The group formed in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, in 2010, but their big break didn’t come until clean vocalist Nico Sallach joined in 2020. The music they make is a riotous combination of various electronic dance music styles and metalcore, made all the more fun by the band’s wicked comedic themes and humorous co-ordinated outfits. The sound was fully unlocked by Sallach’s voice, which would sound at home in any pop or EDM track, and when his first single with the band, 2020’s ‘Hypa Hypa’ released, it instantly became their most-popular song and opened them to a far-wider audience.

Since sixth studio album ‘Tekkno’ released in 2022, Electric Callboy’s ascent has been unstoppable. Backed by high-energy singles and their brilliant music videos like the 80’s-inspired ‘Hypa Hypa’, ‘We’ve Got The Moves’ with its bonkers hardstyle drop, and the outrageous ‘Tekkno Train’, they have over 600 million views on Youtube and nearly 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Their live show full of lights, pyrotechnics and costume changes has also become one of the wildest around, balancing all the features of both a heavy metal show and a rave into one exciting package. Since career highlights including a co-headline set at the UK’s Slam Dunk festival and a sold-out show at London’s Alexandra Palace last year, Download Festival have taken notice and given them a prime main stage slot this year.

In the current climate for recorded music, Electric Callboy adopted the now-common approach of releasing multiple singles over a stretch of time in favour of building to an album, having put out 4 singles and two covers since 2024. After releasing the single ‘Tanzneid’ last October and wrapping up their last world tour, the band took to social media to build suspense for a prospective announcement this week. Behind-the scenes clips showed them tracking vocals in the studio, as well as unboxing clothes to be used in their music videos.

New album ‘Tanzneid’ was unveiled on Tuesday the 14th of April, with a tracklist including the past singles ‘Tanzneid’, ‘Revery’, ‘Elevator Operator’, ‘RATATATA’ featuring Babymetal, and their cover of Sum 41’s hit ‘Still Waiting’. Further information came on the 15th about their new single ‘Hypercharged’ releasing on the 16th as a promotional crossover with mobile game Brawl Stars, advertising a new character for the game with the accompanying music video.

‘Hypercharged’ released today, and is every bit an Electric Callboy single, from its eurobeat intro that builds to its heavy, screamed pre-chorus, and its saccharine pop-metal chorus. The band’s fearless approach to smashing genres together works so well with the mix of both metal drumming and EDM drum machine tracks here. The music video is one of their less playful, shifting between footage of the band members and footage from the game Brawl Stars. In the 10 hours since it was uploaded to Youtube, it has already been viewed over 5 million times, a popularity unseen for most heavier acts.

In a statement the band spoke about the album, describing how after ‘Tekkno’’s extensive campaign, they refocused themselves for the new material: “With TANZNEID, we wanted to create something special, for our fans and for ourselves. Every track surges with energy. We took what we loved about TEKKNO and pushed it further, adding new elements, new sounds, and new extremes. Heavy beats, explosive drops and moments that hit you right in the chest. The last singles RATATATA and Hypercharged were just the beginning. Now it’s raw, loud and alive, in every pulse, every scream, every melody. We wanted to match our music with your adrenaline, to create a record that pulls you onto the floor, makes your heart race and doesn’t let go.”

‘Tanzneid’ is scheduled to release on the 7th of August 2026, and Electric Callboy say it’s “built for the stage. So turn it up, lose yourself and dance like no-one’s watching.” Physical and digital pre-orders are live now on the band’s website, and new single ‘Hypercharged’ is up on streaming platforms. On the concert front, they’re bringing their one-of-a-kind show to the US through April and May, before a summer festival tour of Europe, finishing with a run of dates in Japan and Australia. UK fans can catch them at Download Festival on Friday the 12th of June. Their final announcement is an album release show at Berlin’s Escalation Fest this August, where fans can book a ride on the ‘Tekkno Train’ to the festival and hear all of the new tracks live.