German hardcore powerhouse HALF ME announce their highly anticipated sophomore album DOGMA, set for release on October 23, 2026 via Arising Empire. Starting August 5, 2026, the album is available for pre-order in a variety of exclusive formats. Following the band's relentless rise over the past years, the record marks their most ambitious and uncompromising work to date, expanding both their sonic identity and the conceptual depth that has become a defining characteristic of their music.
At its core, DOGMA is a reflection on a society willingly taking part in its own collapse. The album explores a world shaped by fear, manipulated through division and consumed by distractions that keep people from questioning the systems surrounding them. Truth and lies dissolve into blurred lines, leaving humanity trapped in a state of trauma induced ignorance where people unknowingly become complicit in their own demise.
According to the band, DOGMA begins from the unsettling assumption that the damage may already be irreversible. Rather than offering solutions, the album challenges listeners to question accepted narratives, confront absolute truths and look beyond the systems that thrive on fear, obedience and complacency. It is not a call to arms, but an invitation to think critically and look behind the dogma.
Musically, DOGMA sees HALF ME pushing their sound further than ever before. Combining crushing metallic hardcore, oppressive grooves and emotionally charged songwriting with an even stronger focus on atmosphere and dynamics, the album delivers some of the band's heaviest, darkest and most emotionally resonant material to date.
Since emerging from Germany's thriving heavy music scene, HALF ME have established themselves as one of Europe's most uncompromising hardcore acts. Blending metallic hardcore, crushing grooves and emotionally charged songwriting, the band have amassed millions of streams, toured extensively across Europe alongside internationally renowned artists and earned a reputation for their explosive live performances. Following acclaimed releases including SOMA and a string of hard hitting singles, HALF ME continue to push their sound forward without losing the raw intensity that has become their trademark.
With DOGMA, HALF ME present an album that refuses to comfort or provide easy answers. Instead, it invites listeners to look behind the narratives they are taught to accept, question the structures that shape their reality and confront a society that may already be embracing its own collapse.
Catch the Band Live at:
Half Me - American Crusade 2026
01.10.2026 | House of Independents | Asbury Park, NJ, USA
02.10.2026 | Archer Music Hall | Allentown, PA, USA
03.10.2026 | District Music Hall | Norwalk, CT, USA
04.10.2026 | Palladium | Worcester, MA, USA
06.10.2026 | Elevation | Grand Rapids, MI, USA
07.10.2026 | The Rave | Milwaukee, WI, USA
09.10.2026 | Varsity Theater | Minneapolis, MN, USA
10.10.2026 | The Truman | Kansas City, MO, USA
13.10.2026 | Alhambra | Jacksonville, FL, USA
14.10.2026 | The Orpheum | Tampa, FL, USA
16.10.2026 | The Radio Room | Greenville, SC, USA
17.10.2026 | Hangar 1819 | Greensboro, NC, USA
Half Me - Australian Crusade 2026
22.10.2026 | Amplifier Bar | Perth, WA, AUS
23.10.2026 | Ed Castle | Adelaide, SA, AUS
24.10.2026 | The Grand Poobah | Hobart, TAS, AUS
28.10.2026 | The Last Chance Hotel | Melbourne, VIC, AUS
29.10.2026 | Front Time Pony | Canberra, ACT, AUS
30.10.2026 | La La La’s | Wollongong, NSW, AUS
31.10.2026 | Crowbar | Sydney, NSW, AUS
01.11.2026 | Crowbar | Brisbane, QLD, AUS
Half Me - European Crusade 2026
27.11.2026 | Dynamo | Eindhoven, NL
28.11.2026 | Musikzentrum | Hannover, DE
29.11.2026 | Helios37 | Köln, DE
30.11.2026 | Das Bett | Frankfurt am Main, DE
01.12.2026 | Viper Room | Vienna, AT
02.12.2026 | Hansa39 | München, DE
03.12.2026 | Modra Vopice | Prague, CZ
04.12.2026 | Kent Club | Hamburg, DE
05.12.2026 | Hole44 | Berlin, DE
06.12.2026 | The Black Heart | London, UK
07.12.2026 | The Garage | Glasgow, UK
08.12.2026 | Asylum | Birmingham, UK
09.12.2026 | Backstage By The Mill | Paris, FR
10.12.2026 | Rock N Eat | Lyon, FR
11.12.2026 | Werk21 | Zurich, CH
12.12.2026 | Tower | Stuttgart, DE