Devilskin Release Blistering New Single ‘Swelter’

13 June 2025

Winners of the 2025 AMA’s coveted People’s Choice Award, Devilskin are set to further thrill their ardent fan base with Swelter, the second single off their hotly anticipated and 13-track studio album Re-Evolution, due out Friday 11 July.

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Undoubtedly New Zealand’s hottest rock ticket at the moment, Devilskin present their second single and first video from the forthcoming album Re-Evolution.

Fresh from taking out the coveted People’s Choice Award in the recent Aotearoa Music Awards, climbing all over rock radio with the bold, upbeat single Half-Life of Dreams, AND currently immersed in a 12-date NZ tour, Devilskin release the incendiary track Swelter, which see’s vocalist Jennie Skulander towering over one of the sickest riffs you’ll ever hear.

As Skulander monster-hulks her way between flashes of calm and vicious sonic intrusions, this song, with its razor riffage and Jennie’s devastating delivery, is immediately compelling and contagious. This is bold and right in your face as Jennie belts out the first lyric “Everything, anything you want to be, you can be, you just need the right philosophy!”

Addressing the subject of personal responsibility and achieving your potential, lyricist Paul Martin comments “I had this odd neighbour for a while. His life was junk food, gaming, living with mum, and generally being inert; so I developed this story for him. When Nic came up with the music, with its aggression, quirks, and schizophonics, it just fell together perfectly.”

And then there’s the video, directed by multi-award winning director Shae Sterling. A visual feast, the clip is an action packed ‘hard ride’ through some iconic Kiwi glory. Not for the first time, Devilskin show they aren’t too-cool-for-school by injecting some hearty homegrown humour into the visuals and obviously having fun in the process.

Drummer Nic Martin shares his enthusiasm: “We’re absolutely thrilled to share this wild, wacky video with the world. It was a total pleasure to have our friend and long-time collaborator Shae direct the chaos with his signature style. Reminiscent of westie-glam and 80’s kiwi bogan, but with a taste of modern metalcore twisted in, the replay-value on this video is sky-high.”

DEVILSKIN RE-EVOLUTION TOUR ‘25
with very special guests
VILLAINY
plus
MIDWAVE BREAKS

Friday 13 June @ ToiToi Opera House, Hastings
Saturday 14 June @ Fly Palmy Arena, Palmerston North
Friday 20 June @ The Factory, Hamilton
Saturday 21 June @ The Mayfair, New Plymouth
Thursday 26 June @ Paraoa Brewing Co, Whangaparaoa
Friday 27 June @ Powerstation, Auckland+
Saturday 28 June @ Stadium Lounge, Mt Maunganui
Saturday 5 July @ Meow Nui, Wellington