Edmonton’s own Calling All Captains are back — and they’re not holding anything back this time. Their brand-new single “Blood For Blood” just dropped via New Damage Records, and it’s got everything we love about this band: punch, purpose, and pure emotion. Even better, it comes co-written by Tom Denney — the same Tom Denney behind some of A Day To Remember’s biggest hits, plus work with Pierce the Veil and Neck Deep. Yeah, that Tom Denney.
The track marks the latest preview of their upcoming EP The Things That I’ve Lost, set to arrive January 9, 2026, and if this song is any indication, we’re in for something raw, reflective, and brutally honest. “Blood For Blood” takes the idea of facing your inner demons to a whole new level. As the band explains, it’s an imaginary confrontation between you and the worst version of yourself — that dark, hidden corner of your mind most of us try to ignore.
Frontman Luc Gauthier puts it perfectly: “These songs came from a place of reflecting on everything we’ve been through, personally and as a band. It’s raw, but it’s real. And I think people will feel that.” And you do feel it. Every lyric, every scream, every riff carries that weight of trying to come to terms with your own shadow.
Recorded in Edmonton with longtime collaborator Quinn Cyrankiewicz (Royal Tusk), and polished by Tim Creviston and Stuart McKillop (Rain City Recorders), “Blood For Blood” sounds massive without losing its emotional grit. It blends the melodic pull of pop-punk with the bite of post-hardcore — the kind of track that’s just as likely to make you scream along as it is to make you stop and think.
Calling All Captains have always been known for turning struggle into strength, but this feels like their boldest step yet. Between Denney’s influence and the band’s signature energy, The Things That I’ve Lost is shaping up to be their most mature and powerful record so far.
If you’re anywhere near Edmonton on November 22, they’ll be playing Union Hall alongside Ten Second Epic for a hometown show that’s bound to go off. But until then — hit play on “Blood For Blood” and let it rip. It’s a heavy dose of reflection, wrapped in riffs that hit right where it hurts.
