Dead Company (Indie Exclusive) (Limited) (Clear Vinyl)
Royal Blood
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Royal Blood, one of the most important British rock bands of their generation, return today with an explosive new single ‘Ten Over Ten’ and announce their long-awaited fifth studio album, ‘Dead Company’, released via Warner Records on 13th November.
‘Dead Company’ marks a powerful new chapter for the duo, who last released an album in 2023. Following a period away from the spotlight, Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher entered the studio in 2025 with no deadline, no distractions and a simple ambition: to see what was possible with two people, 12 notes and infinite outcomes.
Self-produced by Royal Blood, they set out to make an album as raw, human and visceral as possible. ‘Dead Company’ strips everything back to its core. Immediate and uncompromising, it captures Royal Blood at their most powerful.
The band adds “After putting the Royal Blood engine in neutral for a couple of years, we've been building up the revs and are playing faster and harder than ever with this album. Written and recorded with the stage in mind, we cannot wait to play it live for years to come.”
The first track to be revealed, ‘Ten Over Ten’, is a menacing desert rock meets Motörhead behemoth of a single.
The lyrics and vibe were inspired by the frontman training for a marathon, and it became all about endurance and pushing yourself.
Since they first emerged 12 years ago when they released one of the fastest-selling rock debuts of the century, Royal Blood have made one hell of an impact: each of their four albums has hit Number One in the UK, shifting over 1 million records, becoming an arena-filling, festival-headlining tour de force, and forerunners of the guitar rock revival we’re seeing today.
The album announcement follows news of three sold-out intimate underplay shows in the UK.
Ultimately ‘Dead Company’ is a bold 10-track album. This is what they were born to do, so they might as well turn it up. And with that Royal Blood return louder, sharper and more vital than ever.
