THE DROP
Beartooth dropped “Bullshit” today, the third single from their sixth album *Pure Ecstasy* (out August 28 via Fearless Records) *‡. Caleb Shomo says he wanted to revisit the sound that defined early Beartooth — and the track delivers metallic riffing, 808 beats, and the kind of cathartic yelling that made this band matter in the first place *‡.
WHAT TO KNOW
- Third preview from *Pure Ecstasy* following singles “Pure Ecstasy” and “Free” — 11 tracks total, first release on Fearless Records *
- First Beartooth album where Shomo didn’t play every instrument himself: drummer Connor Denis tracked drums at NRG Recording Studios, producer Fish and Skyler Acord contributed to the writing *
- Shomo describes it as “an exercise in letting the truth out about what you’re sick of in your own life” * — the song addresses toxic thoughts with anthemic rock elements ‡
- Their last album *The Surface* (2023) hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative and Hard Music charts with two No. 1 rock radio singles *
THE TAKE
Metallic riffs plus 808s is exactly the kind of genre-blurring approach that’s kept Beartooth relevant while other mid-2010s metalcore acts faded ‡. Shomo going back to what worked at 19 could either be a creative reset or a retreat — but if the goal was loud catharsis, mission accomplished *.