Band: Broken By The Scream
Song: “花鏑 [HANAKABURA]”
Album: 花鏑 [HANAKABURA] – single
Release Date: July 24th, 2026
Label: Metal Blade Records
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The band comments:
“Everyone in Broken By The Scream is truly excited and honored to release music through Metal Blade Records. In ancient Japan, there was a special type of arrow called a ‘Kaburaya’ which was traditionally used to signal the beginning of a battle. The title ‘HANAKABURA’ is our own original word, inspired by the image of a Kaburaya arrow cutting through falling cherry blossom petals. We feel it is the perfect song to mark the beginning of our own battle and a new chapter for the band.”
Broken By The Scream will be touring Europe and the UK this summer, hitting the festival circuit. The trek is highlighted by a performance on the main stage of this year’s edition of the renowned Wacken Open Air. See their itinerary below.
Tour dates:
7/28 Helsinki, FI – On The Rocks
7/29 Wacken, DE – Wacken Open Air
7/31 Cologne, DE – Yuca
8/01 Paris, FR – Petit Bain
8/02 London, UK – Downstairs at The Dome
8/04 Amsterdam, CZ – Bitter Zoet
8/06 Prague, CZ – Rock Cafe
8/07 Wroclaw, PL – Klasztor
8/08 Warsaw, PL – Hybrydy
8/10 Budapest, HU – Durer Kert
8/11 Vienna, AT – Szene Wien
8/13 Dinkelsbühl, DE – Summer Breeze
8/14 Sulingen, DE – Reload Festival
[Feat. image by: Keiju Takenaka]