Lake Malice unleash takedown of nepotism in the music scene with new single ‘Nobody Wants To Be You’

Lake Malice today unleash their “dark pop-metal takedown of vanity and nepotism in the music scene”. Already a live favourite, ‘Nobody Wants To Be You’ embraces vocalist Alice Guala’s sassy Italian flair, calling out the superficial, nepotistic and self-obsessed. In a system where meritocracy feels absent, Lake Malice channel their frustrations through industrial rhythms and choruses exploding with energy. ‘Nobody Wants To Be You’ is a metal-core weapon, serving as a cathartic scream against industry fakery. The track exemplifies Guala’s vocal prowess, as she seamlessly shifts between pure, soaring melody and guttural aggression. ‘Nobody Wants To Be You’ was produced by Lake Malice guitarist extraordinaire Blake Cornwall, alongside Jon Cass, mixed by Carl Bown and mastered by Ste Kerry. 

The accompanying music video, directed by Zak Pinchin, is a dark and highly stylised affair, complete with the backup dancers who we’ve seen grace the stage with Malice this summer. The forward-thinking, genre-blending approach of Malice’s music means their live show fits with a whole host of different artists – they’ve already played with both RØRY and Bury Tomorrow in 2025. And, having decimated stages across the UK and Europe this summer, playing festivals such as Slam Dunk, 2000trees, Wacken Open Air and RADAR, Lake Malice are main support to Enter Shikari on their dates this month in the UK and Europe, alongside a one-off headline date in Southampton. They’re also set to be main support for Japanese band Hanabie across the UK and Ireland this November. See below for details.  

Lake Malice are on a roll of explosive singles with the mind-melting ‘Scatterbrain’ also released this year. 

Supporting Enter Shikari:

15th Oct – Colosseum, Watford, UK

16th Oct – Joiners, Southampton, UK (headline)

17th Oct – OM, Liege, BE

18th Oct – Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL

19th Oct – Pumpehuset, Copenhagen, DK

Supporting Hanabie:

31st Oct – QMU, Glasgow, UK

01st Nov – Academy 2, Manchester, UK

02nd Nov – o2 Institute, Birmingham, UK

04th Nov – The Academy, Dublin, IE

05th Nov – Limelight, Belfast, UK

07th Nov – Electric Brixton, London, UK

Further live dates:

31st Jan – We Are One Festival, Cardiff, UK

22nd Aug – Fallen Fortress, Bad Durkheim, DE

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