Wailin Storms are catching fire with noisy and bluesy explosions of Southern Gothic Rock. Like moths to a flame, critics are mesmerized by the Durham, North Carolina band’s new album, The Arsonist.
As the band prepare to burn rubber on their upcoming U.S. East Coast Tour for The Arsonist, today, Wailin Storms are releasing a new video for the album’s chilling closer. Filmed in one take and recorded live with no editing inside an old church, the gothic ballad “It’s All Dark Now Where Your Eyes Used To Be” will haunt you to the grave.
”’It’s All Dark Now Where Your Eyes Used To Be” is about coming to terms with the realization that death comes for us all”, Wailin Storms vocalist and guitarist Justin Storms says. “I started writing this song when I was in Belgium, after I saw an old church that looked like a skull. It’s the last song on The Arsonist and is very spare and sad, but there’s also a sliver of hope. Life is temporary and that’s where its beauty lies”.
Watch the music video for “It’s All Dark Now Where Your Eyes Used To Be” https://youtu.be/SPstFFB689w
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Starting next week, Wailin Storms are igniting the stage with a headline tour of the U.S. East Coast. The band will perform songs off The Arsonist for the first time, along with crowd favorites from across their critically-acclaimed discography.
Wailin Storms 2026 The Arsonist U.S. Tour
July 29 - Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway [TICKETS]
July 30 - Atlanta, GA @ Star Bar [TICKETS]
July 31 - Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light [TICKETS]
August 1 - Cincinnati, OH @ Motr [TICKETS]
August 2 - Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl [TICKETS]
August 3 - Columbus, OH @ Dirty Dungarees [TICKETS]
August 4 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The Government Center [TICKETS]
August 5 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery [TICKETS]
August 6 - Brooklyn, NY @ The Gutter [TICKETS]
August 7 - New Hope, PA @ John and Peter’s [TICKETS]
August 8 - Richmond, VA @ Cobra Cabana [TICKETS]
In September, Wailin Storms will join Messa in Asheville, North Carolina to kick off the official after party for the Acid Bath, Neurosis, Melvins and Kylesa show at Hellbender.
The Official Acid Bath After Party with Wailin Storms and Messa
Saturday, September 5 - Asheville, North Carolina @ Eulogy [FREE SHOW]
The video for “It’s All Dark Now Where Your Eyes Used To Be” was filmed at Eno House in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Lineup
Justin Storms - Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Ben Melton - Lead guitar, backup vocals, Rhodes organ, piano
Steve Stanczyk - Bass
Mark Oates - Drums
Recording credits
Recorded at Earth Analog in May 2025
Production Credits
Produced and engineered by Matt Talbott
Mixed by Mike Lust at Phantom Manor ("Dead End", "Heart of Mine", "You Never Answered", "The Arsonist", "Never Rest", "The Wind", It's All Dark Now Where Your Eyes Used to Be"
Mixed by Dave Downham at Gradwell House ("Saved", "Patient Night")
Mastered by Dave Downham at Gradwell House
All lyrics written by Justin Storms
Cover art
Justin Storms
Layout and design
Steve Stanczyk
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