Beyond Extinction detail Three Swords EP as A Dark Sickness (Three Swords) arrives ahead of 2027 tour
Beyond Extinction have announced their new EP, Three Swords, due for release on 23 October 2026. The Essex deathcore quartet have also shared its latest single, A Dark Sickness (Three Swords), and confirmed a co-headline UK tour with Canadian heavyweights Salem Trials for March 2027.
The four-track EP follows recent single Witchfinder and draws on grim episodes from Essex history, with the new track centred on the Black Death’s spread through Colchester, Chelmsford and Maldon. Musically, it takes the band’s low-tuned assault into particularly punishing territory, built around dense riffs, blunt-force breakdowns and a deliberately oppressive pace.
Vocalist Jasper Harmer said: “A Dark Sickness (Three Swords) is one of the most exciting and intense tracks we’ve ever put together. By layering our heaviest influences on top of each other, I feel we’ve shown a different weapon in our arsenal and in a live setting this one whips the crowds into gear and then lets the classic low and slow speak for itself.
“The uncompromising and in-your-face core of this track mirrors its story, watching the black death plague scythe through the medieval populations of Colchester, Chelmsford and Maldon leaving half of all the men, women and children dead in the Essex dirt.”
Four tracks drawn from Essex’s darker past
Three Swords is set to explore local folklore, violence and disease across four tracks, with Witchfinder, Skin Of The Beast and The Estuary joining the newly released title track.
- Witchfinder
- Skin Of The Beast
- The Estuary
- A Dark Sickness (Three Swords)
Physical editions and merchandise are available to pre-order now via the band’s official store. Pre-order the EP here.
Cross-Atlantic Death tour brings Salem Trials to the UK
Beyond Extinction will take the new material on the road in March 2027 for the Cross-Atlantic Death UK Tour, sharing co-headline duties with Salem Trials. The ten-date run stretches from Glasgow to Brighton, including a London appearance at Beyond The Grave Festival and a secret Essex date still to be announced.
- Fri 19 Mar – Glasgow, Ivory Blacks
- Sat 20 Mar – Newcastle, The Lubber Fiend
- Sun 21 Mar – Leeds, The Lending Rooms
- Mon 22 Mar – Chesterfield, Real Time Live
- Tue 23 Mar – Stoke-on-Trent, Riff Factory
- Wed 24 Mar – Essex, Secret Show TBA
- Thu 25 Mar – Bournemouth, The Anvil
- Fri 26 Mar – Bristol, The Louisiana
- Sat 27 Mar – London, Beyond The Grave Festival
- Sun 28 Mar – Brighton, Daltons
Autumn shows with Burner
Before the Salem Trials run, Beyond Extinction will support Burner across a short autumn stretch, alongside a London date and a New Year’s Eve headline show in Southend-on-Sea.
- Sat 26 Sep – London, The Lower Third – supporting Burner
- Thu 29 Oct – Birmingham, The Flapper – supporting Burner
- Fri 30 Oct – Southampton, The Joiners – supporting Burner
- Sat 31 Oct – Bristol, The Croft – supporting Burner
- Sun 1 Nov – Brighton, Green Door Store – supporting Burner
- Thu 31 Dec – Southend-on-Sea, The Fickle Pickle – headline show
