DISTANT Share "The Shallow Gaze" (Feat. Darius Tehrani) Video

Today marks another single and video drop from the busy Dutch/Slovakian deathcore outfit DISTANT.

"The Shallow Gaze" (Feat. Darius Tehrani) oscillates between downtuned heaviness and bouncy hardcore grooves. For this video, they teamed up with producers Jachym Belcher and Klara Galle. Watch it below.

The band shares, "When vulnerability becomes a competition, even honesty starts to feel like a weapon. 'The Shallow Gaze,' featuring Darius Tehrani of Spite, dives into the paranoia and self-doubt that come with living through trauma while constantly questioning who can truly be trusted.

"The track confronts impostor syndrome and the exhausting need to validate your own suffering in environments where trauma dumping has become a form of one-upmanship. Instead of creating connection, every confession becomes another opportunity to compare scars, measure pain, and prove who has suffered more.

"With its confrontational intensity and deeply personal subject matter, 'The Shallow Gaze' captures the psychological toll of constantly questioning the intentions of those around you — and the realization that sometimes, the hardest person to trust is yourself."

Into Despair will be released on November 6. Pre-order here.

Into Despair is DISTANT's most personal and emotional work to date, exploring real-life struggles, loss, and the shared grief that connects humanity. The album dives deep into the darker corners of human experience while finding solace in collective understanding.

DISTANT elaborate, "Driven by raw honesty and pure emotion, Into Despair is an album born from personal battles and lived experiences. Every song carries pieces of each member's own journey, with moments of pain, reflection, and resilience woven into a deeply intimate body of work. More than just a collection of songs, Into Despair is a cathartic expression of vulnerability and a reminder that even in our darkest moments, grief is something we all share. It stands as the band's most heartfelt and authentic statement yet, transforming personal suffering into something universally resonant."

DISTANT are keeping things busy and their grim, ultra-heavy deathcore on the road. November and December sees them headlining in the U.S. with support from Heavy//Hitter, Torn Open, and Katywentmissing.

DISTANT LIVE 2026:

WITH HEAVY // HITTER, TORN OPEN, + KATYWENTMISSING:

11/16 — Dallas, TX — Texas Tea Room 

11/17 — Houston, TX — Secret Group 

11/18 — San Antonio, TX — Vibes 

11/20 — Mesa, AZ — The Rosetta Room 

11/21 — Anaheim, CA — Parish at House of Blues 

11/22 — Sacramento, CA — Goldfield Trading Post 

11/24 — Portland, OR — Dante's 

11/25 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon 

11/27 — Salt Lake City, UT — Urban Lounge 

11/28 — Denver, CO — Marquis 

11/29 — Kansas City, MO — The Rino 

11/30 — Chicago, IL — Cobra Lounge 

12/1 — Indianapolis, IN — Hoosier Dome 

12/2 — Detroit, MI — The Catacombs @ Sanctuary 

12/4 — Cleveland, OH — Mahall's 

12/5 — Columbus, OH — Ace of Cups 

12/7 — Rochester, NY — Montage Music Hall 

12/8 — Worcester, MA — Palladium 

12/9 — Brooklyn, NY — The Meadows 

12/10 — New Kensington, PA — Preserving Underground (Main) 

12/11 — Baltimore, MD — Metro Gallery 

12/12 — Philadelphia, PA — Ukie Club 

12/14 — Nashville, TN — The '58 

12/15 — Greenville, SC — The Radio Room 

12/16 — Jacksonville, FL — The Albatross 

12/17 — Orlando, FL — The Abbey

DISTANT LIVE 2027:

WITH SPITE, EMMURE, + MAULED:

01/23 — Antwerp, BE — Zappa 

01/24 — Paris, FR — La Machine du Moulin Rouge 

01/26 — London, UK — Electric Brixton 

01/27 — Glasgow, UK — Garage 

01/28 — Manchester, UK — O2 Ritz 

01/29 — Leeds, UK — Stylus 

01/30 — Bristol, UK — Electric Bristol 

02/01 — Tilburg, NL — 013 

02/02 — Hamburg, DE — Gruenspan 

02/03 — Hannover, DE — Capitol 

02/04 — Leipzig, DE — Felsenkeller 

02/05 — Berlin, DE — Columbia Theater 

02/06 — Warsaw, PL — Proxima 

02/08 — Prague, CZ — Lucerna Music Bar 

02/09 — Budapest, HU — Dürer Kert 

02/10 — Vienna, AT — Flex 

02/11 — Munich, DE — Backstage 

02/12 — Milan, IT — Slaughter Club 

02/13 — Zürich, CH — Dynamo 

02/14 — Cologne, DE — Essigfabrik

Purchase tickets HERE.