New Album “WILT” Out Aug 14th, 2026
Lloydminster, Canada doom/sludge cult Destroy My Brains have unleashed the official music video for their new single “Downgrade”. The track arrives in support of the band’s upcoming album “WILT,” set for release on August 14th, 2026, marking the final chapter of their long‑running five‑album conceptual saga.
“Downgrade” drags listeners into one of the bleakest narratives on WILT: a punk‑rooted sludge assault that tells the story of a sadistic manipulator leading a supposed friend into addiction, ruin, and overdose.
“Downgrade unfolds a story of two people… ultimately ruining their lives on drugs and overdosing. The manipulator claims to be doing this work of ruin for Satan, and believes the Devil himself is working through him,” adds vocalist/guitarist Jarret.
Musically, the track is a filthy hybrid of DMB’s sludge foundation and their early punk instincts.
“We really wanted something that reminded us of a Misfits song… the song absolutely came together effortlessly and quickly and absolutely is one of our favorite songs on the album,” says Jarret.
The music video, directed by Logan and Phillip of ShadowScape Pictures, brings the song’s themes of degradation and suffering to life with grim, physical intensity. “
“They brought our ideas to life in masterclass fashion… we shot the video in a dirt‑floored unfinished house and even drowned me in a bathtub of completely freezing water, just to add to the pain of the song,” comments Jarrett.
“Downgrade” follows the band’s previous singles “Decontribute”and “OCI”, continuing the rollout toward “WILT”, a record that is an ode to pain, trauma, and hate so thick you can touch it. Riffs on top of riffs, and songs about ruin and degradation.
Destroy My Brains remain one of Canada’s most uncompromising sludge acts, known for corrosive tones, emotionally violent lyrics, and live performances where “people in the front are often pelted by throat chunks, spit, or worse.”
With “WILT,” the band completes the conceptual arc that began with “Worthless” (2018), “InsignifiCan’t” (2020), “Lifeless” (2020), and “Tormented” (2022), a five‑album descent conceived from the very beginning.
“We already picked the titles so the first letters would spell WILT… here we are with the best sounding DMB album to date hands down,” says the band.
Watch the video for “Downgrade” athttps://www.youtube.com/watch
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Recommended for fans of Eyehategod, Crowbar, Buzz-oven, Acid Bath, and Electric Wizard, the album pre-order for “WILT” (release date August 14th, 2026) is available at https://destroymybrains.bandc
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Track Listing:
1. OCI (Obsessive Compulsive Imploder) – 4:32
2. Burn The Virgin – 10:30
3. Decontribute – 7:28
4. Avulsion – 7:08
5. Downgrade – 5:14
6. Spill – 9:30
7. Wilt – 11:40
Album Length: 56:03
More info: https://linktr.ee/destroymybr
