Photo by: Amy Haghebaert
Official press release:
Roadrunner Records is pleased to announce the global signing of Manchester, UK-based five-piece Guilt Trip.
Today, the band — Jay Valentine [vocals], Jak Maden [guitar], Sam Baker [guitar], Tom Aimson [drums], and Lily Kilcoyne [bass]— shares the video for “Burn”, its debut single for the label. And it’s quite a ripper than captures the riff-roaring essence of classic thrash with a thoroughly modern and stadium-sized edge.
Watch the video here.
The band states about the new partnership, which feels like home for both sides:
“We are thrilled to announce that Guilt Trip have signed to Roadrunner Records. To celebrate, we present ‘Burn’, our brand new single and first with the label. Roadrunner and its history forged Guilt Trip’s sound as you know it, so this collaboration always felt inevitable. Thank you so much to the fans for the unwavering support throughout the years — this is only the beginning. Here’s to the next chapter.”
Maden offers a deeper insight into the song, saying:
“Sonically, it’s a metal song with hardcore influences sprinkled in. To us, it felt a little bit like old Machine Head. It’s definitely an anthem. As soon as we finished it, I knew it needed a simple repeated line until the drop and ‘wall of death’ section. We won’t even need to tell the crowd what to do.”
Guilt Trip will spend the fall touring alongside Kublai Khan TX and will appear at Louder Than Life in Louisville on September 18 and at New England Metal and Hardcore Fest on September 20.
All dates are below.
9/18 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
9/20 Worcester, MA – NEMHC Festival
9/21 Sayreville, NJ — Starland Ballroom [SOLD OUT]
9/23 Buffalo, NY — Buffalo RiverWorks
9/24 Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore
9/26 Mckees Rocks, PA — Roxian Theatre
9/27 Lakewood, OH — The Roxy
9/28 Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Music Hall
9/30 Chicago, IL — The Salt Shed
10/01 Detroit, MI — The Fillmore Detroit
10/03 Birmingham, AL — Furnace Fest 2025
10/04 Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore Charlotte [SOLD OUT]
10/05 North Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues Myrtle Beach
10/07 Atlanta, GA — The Eastern [SOLD OUT]
10/08 St Petersburg, FL — Jannus Live [SOLD OUT]
10/10 San Antonio, TX — Vibes Event Center
10/11 Houston, TX — White Oak Music Hall
10/12 Dallas, TX — The Factory In Deep Ellum
10/14 Kansas City, MO — Uptown Theater
10/15 Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium
10/16 Albuquerque, NM — Sunshine Theater
10/17 Tempe, AZ — Marquee Theatre [SOLD OUT]
10/20 Salt Lake City, UT — Rockwell @ The Complex
10/21 Boise, ID — Knitting Factory
10/23 Sacramento, CA — Ace Of Spades [SOLD OUT]
10/24 San Jose, CA — San Jose Civic
10/25 Riverside, CA — Riverside Municipal Auditorium [SOLD OUT]
10/26 Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Palladium [SOLD OUT]
