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Ritual Bronze is a new emo project from Cleveland, Ohio, fronted by Ryan Hardwick of hardcore outfit LAST GASP (WAR Records). The band channels the emotive power of early 2000s emo and post-hardcore, drawing influence from acts like On the Might of Princes, The Casket Lottery, and Appleseed Cast, while maintaining a contemporary urgency that feels both familiar and fresh.

Founded in 2025, Ritual Bronze represents a striking departure for Hardwick, trading aggression for aching vulnerability. The project explores deeply personal terrain: addiction and substance abuse, heartbreak and uncanny love, aging out of punk rock, and political depression in an age of authoritarianism. Written largely during a gray Cleveland winter and recorded in summer 2025, the material carries a heartbreaking quality without becoming cripplingly depressing.

The band's debut single, "Brave Little Bird," premiered on Steadfast Records' compilation And The Angels Wouldn't Help You. The track captures the emotional complexity of parenthood: pride mixed with melancholy, hope shadowed by the inevitable passage of time. It sets the tone for what's to come: emotionally raw but life-affirming.

Ritual Bronze released their self-titled debut EP via Steadfast Records in 2026, establishing themselves as a powerful new voice in the emo and post-hardcore landscape.

It's a great pleasure to welcome Ritual Bronze to the GAF Stages, a place that is very close to home for both the band and ourselves! You're not going to want to miss this set.

Happy Birthday to our human drum machine 🥁

Just checking in 👋🏽 hope everyone is doing well ✌🏽

New official video from our boys in Ritual Bronze 💪🏽

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Some of the boys in US release a new song with their other project, Ritual Bronze 🔥 check it out!

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Congrats to Mike & Seth for making it into the Lottery League. Best wishes, have fun and rock out!

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It's been a wild couple of years, but we're working on new material to release and throw down for some shows in the near future. Until then, download the EP this Friday and get rad!💪🏽

What an incredible year 2025 has been 🎉 Thank you all for your support, creativity, and energy that made UNDER SIEGE such a standout success. Every project, every collaboration, and every moment has meant the world.

Here’s to 2026 — a year full of bold ideas, new adventures, and even more bangers. The best is yet to come! 💪🏽

We did a thing ✨️ 📹 🎬

Under Siege and Friends @ Lumpy Fest 2025 Charleston, SC Lake Erie Hardcore band Under Siege travel to beautiful Charleston, South Carolina to join friends and celebrate Lumpy Fest 2025. Thanks to all who made this...