THE APE confront toxic masculinity with explosive debut single ‘grownboyhood.’

Oslo-based band THE APE kick off their debut album campaign with the release of ‘grownboyhood.’, a gripping first single out now via Loyal Blood Records. Known for their bold fusion of hardcore ferocity, post-punk tension, and arena-sized ambition, THE APE arrive with both teeth and heart.

‘grownboyhood.’ unpacks the emotional fallout of modern masculinity with unflinching honesty. Written from lived experience, the song captures the quiet damage of performative strength and the ways in which women often extend care to men still hiding behind irony, pride, or emotional withdrawal. It’s a challenge to drop the act and show up for real.

The track rips with distorted urgency of jagged guitars, percussive weight, and a guttural vocal performance that swings between defiance and vulnerability. Drawing sonic parallels to The Armed, IDLES, Honningbarna, and Birds in Row, THE APE bring their own Scandinavian fire to the genre’s evolving conversation.