London lo-fi rockers heavy wild are set to return with their second EP, Paradise Forever, arriving on 14th October via Submarine Cat Records, alongside the release of their frenetic new single, freeze2death.
The seven-track EP follows 2025’s Death Dreams, the release that introduced heavy wild’s raw, atmospheric sound and featured the breakout track Wasteland. Since then, the band have spent the past two years on the road, with that experience feeding directly into the new record and helping shape a heavier, more confident live sound.
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For songwriter Wolfgang Harte, Paradise Forever represents a natural progression from the band’s first EP. Rather than attempting to recreate what came before, the new material reflects a group that has developed through constant live performance, taking the energy and immediacy of their shows into the studio.
That evolution is immediately apparent on freeze2death, a breathless, lo-fi rush that captures the uncertainty and intensity of coming of age. A ferocious rhythm section drives the track forward while swirling synths and deliberately ragged guitars create a hazy, restless backdrop. Harte’s vocals simmer with emotion throughout, eventually threatening to spill completely over the edge.
Lyrically, the song continues a thread first explored on one of heavy wild’s earliest tracks, Dope Gods. freeze2death revisits the shifting relationships and fractured friendships that come with growing older, examining what happens when people who once seemed inseparable begin to find themselves pulled in different directions.
The result is a track that feels both nostalgic and unsettled: a snapshot of youth viewed through the perspective of someone beginning to understand that relationships, circumstances and priorities inevitably change.
freeze2death is the second preview of Paradise Forever, following Lonely Dawn, which arrived in July. Together, the two singles offer an indication of a record that pushes heavy wild’s lo-fi foundations into more expansive and emotionally charged territory, while retaining the rough-edged character that has become central to the band’s sound.
The new single is accompanied by a video directed and produced by Bobbie Mercury, marking another collaboration between Mercury and Harte. The visual focuses on the boredom, frustration and longing experienced by alternative-minded young people growing up in smaller towns, where feeling like an outsider can often lead to close-knit communities formed around shared experiences.
Rather than presenting that isolation as purely bleak, the video explores the strange intimacy that can emerge when a group of outsiders find one another. The characters inhabit their own world, finding connection and identity together while existing on the margins of their surroundings. The video’s styling also carries a social dimension, with clothing designed by .NET, a Sheffield-based clothing line that donates its profits to homeless charities.
With Paradise Forever approaching, heavy wild will mark the EP’s release with two headline shows. The first takes place at McChuill’s in Glasgow on 16th October, followed by a London headline at The Lexington on 27th October.
The Lexington show is particularly significant for the band, as it will be their only remaining London performance of 2026 following their appearance at East London Block Party at the Old Blue Last in July. For a band whose sound has been shaped by the intensity of playing live, the two dates provide an opportunity to hear the new material in its natural environment as heavy wild continue to build momentum around their second EP. The band are also planning a full UK and European tour in February, with dates to be announced.
With Paradise Forever, heavy wild appear ready to move beyond the promise of Death Dreams. Two years of touring have given the band a sharper understanding of what they can achieve together, and freeze2death suggests that the next chapter will be louder, more visceral and every bit as emotionally restless as their live reputation suggests.
Upcoming UK Tour Dates:
OCTOBER
16th October – Glasgow, McChuill’s
27th October – London, The Lexington
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