped define the death-doom genre. The lineup features Stainthorpe, founding MY DYING BRIDE members Robertshaw and Miah, and original bassist Jackson, performing material drawn primarily from the band's seminal early releases including "As The Flower Withers", "Turn Loose The Swans", "The Angel And The Dark River" and "Like Gods Of The Sun".