Industrial thunder meets gothic haze on MEAN, the brand new collaboration between noise-rock titans HEALTH and ethereal darkwave sorceress Chelsea Wolfe. Out now via Loma Vista Recordings, this first-ever team-up is a heavy-lidded fever dream — all snarling textures and soaring vocals, pulsing with an undercurrent of cinematic tension.
Produced by Stint (Oliver Tree, Demi Lovato) and mixed by Lars Stalfors (SALEM, The Neighbourhood), MEAN blends HEALTH’s signature brute-force industrial edge with Wolfe’s haunting vocal grace. It’s the sonic equivalent of a midnight séance in an abandoned warehouse. You can stream it everywhere now.
The RAT WARS Expand
HEALTH isn’t just dropping new music — they’re tearing across the map. The trio (Jake Duzsik, John Famiglietti, BJ Miller) are currently deep into the RAT WARS EXPANSION TOUR, playing sweaty clubs and massive festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe. They’ll wrap 2025 with a run of U.S. amphitheater dates supporting Pierce the Veil, and if you haven’t seen them live yet — this is your moment.
HEALTH’s most recent release before MEAN was FREE TO DIE with Filter, featured on the ‘RAT WARS ULTRA EDITION,’ a souped-up take on their acclaimed 2023 record. That album — and its deluxe expansion — has racked up 88 million global streams (and counting), landing the band on best-of lists and magazine covers alike.
Chelsea Wolfe’s Sonic Evolution
For Chelsea Wolfe, MEAN is her first new material since the release of her 2024 album, ‘She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She) — a hypnotic meditation on personal transformation. That album was followed by the companion EPs ‘Undone’ (featuring remixes by †††, Boy Harsher, Full of Hell) and ‘Unbound,’ which stripped things down to their rawest form.
Wolfe continues her live takeover this year with performances at Cruel World Festival, an Australia/New Zealand headline run, and a North American tour supporting Wardruna this fall.
Whether you’re a HEALTH lifer, a Wolfe devotee, or just down for an eerie sonic experience, MEAN delivers.
Catch Them Live
HEALTH Tour Dates:
- May 3–15: Southeast U.S. (New Orleans, Nashville, Athens, more)
- June 12–28: European festival circuit (Nova Rock, Hellfest, Copenhell, etc.)
- July 26: Denver, CO – Unhinged Festival
- October 14–30: U.S. dates with Pierce the Veil (OKC, NYC, Orlando + more)
Chelsea Wolfe Tour Dates:
- May 17: Cruel World Festival, LA
- May 21–30: Australia/New Zealand headline tour
- September 4–28: North American run with Wardruna (NYC, Toronto, LA, more)
Listen to MEAN now wherever you stream your dark delights, and check both artists’ sites for full tour details and ticket info:
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