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Bite Down (band)

Bite Down (stylized as BITE DOWN) is a Swedish metalcore band from Jönköping, Sweden. Formed in 2019, their debut EP, "Trial//Error", released October 16, 2020, with promotional singles "Mr. Thompson", "I", and "Lost" releasing earlier that year. Two years later, in 2022, they released their sophomore EP "Damage Control". In 2024, they released their third EP "Decolorized". In 2025 alone, they released the single "Deadweight" featuring HÅRD, and promotional singles "Wastage", "Bury You", and "Say Something". On January 9, 2026, they released their debut album Violent Playground.

Their current line-up consists of vocalist Hampus Ströberg, guitar player Alfred Rahm, bass player Jacob Mild, and drummer Joaquin Rojas Rodriquez. They are currently signed with Prime Collective Records. They have toured with bands such as Orbit Culture, ALLT, and Aviana.

History

2019-2020: Formation and TRIAL//ERROR

The band formed in 2019 when Rodriguez, Ströberg, and Mild wrote songs with hardcore punk influences. Their first release as a group was the single "Mr. Thompson" releasing May 7, 2020. On October 16th of that year, they released the 4-track EP Trial//Error (stylized as TRIAL//ERROR) as a digital-only release. Initial praise for the stand-alone single "Lost" comes from its blend of hardcore and metalcore elements.

2021-2023: Damage Control

Signing with the label We Are Triumphant, the band released their sophomore EP Damage Control. It features the singles "Synthetic Smile", "Snipe Hunt" and "Nothing's Forever" under the production of Matt Gugliemo. Praise for the single "Ynoga" describes it as a "three-minute banger" with mixed deathcore and djent influences.

2024-present: Decolorized, touring, and Violent Playground

In May of 2024, they released their third EP, Decolorized, under new mixing producer Buster Odeholm of Prime Collective Records, their to-date current label. During Orbit Culture's "Descending Into Madness" European tour, they were part of the supporting lineup. Stand-alone singles include "Life Sentence", "Beautiful Gloom" and "Decolorized", which was covered by Lambgoat.

Bite Down would release the single "Wastage", also covered by Lambgoat.

See also

Orbit Culture