Manchester alt-rock meets nu-metallers The Fear have had a fantastic debut year together. Several successful singles, major tours with main support slots to Alien Ant Farm and SNOT, and a very well regarded cover of James’ legendary Sit Down are just some of the highlights. To cap off their first full year together, The Fear are releasing their debut EP, Falling Forward, on the 24th of October.
Containing the current single, Suffering, which is in wide rotation at UK rock radio and beyond, previous singles Satellite, Moths To Fire and White Noise, their cover of Sit Down and two brand new tracks (plus two interludes), Falling Forward is both the end of the beginning, and the beginning of their next chapter for The Fear.
On the upcoming release of their new EP, this is what The Fear‘s frontman Mick Satiar had to say:
“After a decade apart, The Fear felt like a long shot, but after one show in December 2023 sparked something unstoppable. Touring with Alien Ant Farm and SNOT, and writing this EP – seven tracks of wall to wall bangers – has been a wild ride. This music is our best yet, and we owe it to ourselves and these songs to keep going. We’re beyond stoked for what 2026 has in store.“
While drummer and producer Benj Ashmead had this to add about the organic process for their debut EP:
“We called it Falling Forward because that’s exactly what happened — we kinda stumbled back into making music together, but this time it felt right. Most of these songs came from that place of rediscovery. It’s about momentum, even when you don’t have it all figured out.“
About The Fear
The Fear is what happens when unfinished business refuses to stay buried. Based in the UK, the band features Benj Ashmead (drums), Mick Satiar (vocals), Ad Lucas (guitar), and Adam Smethurst (guitar) — friends who once chased music full-time in various bands, only to walk away when the dream didn’t quite pay off. They didn’t speak for ten years. In 2024, something shifted.
Benj had quietly started writing again after a decade away and a beer with Mick turned into a conversation. The Fear was born — a fresh project fueled by years of experience and renewed drive. Sonically, they fuse the intensity of metalcore with melodic alt-rock sensibilities — drawing from bands like Linkin Park, Underoath, and Papa Roach, while the vocals carry subtle echoes of Mancunian icons Oasis and The Buzzcocks. But it’s the lyrics that truly mark their evolution. “When we were younger, we lived in a band bubble,” Benj explains. “We didn’t have much to reflect on — the words were surface-level, more about moment than meaning. Now, years of real life, loss, and growth have given us deeper stories to tell. Our lyrics carry more weight — confronting dark truths, struggles, and the complexities of outgrowing the past.”
Their debut singles “White Noise,” “Satellite,” and “Moths to Fire” (each with its own video on YouTube) mark the start of this new chapter, supported by a sold out 16-date 2024 UK tour with Alien Ant Farm. With their cover of James’ iconic Sit Down and August 2025 sold out tour with SNOT now in the books, The Fear are turning their attention to brand new music for the rest of 2025 with the release of their debut EP Falling Forward.
This isn’t a comeback — it’s a reckoning.
Tracklist:
1) Falling Forward (Interlude)
2) The End Is The Start
3) White Noise
4) Chemical Reaction
5) paradise-parasite (Interlude)
6) Satellite
7) Moths To Fire
8) Sit Down
9) Suffering
THE FEAR are:
Benj Ashmead – Drummer / Producer
Mick Satiar – Vocals
Ad Lucas – Guitar
Adam Smethurst – Guitar
There are a number of upcoming opportunities to hear The Fear’s new material live in the flesh. They will firstly support US nu-metal veterans Nonpoint at London’s Camden Town Underworld on November 24th. They will then be playing headline shows in Southampton and their hometown of Manchester! And there’s one or two more shows to come, those will be announced very soon!
The Fear – Live 2025 UK Show Dates
November 24th – London – Camden Underworld (supporting Nonpoint)
December 11th – Southampton – Joiners
December 13th – Manchester – Deaf Institute
Tickets are available from the bands’ official website and Ticketweb.
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