Gridiron share “Talk Real,” opening for Trapped Under Ice at Northeast shows

Gridiron, the rapcore band who share members with Never Ending Game, Scarab, Simulakra, and other hardcore bands, have signed to Blue Grape Music (Code Orange, Gel, Superheaven) and they announced some Northeast shows happening the week between Christmas and New Year’s with the great Trapped Under Ice. They’re set to put out a new album in spring 2025 (details TBA), and they’ve just released a new single, “Talk Real.” It’s a tough-as-nails rap rock anthem that vocalist Mathew Karll says “is about being ready when your number is called. Standing by your brothers and having a ‘we, not me’ mentality. Lyrically, it’s about rising to the occasion and playing for the name on the front of the jersey not the name on the back.” Check out the song and its Dan Centrone-directed video below.

The shows with Trapped Under Ice include Baltimore’s Ottobar on December 28 with Firewalker and Polarview; and Rutherford, NJ’s The Blackbox At The Williams Center on December 29 (near MetLife Stadium) with Fury of Five, Combust, Bad Beat, and Negative Force.

Gridiron also play this year’s Keystone Holiday Jam in Pennsylvania (with Kublai Khan TX, Wisdom In Chains, Missing Link, Conservative Military Image, Simulakra, Bayway, and more), an Albany show, and Sonic Temple. All dates are listed below.

Speaking of Bayway, the NJ locals also have a show at The Blackbox At The Williams Center on November 30 with 25 Ta Life, Years Spent Cold, Shattered Realm, Death Before Dishonor, Blackest Dawn, and Human Blister. Bayway also just released their new EP Bayway Takes Manhattan last week via DAZE.

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Gridiron — 2024/2025 Tour Dates
12/6 — Tune Low Die Slow at Empire — Albany, NY
12/7 — Keystone Holiday Jam & Tattoo Convention at Club Reverb — Reading, PA
12/28 — Ottobar —Baltimore, MD*
12/29 — The Blackbox at the Williams Center — Rutherford, NJ*
5/11 — Sonic Temple at Historic Crew Stadium — Columbus, OH

*Supporting Trapped Under Ice