New York electro-goth and disco-metal band Makes My Blood Dance have announced Makes My Blood Dance tour dates running from late July to late September 2026 across the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The run supports the debut album “#Z3R0 2 LGHT $P33D!”, issued in early June on Metropolis Records, and includes the group’s first UK and Ireland shows.

The band open with three headline US dates from 30 July, then join Powerman 5000 across the United States through mid-September before crossing to the UK and Ireland in support of Genitorturers. The itinerary marks the touring phase for an album led by frontman EV0 that fuses club synths with metal guitars.

Makes My Blood Dance tour dates 2026

Headline US shows:

• 30 July – Akron, OH – Buzzbin
• 31 July – Toledo, OH – Frankie’s Inner City
• 1 August – Jackson, MI – The Music Box

US dates with Powerman 5000:

• 20 August – Glen Flora, WI – Northwoods Rock Rally
• 21 August – Sturtevant, WI – Route 20
• 22 August – Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theater
• 23 August – Chesterfield, MI – Diesel Concert Lounge
• 26 August – Detroit, MI – Small’s (no Powerman 5000)
• 4 September – Palmdale, CA – Transplants Brewing
• 5 September – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
• 6 September – Reno, NV – Club Underground
• 8 September – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
• 9 September – Portland, OR – Nova PDX
• 11 September – San Jose, CA – The Ritz
• 12 September – Pomona, CA – Glass House
• 13 September – Ridgecrest, CA – Joshua Hall

UK and Ireland dates with Genitorturers:

• 16 September – Bridgwater – The Cobblestones
• 18 September – Sheffield – Corporation
• 19 September – Bradford – Nightrain
• 20 September – Edinburgh – Bannerman’s
• 21 September – Newcastle – The Cluny 2
• 23 September – Manchester – Rebellion
• 24 September – Blackpool – The Waterloo
• 25 September – Dublin – The Grand Social
• 26 September – Belfast – The Limelight 2

About Makes My Blood Dance

Makes My Blood Dance (MMBD) is a New York-based group fronted by EV0, combining electro-goth, industrial and disco-metal. The band built an audience from 2024 through a run of singles and videos and heavy touring, playing more than 100 shows before their debut album.

That debut, “#Z3R0 2 LGHT $P33D!”, arrived in early June 2026 on Metropolis Records on CD and digital, with a vinyl edition set to follow ahead of the tour. It gathered the singles that preceded it, among them “Heavy Metal Armour”, “Time And A Place”, “Your Little Hand In Mine” and “Black Summer”, along with “Lately”, an industrial-funk cover of the Macy Gray track that features the singer herself. The 2026 tour is the group’s first extended run behind that record and their first time playing the UK and Ireland.

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Makes My Blood Dance, the New York-based electro-goth, pop-metal and electronic dance music act, will release its debut album “Z3r0 2 LGHT $p33d!” on 5 June 2026 via Metropolis Records. The album is available as a digital pre-order and CD, with the digital edition set for release on 5 June. A vinyl edition is scheduled for August.

The album contains 10 tracks and follows a series of Metropolis Records singles. Makes My Blood Dance signed to the label in late 2025 and released “Your Little Hand In Mine” as their label debut, followed by “Black Summer” and “Lately (feat. Macy Gray)“.

The album was produced by Bret “Epic” Mazur and Mikal Blue; and engineering by Alex Lebowitz and Dalton Cyr.

Makes My Blood Dance tour dates with Powerman 5000 and 12 Stones

Makes My Blood Dance are touring the US with Powerman 5000 and 12 Stones from late April through May.

• May 13 – Machine Shop – Flint, MI
• May 16 – Apollo Theater – Belvidere, IL
• May 17 – Blue Note – Harrison, OH
• May 20 – Venue Event Center – Cadillac, MI
• May 21 – The Forge – Joliet, IL
• May 22 – Catfish Bend Casino – Burlington, IA
• May 23 – Q Casino – Dubuque, IA
• May 25 – Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
• May 26 – Federal Theatre – Denver, CO
• May 28 – The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA *
• May 30 – Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA *

(*) Select dates with Adema.

About Makes My Blood Dance

Makes My Blood Dance is a Brooklyn, New York-based project that merges disco-inflected electronics, metal guitars, and dark pop songwriting. The band began taking shape in late 2017, when vocalist EV0 and guitarist/programmer Jon Kristian started writing together after earlier work in Fixer, ERS, and Proxima Control. They were soon joined by bassist Alex “Mother Russia” Nikitin and drummer Carlos “CK1” Gordillo.

Their official debut single, “Beaming Right Up”, arrived in 2019, followed later that year by “Sick As Our Secrets”, with both tracks supported by videos and early US club touring. Early physical distribution included limited USB dog tags containing songs, lyrics, and artwork. In December 2020, the band released the six-track “Disco Metal” EP via Alpha Centauri Records, consolidating material from the early singles alongside additional tracks. In 2021, they followed with the live EP “LIVE at Smash Sound Stage (New York City)”, then issued further standalone singles including “Power Of The Lightside” and “Communion (Radio Edit)”.

From 2022 onward, Makes My Blood Dance expanded their touring radius and video output with the single “Together Apart” (2022), and the singles “Heaven Collides” and “Knowin’ It Without Knowin’ Why” (2023), each released with an official video. By 2024, the lineup had evolved around core songwriters EV0 and Jon Kristian, with “I Love” Lucy on bass and G Rex on drums.

In late 2025, Makes My Blood Dance signed to Metropolis Records and released “Your Little Hand In Mine”, “Heavy Metal Armour”, and “Time And A Place” as their first wave of label singles, produced by Bret “Epic” Mazur and Mikal Blue. As of March 2026, “Heavy Metal Armour” has passed 680,000 Spotify streams, while “Time and a Place” has earned 642,000+ organic YouTube views and “Your Little Hand In Mine” has crossed 348,000 YouTube views. Touring remains central to the project, with the band averaging 70+ shows annually and listing 78 tour dates confirmed for 2026.

“Lately (feat. Macy Gray)” now leads into the June 2026 debut album “Z3r0 2 LGHT $p33d!”.

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Makes My Blood Dance, the Brooklyn electro-goth/pop-metal act, has released “Lately (feat. Macy Gray)” through Metropolis Records. The single is a cover of Macy Gray’s “Lately”, originally released in 2010 from her album “The Sellout”. Gray also appears on the new version as co-vocalist.

“Lately (feat. Macy Gray)” is available via all streaming platforms. The single precedes the debut Makes My Blood Dance album “Z3r0 2 LGHT $p33d!”, due on June 5, 2026 as a digital album and CD. A vinyl edition is scheduled for August, with a limited LP edition available on tour.

Makes My Blood Dance tour dates with Powerman 5000 and 12 Stones

Makes My Blood Dance are touring the US with Powerman 5000 and 12 Stones from late April through May.

• May 5 – The Sovereign – St. Louis, MO
• May 7 – Six String Grill – Foxborough, MA
• May 8 – Phantom Power – Millersville, PA
• May 9 – Artie’s – Frenchtown, NJ
• May 10 – Halftime – Newark, DE
• May 11 – The Meadows – Brooklyn, NY
• May 12 – Mercury Music Lounge – Lakewood, OH
• May 13 – Machine Shop – Flint, MI
• May 16 – Apollo Theater – Belvidere, IL
• May 17 – Blue Note – Harrison, OH
• May 20 – Venue Event Center – Cadillac, MI
• May 21 – The Forge – Joliet, IL
• May 22 – Catfish Bend Casino – Burlington, IA
• May 23 – Q Casino – Dubuque, IA
• May 25 – Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
• May 26 – Federal Theatre – Denver, CO
• May 28 – The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA *
• May 30 – Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA *

(*) Select dates with Adema.

About Makes My Blood Dance

Makes My Blood Dance is a Brooklyn, New York-based project that merges disco-inflected electronics, metal guitars, and dark pop songwriting. The band began taking shape in late 2017, when vocalist EV0 and guitarist/programmer Jon Kristian started writing together after earlier work in Fixer, ERS, and Proxima Control. They were soon joined by bassist Alex “Mother Russia” Nikitin and drummer Carlos “CK1” Gordillo.

Their official debut single, “Beaming Right Up”, arrived in 2019, followed later that year by “Sick As Our Secrets”, with both tracks supported by videos and early US club touring. Early physical distribution included limited USB dog tags containing songs, lyrics, and artwork. In December 2020, the band released the six-track “Disco Metal” EP via Alpha Centauri Records, consolidating material from the early singles alongside additional tracks. In 2021, they followed with the live EP “LIVE at Smash Sound Stage (New York City)”, then issued further standalone singles including “Power Of The Lightside” and “Communion (Radio Edit)”.

From 2022 onward, Makes My Blood Dance expanded their touring radius and video output with the single “Together Apart” (2022), and the singles “Heaven Collides” and “Knowin’ It Without Knowin’ Why” (2023), each released with an official video. By 2024, the lineup had evolved around core songwriters EV0 and Jon Kristian, with “I Love” Lucy on bass and G Rex on drums.

In late 2025, Makes My Blood Dance signed to Metropolis Records and released “Your Little Hand In Mine”, “Heavy Metal Armour”, and “Time And A Place” as their first wave of label singles, produced by Bret “Epic” Mazur and Mikal Blue. As of March 2026, “Heavy Metal Armour” has passed 680,000 Spotify streams, while “Time and a Place” has earned 642,000+ organic YouTube views and “Your Little Hand In Mine” has crossed 348,000 YouTube views. Touring remains central to the project, with the band averaging 70+ shows annually and listing 78 tour dates confirmed for 2026.

“Lately (feat. Macy Gray)” now leads into the June 2026 debut album “Z3r0 2 LGHT $p33d!”.

Bernard - Side-Line Staff

Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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The Brooklyn-based electro-goth and disco-metal act Makes My Blood Dance have just released their new single “Black Summer” via Metropolis Records as they continue an intensive run of US tour dates from late February through May.

“Black Summer” appears as a two-track digital single, pairing the title track with “Your Little Hand In Mine“, the title track of the band’s late-2025 Metropolis debut “Your Little Hand In Mine”. Previously the band released the single “Heavy Metal Armour” and “Time And A Place”.

Recorded at Revolver Studios in Thousand Oaks, California, “Black Summer” is written by Ev0 and Jon Kristian and produced by Bret “Epic” Mazur and Mikal Blue, with engineering by Alex Lebowitz and Dalton Cyr.

Makes My Blood Dance US tour 2026 with Smile Empty Soul, Powerman 5000 and 12 Stones

In support of “Black Summer”, Makes My Blood Dance have lined up extensive North American touring between February and May 2026. After a recent Midwest run with post-grunge outfit Smile Empty Soul and nu-metal veterans Primer 55, the band are currently headlining their own “No Love Without Blood Tour” across the US South and Southeast.

From April into May, they join alternative metal act Powerman 5000 and rock band 12 Stones on a national US tour, appearing as opening support on dates including Austin, St. Louis, Millersville and Brooklyn.

Upcoming dates include club and theatre shows in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, California, Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Colorado and California. More info via the official Makes My Blood Dance site.

About Makes My Blood Dance

Makes My Blood Dance is a Brooklyn, New York-based project that merges disco-inflected electronics, metal guitars, and dark pop songwriting. The band began taking shape in late 2017, when vocalist EV0 and guitarist/programmer Jon Kristian started writing together after earlier work in Fixer, ERS, and Proxima Control. They were soon joined by bassist Alex “Mother Russia” Nikitin and drummer Carlos “CK1” Gordillo.

Their official debut single, “Beaming Right Up”, arrived in 2019, followed later that year by “Sick As Our Secrets”, with both tracks supported by videos and early US club touring. Early physical distribution included limited USB dog tags containing songs, lyrics, and artwork. In December 2020, the band released the six-track “Disco Metal” EP via Alpha Centauri Records, consolidating material from the early singles alongside additional tracks. In 2021, they followed with the live EP “LIVE at Smash Sound Stage (New York City)”, then issued further standalone singles including “Power Of The Lightside” and “Communion (Radio Edit)”.

From 2022 onward, Makes My Blood Dance expanded their touring radius and video output with the single “Together Apart” (2022), and the singles “Heaven Collides” and “Knowin’ It Without Knowin’ Why” (2023), each released with an official video. By 2024, the lineup had evolved around core songwriters EV0 and Jon Kristian, with “I Love” Lucy on bass and G Rex on drums.

In late 2025, Makes My Blood Dance signed to Metropolis Records and released “Your Little Hand In Mine”, “Heavy Metal Armour”, and “Time And A Place” as their first wave of label singles, produced by Bret “Epic” Mazur and Mikal Blue. As of March 2026, “Heavy Metal Armour” has passed 680,000 Spotify streams, while “Time and a Place” has earned 642,000+ organic YouTube views and “Your Little Hand In Mine” has crossed 348,000 YouTube views. Touring remains central to the project, with the band averaging 70+ shows annually and listing 78 tour dates confirmed for 2026.

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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Brooklyn electro-goth and pop-metal band Makes My Blood Dance have signed to Metropolis Records and release the new digital single “Your Little Hand In Mine“. The track marks the group’s label debut and teases a full-length album and extensive US touring in 2026.

“Your Little Hand In Mine” is described by the band as “our left field heartbreaker. It’s the closest track we have to a ballad, but wired with the same voltage that makes crowds lose their minds when we’re on tour.” Produced by Bret “Epic” Mazur and Mikal Blue, the single is available in digital format via the band’s Bandcamp page and other platforms, while an AI-enhanced video places the band in a surreal mix of fantastic and real-world imagery that “feels like slipping between memory and revelation; a moment of raw truth dressed in myth and electricity,” as they explain.

The release coincides with the announcement of a new tour, a run of seven US headline shows in February 2026, followed by a full US tour in April and May as support for Powerman 5000. The band’s debut album is scheduled to arrive in early 2026 via Metropolis Records and will include “Your Little Hand In Mine” alongside the earlier singles “Heavy Metal Armour” and “Time And A Place”.

About Makes My Blood Dance

Makes My Blood Dance formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2017 with today’s line-up consiting of EV0 (frontman), Jon Kristian (lead guitar / programmer), SpaceyBaby (bass, backing vocals) and G-reX (beats). Their debut single “Beaming Right Up” followed in 2019.

The band’s early singles included “Beaming Right Up” and “Sick As Our Secrets”, and these led into the 2020 digital EP “Disco Metal”, which collected songs like “Drive To Mars”, “Power Of The Lightside”, “We Push And They Shove” and “Communion”.

In 2021 they issued the live EP “LIVE at Smash Sound Stage (New York City)”, followed by the single “Together Apart” in 2022 plus further digital releases including “Heaven Collides” and “Knowin’ It Without Knowin’ Why” in 2023.

Since 2019, Makes My Blood Dance have toured extensively across the US, including club and festival shows and support slots with acts such as Powerman 5000.

Bernard - Side-Line Staff

Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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