Sleeping With Sirens have ended nearly three years of silence. "An Ending In Itself" is out now via Rise Records — and it arrives alongside an official music video that signals the band is not showing up quietly.
The single is the band's first release with Rise Records since Feel in 2013 — a reunion spanning more than a decade. It's also their first new material in nearly three years, following a stretch that saw the band largely step back from releasing music while navigating lineup changes and personal transitions.
The Song and What It's Saying
Frontman Kellin Quinn is not burying the intent here. "An Ending In Itself" was written specifically to meet people who are struggling and afraid to say so.
"I think we live in an age where we're supposed to pretend like we have it 'all together all of the time' so much so that we're afraid to let anyone in," Quinn said. "I think it's important to have open dialogue and to ask for help when we need it. This song is about being brave enough to admit that we're not always okay. No matter what you're going through, there is hope."
That framing — direct, uncalculated, focused on the listener rather than the band's narrative — is core to why Sleeping With Sirens built the following they did. Quinn's willingness to write openly about real struggle connected with an audience that didn't always find that kind of honesty in heavier music. "An Ending In Itself" leans into that identity hard.
A Refreshed Lineup
The single marks the first recording with a slightly adjusted lineup. Alongside Quinn, Nick Martin (guitar), Justin Hills (bass), and Matty Best (drums), long-time touring guitarist Tony Pizzuti now joins as a full member of the studio configuration.
Pizzuti has been part of the band's live touring for years — this solidifies his presence in the recording unit. It's an organic addition rather than a rotation, which is how the best lineup changes usually go.
The Rise Records Reunion
The decision to re-sign with Rise Records — the label that launched the band in 2010 with With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear — carries weight beyond business logistics. Rise shaped the early wave of post-hardcore and metalcore acts that defined the genre's mainstream breakthrough window. Bands like A Day to Remember, The Word Alive, Motionless in White, and Of Mice & Men all built careers there.
For Sleeping With Sirens, returning to Rise isn't nostalgia. It's alignment. Rise Records in 2026 is a different label than 2013's version — the roster has evolved, the distribution infrastructure is tighter, and the label has kept pace with how post-hardcore and metalcore have shifted. The reunion suggests a deliberate bet on where the band wants to put their next chapter.
Festival Dates
The return comes with a summer run hitting some of the biggest festivals on the heavy music calendar:
- June 13 — Washington, D.C. @ Vans Warped Tour
- July 18 — Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration Festival
- July 25 — Long Beach, CA @ Vans Warped Tour
- September 18 — Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival
- October 3 — Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
- November 14 — Orlando, FL @ Vans Warped Tour
Tickets for Louder Than Life and Aftershock are available via Ticketmaster.
Three Vans Warped Tour stops confirms the band has a presence across multiple legs of the Warped revival. Inkcarceration (July), Louder Than Life (September), and Aftershock (October) cover the fall festival window — anyone with a ticket to any of those has a shot at seeing this song performed live.
What Comes Next
"An Ending In Itself" is a single. There's no album announcement yet, no confirmed release date for a full-length project. But the infrastructure is in place: label deal signed, lineup locked, video out, festival schedule active.
The band has been absent long enough that this doesn't feel like a maintenance release. It reads like a reset. The question now is how much material is ready to follow.
Quinn has framed this as a message song rather than a commercial return, which usually means the creative conviction is there. If the reception holds up through the festival run, a full project announcement would be the logical next move before year's end.
"An Ending In Itself" is streaming now on all platforms. Check the latest metal news and the tours archive for updates as more Sleeping With Sirens dates are confirmed.
