Split Dogs share personal new single Suffer from forthcoming Nice ‘N’ Rough album
Split Dogs have released Suffer, a new single drawn from their forthcoming second album Nice ‘N’ Rough, which arrives on 25 September via Venn Records.
The Bristol punk rock four-piece pair the track with a homemade video steeped in the smoke-machine haze of 1970s occult rock and 1980s metal. Its lyrics, meanwhile, find vocalist Harry Martinez addressing the enduring effects of abuse with unusual directness.
“It’s about carrying the weight of abuse long after it’s ended,” Martinez says. “The song deals with the struggle of letting the past dictate your happiness, but ultimately it’s about taking your power back, knowing your worth, and moving forward.”
The band shot the video using a green screen, moody lighting and a graveyard location, with Jess Rushby appearing in the clip and styling from Rushby and chainmail artist Issy Jones completing its deliberately old-school metal visual world.
A VHS-fuelled record from a former police station
Nice ‘N’ Rough was recorded at The Station House in Leeds, housed in a repurposed Victorian police station. Working with producer Jonah Falco and engineer James Atkinson, the group drew inspiration from the studio’s substantial VHS library, including Heavy Metal, A Nightmare on Elm Street and a Tina Turner live tape.
The 13-track record follows the band’s hard-touring run and features Suffer alongside Born Too Loose, Speed Demon and Rock ‘N’ Roll Business. Pre-order Nice ‘N’ Rough here.
- Be Somebody
- Born Too Loose
- Breaker
- Get The Look
- Speed Demon
- Leave It Alone
- Shake Sum Action
- Rock ‘N’ Roll Business
- Mamma Said
- Suffer
- I Wanna
- Dirty Denim
- Power Out
European dates include Danko Jones support tour
Split Dogs will remain on the road through the summer and autumn, taking in German headline dates, UK festival appearances, instore performances and an October European tour supporting Danko Jones. Tickets for the instore performances are available here.
- 18 July 2026 – Selters, Seepgo Festival
- 19 July 2026 – Augsburg, Ballonfabrik
- 20 July 2026 – Tübingen, Blauer Salon
- 22 July 2026 – Cologne, Sonic Ballroom
- 24 July 2026 – Hünxe, Ruhrpott Rodeo Festival
- 25 July 2026 – Trebur, Trebur Open Air
- 26 July 2026 – Munich, X Bar
- 27 July 2026 – Bamberg, Live Club
- 28 July 2026 – Dresden, Ostpol
- 29 July 2026 – Erfurt, MuseumsKeller
- 30 July 2026 – Hamburg, Welt TurboJugend Festival
- 31 July 2026 – Goldenstadt, Afreiht un Buten Festival
- 1 August 2026 – Essen, Freak Show
- 5 August 2026 – Southampton, Burn It Down Festival
- 7 August 2026 – Blackpool, Rebellion Fest
- 13 August 2026 – Tolmin, Punk Rock Holiday
- 16 August 2026 – Winchester, Boomtown Festival
- 21 August 2026 – Vordingborg, Gutter Island
- 22 August 2026 – Devon, Beautiful Days
- 23 August 2026 – Northampton, Roadmender
- 24 August 2026 – Southampton, The 1865
- 29 August 2026 – Brighton, Daltons with Snatch, Quick Romance and The Clubheads
- 25 September 2026 – Leeds, Crash Records
- 26 September 2026 – Glasgow, Blitzkrieg
- 27 September 2026 – Liverpool, Rough Trade
- 28 September 2026 – Coventry, Just Dropped In
- 29 September 2026 – Bristol, Rough Trade
- 30 September 2026 – Nottingham, Rough Trade
- 1 October 2026 – Rough Trade East
- 10 October 2026 – Cretin Hop Festival, France
- 12 October 2026 – Potsdam, Waschhaus
- 13 October 2026 – Nuremberg, Löwensaal
- 14 October 2026 – Vienna, Flex
- 15 October 2026 – Budapest, A38
- 16 October 2026 – Bucharest, Quantic
- 17 October 2026 – Sofia, Pirotska 5 Event Center
- 19 October 2026 – Cluj, Form Space
- 21 October 2026 – Zagreb, Vintage Industrial Bar
- 22 October 2026 – Ljubljana, Kino Šiška
- 23 October 2026 – Salzburg, Rockhouse
- 24 October 2026 – Rubigen, Mühle Hunziken
- 25 October 2026 – Zurich, Dynamo
- 27 October 2026 – Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle 2
- 28 October 2026 – Ghent, Handelsbeurs
- 29 October 2026 – Frankfurt, Batschkapp
- 30 October 2026 – Haarlem, Patronaat
- 31 October 2026 – Tilburg, Next Stage
- 1 November 2026 – Leeuwarden, Neushoorn
- 24 November 2026 – Barcelona, Upload
- 25 November 2026 – Zaragoza, Rock & Blues
- 26 November 2026 – Madrid, Nazca
- 27 November 2026 – Avilés, Factoría Cultural
- 28 November 2026 – Vitoria-Gasteiz, venue TBA
