RONKER Deliver Their Bleakest Blow Yet with New Track Snuff
Belgian noise rock disruptors RONKER have released Snuff — their most emotionally harrowing and sonically ambitious track to date. Out now, the single offers a dark, cinematic preview of the band’s forthcoming concept album Respect The Hustle, I Won’t Be Your Dog Forever, set for release 30th January 2026 via LABELMAN.
Exploring the isolating grip of substance abuse, Snuff is a stark departure from RONKER’s usual distortion-drenched fury. Instead, it leans into clean guitars, piano, brass, and a slow-burning atmosphere. The band trade raw power for raw truth — and in doing so, they’ve never sounded more alive.
“Snuff is bleak and brutally honest. It details how loneliness wraps its arms around you and smothers you in nihilism… This is the realest we have ever been.”
A Shift in Sound, Without Losing the Fire
While still rooted in the hardcore-noise chaos that earned them comparisons to early IDLES and The Armed, Snuff hints at a maturity — embracing the emotive weight of acts like The National or even My Chemical Romance. The vocals? A single, unfiltered demo take. The emotion? Undeniable.
This is RONKER in catharsis mode, recording live in just three takes, as they explore sobriety, addiction, and the duality of creative life on the road.
A Glimpse Into Respect The Hustle…
RONKER’s upcoming record isn’t just about rock excess — it’s about surviving it. A wild concept album about being in a band, Respect The Hustle, I Won’t Be Your Dog Forever chronicles the brutal realities and absurd highs of DIY touring, toxic coping mechanisms, and the adrenaline-fueled joy of it all.
Earlier singles Limelighter and No Sweat introduced the band’s evolution with circus-metal flair and relentless riffing, the latter landing on Kerrang! and Metal Hammer‘s radar. But Snuff may be the album’s emotional centrepiece — a sudden stillness amidst the storm.
RONKER Hit the Road This Spring
Known for their electrifying live shows and an already-impressive résumé including festivals like Hellfest and 2000trees — plus support slots for Melvins and Brutus — RONKER are set to return to the UK this April. Expect bigger riffs, deeper cuts, and absolutely zero compromise.
SEE RONKER LIVE:
24/04/2026 – Ramsgate Music Hall, Ramsgate (UK)
25/04/2026 – The Lexington, London (UK)
Other dates include headline shows across Belgium, France, and the Netherlands — full list below.
SEE RONKER LIVE:
29/01/2026 – Bastion V, Dendermonde (BE)
30/01/2026 – De Keldr, Mechelen (BE) — SOLD OUT
31/01/2026 – De Nachtwacht, Tielt (BE) — SOLD OUT
08/02/2026 – Ancienne Belgique, Brussel (BE) – SOLD OUT
10/02/2026 – Supersonic, Paris (FR)
27/02/2026 – Altstadt, Eindhoven (NL)
07/03/2026 – Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
14/03/2026 – L’Entrepot, Arlon (BE)
28/03/2026 – Terneuzen On Fire, Terneuzen (NL)
24/04/2026 – Ramsgate Music Hall, Ramsgate (UK)
25/04/2026 – The Lexington, London (UK)
09/05/2026 – Get Out Of My Garage Fest, Genk (BE)
15/05/2026 – Rock Affligem, Affligem (BE)
16/05/2026 – Sonic Whip, Nijmegen (NL)
22/05/2026 – Gladiolen, Olen (BE)
08/08/2026 – Alcatraz Festival, Kortrijk (BE)
16/08/2026 – Dynamo Metalfest, Eindhoven (NL)
