Brighton’s rising nu-gothika force Knife Bride have returned with ‘crucify’, a track that slices clean through the line between metal aggression and pop instinct. It’s a bold, self-lacerating statement that arrives alongside the announcement of their new EP sorry about the plague, landing April 24.
A ruthless self-examination set to distortion
‘crucify’ doesn’t just hit hard sonically — it cuts deeper lyrically. Vocalist Mollie Clack frames the track as an unflinching internal reckoning, putting a past version of herself on trial in a way that feels both intimate and theatrical.
At its core, the song wrestles with self-sabotage and the dangerous allure of surface-level perfection. It’s about dressing things up, hiding cracks, and ultimately confronting the damage left behind. There’s even a deliberate nod to Paramore’s Misery Business, reclaiming imperfection as something to face rather than erase.
Enter the world of sorry about the plague
The upcoming EP builds on the conceptual foundation laid by ‘alone at the altar’, a track that introduced listeners to Knife Bride’s chaotic, compelling central character. That song painted a portrait of a deeply flawed yet magnetic figure — narcissistic, destructive, but still clinging to something vulnerable beneath the surface.
Critics were quick to embrace it. Kerrang! charted it high, Metal Hammer dubbed it “irrepressibly joyous”, and Rock Sound praised its collision of pop melody and metallic bite.
Knife Bride’s aesthetic continues to evolve into something cinematic and immersive — a hybrid of shadowy influences spanning Spiritbox, Kate Bush, Bring Me The Horizon and Karnivool, all filtered through their self-coined “nu-gothika” lens.
A band building momentum
Their recent BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale session showcased just how versatile that vision can be, pairing a haunting original set with a left-field cover of Gwen Stefani’s ‘What You Waiting For’. Airplay across BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio and Primordial Radio has only amplified their ascent.
Having already shared stages with Svalbard, HANABIE, WARGASM, Scene Queen, Vukovi and SKYND — not to mention appearances at Download Festival and 2000trees — Knife Bride are quickly carving out their own lane.
Knife Bride live dates
Supporting Calva Louise:
- Sun 19 Apr – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club
- Mon 20 Apr – Norwich, The Waterfront Studio
- Wed 22 Apr – Milton Keynes, Craufurd Arms
- Thu 23 Apr – London, The Underworld
- Sun 26 Apr – Bristol, Rough Trade
- Tue 28 Apr – Southampton, The Joiners
- Thu 30 Apr – Newcastle, Anarchy Brew Co
- Fri 1 May – Glasgow, The Garage (Attic Bar)
- Sun 3 May – Manchester, YES (Pink Room)
Festival:
- Jun 6 – Mystic Festival, Gdansk, Poland
Tracklisting for sorry about the plague
- alone at the altar
- crucify
- lilies
- porcelain
- poisoned by god
