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Caleb Shomo showed us the Sick Disgusting Aggressive Disease Below The Surface. In painful, lonesome catharsis and with reckless determination, the frontman and multi-instrumentalist forged Beartooth into a weapon. Pain blasted out as anthems as he ripped himself open, a raw nerve exposed. Beartooth is now one of the most important, vibrant, and visceral acts in modern rock. In 2026, roughly ten years after the gold “Hated” and platinum “In Between,” Caleb is finally… Free.
Beartooth began in Caleb’s Ohio basement in 2013. He self-produced and played all the instruments on an arsenal of angry yet melodic songs filled with reflection and confession. Beartooth remains his message in a bottle, hurled into a hungry sea from an island of depression, repression, and confusion. Shomo’s unapologetic insistence on growth, no matter how daunting or dangerous, is a creative musical and emotional salve for a legion of listeners, one that shimmers, shines, and shakes as it heals.
The discography, through 2023’s The Surface (which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative and Hard Music charts and No. 2 on the Album Sales, Rock Albums, and Vinyl Albums charts), wove together a bombastic narrative. “Might Love Myself” shot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Airplay and Mediabase charts. “I Was Alive” was the No. 6th most played song on Rock Radio in 2024, and Beartooth was among the Top 10 most played artists. Beartooth in 2026 is an even mightier animal.
If a biopic about Caleb is ever made, this era will be the opening scene. Pure Ecstasy, the sixth Beartooth album and first with Fearless Records, is a watershed moment for the person at its heart.
Working with Jordan Fish (Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Architects) pushed multi-instrumentalist, producer, and mixer Caleb further out of his comfort zone, resulting in an all-killer, no-filler album that elevated Beartooth’s signature rawness and authenticity to new, immeasurable heights.
Rolling Stone hailed Beartooth as one of 10 Artists You Need to Know. Forbes wrote that the band is “inching towards a tipping point of becoming the latest arena headliner.” Tantalizing, suggestive, and unashamed, Pure Ecstasy captures a long-tortured artist clawing through to the other side. The nerve remains exposed, but the decay fades, making room for a sharper ‘Tooth.
