German hardcore powerhouse HALF ME announce their highly anticipated sophomore album DOGMA, set for release on October 23, 2026 via Arising Empire. Starting August 5, 2026, the album is available for pre-order in a variety of exclusive formats. Following the band’s relentless rise over the past years, the record marks their most ambitious and uncompromising work to date, expanding both their sonic identity and the conceptual depth that has become a defining characteristic of their music.
At its core, DOGMA is a reflection on a society willingly taking part in its own collapse. The album explores a world shaped by fear, manipulated through division and consumed by distractions that keep people from questioning the systems surrounding them. Truth and lies dissolve into blurred lines, leaving humanity trapped in a state of trauma induced ignorance where people unknowingly become complicit in their own demise.
Recently HALF ME pushed their metallic intensity to a new peak with Fear Is the New Belief, a hostile, groove driven metalcore strike built for chaos, circle pits and full body impact.
