Elwood Stray

<a href="spotify:artist:6n5DUGtIWYMurrtVt7IdZr" data-name="Elwood Stray">Elwood Stray</a> is a dynamic heavy band hailing from Essen, Germany, established in 2016. After independently releasing a series of impactful singles, the band caught the attention of Out Of Line Music and signed with them in 2022.

On June 30, 2023, <a href="spotify:artist:6n5DUGtIWYMurrtVt7IdZr" data-name="Elwood Stray">Elwood Stray</a> released their debut album, &#34;<a href="spotify:album:3jN00mERREzn8a5zSJE19L" data-name="Gone With The Flow">Gone With The Flow</a>,&#34; via Out Of Line Music, which garnered over 6 million streams in its first year alone. In November 2024, the band unveiled &#34;<a href="spotify:album:45iVS6oBEQ5ixdbLfbuGBQ" data-name="Evolve">Evolve</a>&#34;, their first single following the &#34;<a href="spotify:album:3jN00mERREzn8a5zSJE19L" data-name="Gone With The Flow">Gone With The Flow</a>&#34; album cycle. The beginning of 2025 was started by the release of their latest single &#34;<a href="spotify:album:0efZRZEMmYvy3xnQQPHRTs" data-name="Shattered">Shattered</a>&#34;.

Known for their high-energy riffs and infectious melodies, <a href="spotify:artist:6n5DUGtIWYMurrtVt7IdZr" data-name="Elwood Stray">Elwood Stray</a> delivers an electrifying live experience. They have shared the stage with numerous international artists, including <a href="spotify:artist:3Ri4H12KFyu98LMjSoij5V" data-name="Bad Omens">Bad Omens</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1cJ5tVoeAEFcZBAwSZ0CtF" data-name="The Plot In You">The Plot In You</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6kQB2RN7WwryMdJ1MoQh1E" data-name="The Ghost Inside">The Ghost Inside</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6G43CiunIxMwb2tQ12vNP6" data-name="LANDMVRKS">LANDMVRKS</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5274obTQJjzjyycRyJlfml" data-name="Whitechapel">Whitechapel</a>. The band has also made notable festival appearances at Summerbreeze, Full Force, and Takedown (UK).

To kick off 2025, the band joined US metalcore powerhouse <a href="spotify:artist:2sqrupqcoipb7UzVKApEnJ" data-name="Stick To Your Guns">Stick To Your Guns</a> for their European record release tour before starting the festival Season with major events like Vainstream and Impericon.

Following the festival summer, the band will enter 2026 with a co-headline tour alongside post-hardcore band <a href="spotify:artist:1QpYiCxy3p5Wz7HtomBqHU" data-name="Our Mirage">Our Mirage</a>.

Their second full length album &#34;Descending&#34; was released on 23.01.2026.

MERCH:
https://www.elwoodstray.com