MEET THE BAND
The Virginmarys
“Planet Rock – Kerrang! Radio A-Listers / Classic Rock ‘Track of the Week’ multiple-time winners triumph with their finest album yet.”
The Virginmarys have spent more than a decade earning a reputation as one of Britain’s most distinctive alternative rock bands, blending raw power, honest songwriting and explosive live performances into a career that has always followed its own path.
Following the release of The House Beyond The Fires, 2026 marked another major step forward. Their headline European touring continued to gather momentum, delivering impressive audience growth and firmly establishing The Virginmarys as a genuine international touring act.
They also expanded the world of the record with Beyond The House Of Fires, an alternative companion album that offered fans a fresh perspective on the songs, while earning a return to the Planet Rock playlist.
Now proudly releasing music through their own label, expanding their team and signing a publishing deal with MAX MUSIC, home to The Reytons and The Skinner Brothers, The Virginmarys have embraced a modern, fan-first approach that has strengthened their independence while continuing to grow their audience across the UK and Europe.
With another studio album already scheduled for release in 2027, the next chapter is already underway.
43%
audience growth
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Canada
- France
- Poland
- Netherlands
- Australia
- Spain
- Brazil
MUSIC
The Virginmarys - Beyond The House Of Fires, out now!
A list on Planet Rock
A list on Kerrang
A bold and atmospheric reinterpretation of their deeply personal 2024 release The House Beyond The Fires, the new album Beyond The House Of Fires strips away the heavy distortion that defined the original recordings to reveal a more refined and vulnerable core. With piano and string arrangements taking centre stage, the album places a greater emphasis on songwriting, allowing the band’s raw musicality and storytelling to shine through.
Frontman Ally Dickaty explains the inspiration behind the project:
“I remember hearing David Bowie speak of where an artist should be standing when taking on a new project…
“If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting”
This always stuck and resonated with me because I believe the sentiment to so be true.
Beyond The House Of Fires is the most ambitious project we’ve taken on, we wanted to give something special to fans that they may not hear elsewhere and something that collectively uses more of our influences, whilst at the same time still having the core of the Virginmarys within it.
I’m very happy with what we’ve accomplished with this record and sonically, I don’t think you’ll hear another record like it this year.”
The album has already received widespread praise from the rock press. Get Ready to Rock called it:
“A brave move which works a treat!... If you think you knew The Virginmarys, think again.”
Rawramp awarded the album 5/5, saying “The band’s brilliantly depicted musicality in ‘Beyond The House Of Fires’ is highlighted by their quality song-writing, the expressively painted moods that they develop, and the palpable emotion they provoke in every heartbeat. Impressive!”
Meanwhile, Moshville Times described the record as,
“Beyond the House of Fires, re-working the sonic brilliance and relentlessness of 2024’s album into a beautiful companion piece.”
Metal Talk praised the duo’s reinvention of the material, stating:
“What Virginmarys have delivered here is something very special. They have delved deep into the core of these songs and given us much more than we were aware of in their original form.”
The band’s recent single White Knuckle Riding was named Rushonrock’s Red Hot Track of the Week, with the publication writing:
It’s proof positive that one of the UK’s most underrated duos continues to punch well above its weight.
The accompanying video also landed in Classic Rock’s Tracks of the Week, who praised it as “An interesting, absorbing take, executed with care and class.”
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