Even voorstellen – Ronker – single ‘limelighter’
Second single “Limelighter” from RONKER’s forthcoming album out now!

RONKER - Limelighter (Official Video)

"Limelighter is a song that came very early in the writing process of this record, but took the longest time to finish. We always knew it would be one of the cornerstones of the album due to its lyrical nature and due to the fact it is unapologeticly mingling all our influences in one big rock song. It's one of those kind of songs you start writing and immediately think of as a set-closer, hence its epic nature. A song about singing songs in front of people to close the show: talk about going full-circle.”

These are the words Belgian speed noise band RONKER have to say about their new single “Limelighter”, out now on all platforms and accompanied by a wild music video featuring a real-life (yes!) snake and mime dancers.

“Limelighter” follows the band’s first single “No Sweat”, which landed in both the Kerrang! Chart and Metal Hammer’s Best New Metal Songs of The Week.

About Limelighter
Limelighter shows RONKER at its most maximalist, pulling out most of the bells and whistles the band has in its arsenal. Think big: big chorus, big emocore breakdown, big choir arrangement, big chromatic death metal riff at the finish. The end is near, anything goes.
On the penultimate track of their forthcoming record, RONKER is not just dipping its toes into genre-blending, they are taking a full on nosedive. The result is some sort of circus-metal in which you can hear echo’s of the likes of At The Drive In and Helmet, but also contemporary stuff like The Armed. Like a Talking Heads song that would be played by a bunch of maniacs, it sounds endearing and visceral at the same time.
The brooding yet frantic track details on the struggles that come with committing to the nomadic lifestyle of being an entertainer. The band wrote the album while being on the road and it shows: it's urgent, direct and doesn't waste any time with formalities. Being the second to last song on the record it has all the mainstays of a grande finale where the band reaches a full-circle moment.

Who let the dogs out? RONKER is coming.

About the forthcoming album
On sophomore album, "Respect The Hustle, I Won’t Be Your Dog Forever”, RONKER sounds more ambitious than ever. A concept-album about coping mechanisms and the antics of a rock&roll-lifestyle. The band is presenting a more layered and sophisticated sound than its predecessor; the result is a record that is equally shaped by the likes of David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars as it is by Refused or Slayer. Still as aggressive as before, but with a more old-school approach to songwriting with big choruses and even bigger riffage.

Although RONKER likes to profile themselves as pleasant rascals with big hearts full of love, they are not really known for being the happiest kids in school. Now the time has come to bring that anger to the stages again and burn down the expectations with a new batch of big speed-noise songs. Always suffering, forever nervous.

Respect the hustle. Unleash the dogs of war. The RONK is coming. “Respect The Hustle, I Won’t Be Your Dog Forever”  is set for release on January 30th!

RONKER will celebrate their release on February 8th with a SOLD OUT show at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels.

RONKER is not the first state-of-the-art speednoise band to ever exist, but they are the first ones to coin the term. Formed in 2020 in the heart of the swamplands of Belgium the band comes naturally weathered and screaming bloody murder.
RONKER’s music can be described as a mix between Danzig-era Misfits and Helmet, equally influenced by the earliest of hardcore-punk and 90’s alternative guitar music.
Since its inception RONKER can mainly be found on the road. Carving out an audience in the most old-school fashion: by playing live. Always visceral, urgent and frantic, RONKER is prime example of being staunchly committed to rock and roll athleticism. Throwing shapes and taking names.

First single “No Sweat”
“No Sweat” kicks off RONKER’s new album cycle with a furious blend of post-punk, noise rock and hardcore.
The Belgian speednoisers spit their frustration over modern overstimulation, chasing meaning in a world that never slows down. Think IDLES meets METZ on a caffeine rush, with a touch of Refused’s chaos and Voivod’s weirdness.
Bigger sound, same sweat-soaked energy — RONKER are ready for larger pits and louder nights.

Upcoming shows
29/01/2026 - Bastion V, Dendermonde (BE) – try-out
30/01/2026 - De Keldr, Mechelen (BE) – try-out
31/01/2026 - De Nachtwacht, Tielt (BE) – try-out        
8/02/2026 - Release Show @ Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (BE) – SOLD OUT
10/02/2026 - Supersonic, Paris (FR)
27/02/2026 - Altstadt, Eindhoven (NL)
7/03/2026 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
14/03/2026 - L’Entrepot, Arlon (BE)
28/03/2026 - Terneuzen On Fire, Terneuzen (NL)
16/05/2026 - Sonic Whip, Nijmegen (NL)
08/08/2026 - Alcatraz Festival, Kortrijk (BE)
16/08/2026 - Dynamo Metalfest, Eindhoven (NL)
More dates TBA