Swedish death metal band Leach announce their upcoming EP PSYCHOSOMATIC set for release on 9th October 2026. Hailing from Gothenburg and fueled by Scandinavian death metal aggression. The Swedish outfit delivers songs built to hit hard, stay loud and leave scars. Leach thrives where melody collides with violence and raw emotion refuses to be polished away. This music is born from pressure, frustration and resilience and crafted for those who’d rather face the darkness than to look away.
PSYCHOSOMATIC is a four-track concept EP blending modern melodic death metal with hardcore intensity, crushing grooves and razor-sharp riffs. Each song represents a different psychological state of living with mental illness - from the breaking point and resilience to reflection and the endless cycle of intrusive thoughts. Rather than telling a linear story, the EP explores survival through shifting emotional states, balancing relentless aggression with atmosphere, melody and introspection. Heavy, dynamic and emotionally driven, PSYCHOSOMATIC is the band’s most personal release to date.
With the EP announcement the first single ‘SERPENT OF TIME’ is released today. It’s one of the most relentless tracks on PSYCHOSOMATIC blending modern melodic death metal with hardcore intensity, incisive riffs and a frantic chromatic breakdown that refuses to let up. Lyrically, the song explores the vicious cycle of mental illness, where time becomes both the serpent that traps you in intrusive thoughts and the only force capable of eventually loosening its grip. Heavy, uncompromising and emotionally charged, it's a song about surviving the battle within while never losing momentum.
Watch the official music video for 'SERPENT OF TIME’ below!
“Intrusive thoughts have this way of making time feel like your enemy. The longer you’re stuck with them, the tighter everything seems to close around you. Time as a circle. But time is also the thing that eventually creates distance from them. The poison and the antidote. That contradiction became the whole idea behind ‘SERPENT OF TIME’.”
Mental illness rarely follows a straight line. It fractures, traps, questions and endures. With their concept EP PSYCHOSOMATIC, Leach explores those shifting psychological states across four interconnected chapters, each portraying a different stage of the internal struggle rather than offering a single story or simple resolution.
Opening with ‘ONE BEAT FROM CALM, ONE CRACK FROM WIDE’, the EP captures the fragile moment where control begins to slip and the first cracks appear beneath the surface. ‘STRENGTH TO STRENGTH’ follows as an act of resilience - not a victory over darkness, but the determination to keep moving from one moment of strength to the next. At the center lies ‘N.F.F.N.S.N.C.’, an atmospheric spoken-word reflection that questions identity, depression, medication and what it truly means to heal. Closing the journey, ‘SERPENT OF TIME’ confronts the endless cycle of intrusive thoughts, portraying time as both the prison that confines us and the only force capable of eventually setting us free.
Musically, PSYCHOSOMATIC blends modern melodic death metal with hardcore intensity, razor-sharp riffing, dynamic songwriting and crushing grooves, balancing relentless aggression with moments of reflection and vulnerability. Rather than glorifying suffering, the EP seeks to understand it, exploring how people continue to move forward despite carrying invisible battles every single day.
PSYCHOSOMATIC is not a EP about giving up. It is about surviving long enough to find the strength to take the next step - even when the path ahead remains uncertain.
Leach about their upcoming EP:
“We never wanted PSYCHOSOMATIC to be four songs saying ‘mental illness is dark’ in different ways. Each track is meant to capture a different state of actually living through it. From the moment you crack. The ongoing struggle and questioning of yourself and life choices behind. The search for a final release with the potential of driving you back deeper within it.”
Upcoming live dates:
October 10, 2026 - I Scream Metal Fest - Gothenburg, SE - Momentum 031
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