Space of Variations have dropped ‘Ghost Town’, their latest single from upcoming album Poisoned Art, and honestly? The video alone is worth your attention. The Ukrainian metalcore outfit has crafted something genuinely creative here, with the story unravelling in reverse as you watch. It’s a clever piece of visual storytelling that rewards repeat viewing, revealing more with each pass.
The track itself is a heavy, riff-driven ride that takes you through the paces. Furious verses collide with an explosive chorus while those earworm hooks dig in deep. The band describes it as “waking up from a dream while still carrying it inside you,” that lingering sense of loss bleeding from sleep into reality. You can feel that emotional weight in every breakdown.
Poisoned Art arrives February 13, 2026 via Napalm Records, and the band aren’t shy about what fuelled it. Written during what they call “the darkest period of our lives,” the album channels the full emotional spectrum of living through war in their homeland. It’s angry. It’s melodic. It’s honest. And it refuses to look away.
The twelve track record showcases a band pushing boundaries. From the Ukrainian language passages in opener ‘Tribe’ to the djent influenced ‘Halo’, hip hop elements in ‘Coldheaven’, and electronic textures throughout, Space of Variations aren’t content to stay in one lane. Tracks like ‘Parallel Realities’ and ‘Doppelgänger’ balance brutality with genuine emotional depth, staging what the band themselves describe as “parallel realities” of melody and heaviness.
Catch them supporting Dymytry Paradox across Europe from January through February, before their headline tour kicks off in France on March 19. The limited white vinyl (500 copies worldwide) is already calling to collectors.
Watch the ‘Ghost Town’ video. Watch it twice. Then pre-order Poisoned Art.
