NAILS Release Two-Song Single 'Fear Based Life'; Fifth Full-Length Album Due Summer 2027

Oxnard, California's NAILS has signed to Closed Casket Activities, marking the occasion with a new seven-inch release, "Fear Based Life". These two songs are brutal statement of intent and a bridge to the band's fifth full-length LP, due out summer 2027. The signing closes the loop on a relationship well over a decade in the making.

NAILS comments: "NAILS has been very fortunate to work with great labels. All throughout the band's existence, there's not a bad label that the band have worked with. In fact, they've all been great.

"A look into the backend of NAILS, I've been working with Justin Louden of Closed Casket Activities since 2011. All NAILS decisions regarding tour decisions, business decisions, all of the behind the scenes stuff.... we conferred with him to help with perspective and insight regarding how we made our moves and executed the vision for NAILS. There hasn't been a more instrumental asset to NAILS than Closed Casket Activities in the past 15 years.

"Signing a record deal with Closed Casket Activities is the best move for NAILS and we know this is going to serve NAILS the best for the band's needs.

"We hope you enjoy our new two-song 'Fear Based Life' release, and we will have our fifth LP out summer 2027. Thank you for supporting NAILS."

"Fear Based Life" contains two new tracks recorded by Andrew Solis, mastered by Nick Townsend and features cover art by Jef Whitehead (Wrest),additional artwork by Cavan Hoover, photography by Duran Levinson, and layout and text by Martin Stuart.

On the release itself, the band adds: "NAILS put these two songs together November/December 2025. Writing them was a true collaborative effort between the three of us. We decided to release them as we thought they complemented each other well together. Jef Whitehead a.k.a. Wrest did an incredible job with the front cover artwork as well as Cavan Hoover with the inner artwork. The photography was done in Berlin, Germany by Duran Levinson. The layout and text was completed by our friend Martin Stuart. It was a great experience putting this release together and working with everyone who collaborated on it including Closed Casket Activities. We hope you enjoy it."

"Fear Based Life" is streaming now, with a vinyl release of October 9 via Closed Casket Activities.

NAILS on tour:

Oct 02 - London, UK – New Cross Inn ^$
Oct 03 - Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Warehouse ^
Oct 04 - Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club ^
Oct 05 - Manchester, UK – Rebellion ^
Oct 06 - Birmingham, UK – Asylum ^
Oct 07 - London, UK – Scala ^%
Oct 08 - Köln, DE – Essigfabrik ^%
Oct 09 - Nijmegen, NL – Soulcrusher
Oct 10 - Hanover, DE – Musikzentrum ^
Oct 11 - Berlin, DE – Lido ^

$ with ROTTEN SOUND, INVUNCHE, HARROWED
^ with ROTTEN SOUND, INVUNCHE
% with ROTTEN SOUND, INVUNCHE, WOLFBRIGADE

"Fear Based Life" track listing:

01. Dollar Bin Generation
02. Fear Based Life

Photo by: Duran Levinson