Lionheart drop “Roll Call” visualizer

If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if a sledgehammer developed a moral philosophy, Lionheart are here again, to provide the answer. Their new single “Roll Call” arrives approximately 12 days after “Bulletproof,” which is exactly the kind of release pacing you’d expect from a band that treats momentum the way NASCAR treats gravity: a suggestion, not a rule.

“Roll Call” is quintessential Lionheart. It’s the exact thing you expected, delivered with such brutish confidence that you forget expecting it might’ve canceled out any surprise. It’s groove-heavy, riff-dominant, and structured around those inevitable gang vocals that sound less like a band and more like a group of very determined men yelling you into emotional accountability. This is hardcore built for physical spaces—rooms where bodies collide, rib cages vibrate, and the floor is perpetually on the brink of collapse.

Their re-signing to Arising Empire is the least shocking twist in this narrative. Now they’re barrelling toward Valley of Death II, dropping January 9, 2026, an album title that implies two things: (1) the first valley of death was insufficiently death-y, and (2) Lionheart truly believes sequels can be meaner than originals. And, strictly in their universe, they’re right.

Next year, they’ll storm Europe with Madball, Gideon, and Slope—a lineup that feels less like a tour and more like a rotating series of controlled demolitions. It’s the kind of bill where you don’t just “go to the show”; you participate in a civic ritual involving sweat, gravity, and questionable personal decisions.

The thing Lionheart telegraphs with the subtlety of a brick through a rental car window: “Bulletproof” was the warning shot. “Roll Call” is the confirmation. Whatever era you thought Lionheart was in before, that era is already obsolete. The new one has begun, and it’s operating at full attack speed. I cannot wait to hear this album, and its intent to kick off next year with obvious brass knuckles.