Ram, the Swedish heavy metallers, will release their new album “Against” on October 9, 2026 via Metal Blade Records – it’s the band’s first studio album in almost seven years.
Down below you can check out the second single from the album, Night Blade. It follows Ghost Emperor, the single the band used to announce the new record back in mid-August.
After 2019’s “The Throne Within”, “Against” strikes a ferocious, rebellious pose, zeroing in on defiance, nonconformity, and that feeling of being pushed by the system – and the masses following it – into doing things that go way beyond any reasonable limit.
The album title reflects Ram’s lifelong devotion to heavy metal as the most merciless version of sonic terror.
Musically, the band looked back to the classic sounds of cult acts like Dio, MSG and Sweet, going for an honest, direct, organic production and ditching all the polishing and sanding of the recordings that modern production demands. The album was recorded at Recordia studio in Varberg, Sweden, with longtime collaborator Johan Reiven handling production.
You can already pre-order “Against”.
Tracklist:
1. Obsession
2. Ghost Emperor
3. One Vs. All
4. Abattoir
5. Out of Control
6. Leaving
7. Against
8. Night Blade
9. Rising Again
10. 1984
11. The Final Hour
