Cloud Nothings Announce What Kind of Hell Did You Survive?, Share “Death Keeps Me Alive”
October 21, 2026
Cloud Nothings have announced their tenth studio album, What Kind of Hell Did You Survive?, due January 29, 2027, via Pure Noise Records. The announcement comes with lead single “Death Keeps Me Alive” and its official music video.
Produced and engineered by Seth Manchester at Machines With Magnets, the nine-track follow-up to 2024’s Final Summer takes the Cleveland trio into heavier, metal-influenced territory. Dylan Baldi cites Queens of the Stone Age, Motörhead, Earth and Electric Wizard among the influences, with the band pushing their distorted guitars and frantic drumming further while holding onto their knack for melody.
“Death Keeps Me Alive” sets the tone with searing riffs, throat-shredding vocals and a black-metal-influenced finale. Baldi explains:
“Lyrically 'Death Keeps Me Alive' is from the point of view of a lurking evil power that never gets fully defeated in the world and feeds off of death, war and hate, which is kind of a fun generically 'metal' thing to sing about. I hope people hear this song and get excited for what the rest of the record could possibly sound like, and recognize that this is going to be a new version of Cloud Nothings that didn't really have a precedent prior to this recording.”
It’s an absolute ripper: angsty, melodic and driven by a wall of distorted guitars, with the kind of ragged urgency and hooks Cloud Nothings have always done so well. That heavier edge only makes it hit harder.
Watch the video and stream the single below. Preorder the album here, and visit our album coverage page for the full tracklist and more.