Comeback Kid Shares 'Shedding Season' Featuring Spiritbox
The single previews Comeback Kid's eighth studio album 'Chosen Hell', due November 6, 2026 via SharpTone Records.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Metal
Comeback Kid has released an official music video for 'Shedding Season', a track featuring Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox. The song appears on 'Chosen Hell', the band's eighth studio album, which contains 11 tracks.
Why it matters
The release signals the upcoming arrival of a full-length album from the veteran hardcore band and highlights a guest collaboration with a prominent metal vocalist. Its lyrics, which trade back and forth between singer Andrew Neufeld and LaPlante, center on choosing to leave damaging experiences behind.
The eighth studio album 'Chosen Hell' contains 11 tracks and is scheduled for release on November 6, 2026, following the band's 2022 full-length 'Heavy Steps' and its 2024 'TROUBLE' EP. Commercial performance of the single has not been reported.
The players
Comeback Kid
A Canadian hardcore punk band whose eighth studio album 'Chosen Hell' is set for release through SharpTone Records.
Courtney LaPlante
The vocalist of the metal band Spiritbox, who guests on the track 'Shedding Season'.
SharpTone Records
The record label releasing Comeback Kid's eighth studio album 'Chosen Hell'.
The details
Singer Andrew Neufeld and Courtney LaPlante trade lyrics in a back-and-forth narrative on 'Shedding Season'. Will Putney produced, mixed, and mastered 'Chosen Hell' at his Graphic Nature Audio studio in New Jersey, while Brendan Garrone of Incendiary appears on 'Yesterday's Gone'.
Timeline
2022: Comeback Kid releases the album 'Heavy Steps'.
2024: Comeback Kid releases the 'TROUBLE' EP.
November 6, 2026: 'Chosen Hell' is due via SharpTone Records.
Genre Crossover
The collaboration fits a wider pattern in which veteran hardcore acts pair with vocalists from newer metal bands like Spiritbox to reach overlapping audiences. It shows how the boundary between hardcore and modern metal continues to blur through featured guest appearances.
Listeners can stream 'Shedding Season' now through the official music video, with the full album arriving November 6, 2026. The release gives fans of both hardcore and modern metal a new collaboration to hear before the album is out.
The takeaway
Collaborations like this one let fans of hardcore and modern metal discover new bands through trusted voices. Keep an eye on the November 6 release date if you want to hear the full eleven-track album.
What happens next
'Chosen Hell' is scheduled for release through SharpTone Records on November 6, 2026.
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