Revealed Recordings boss and international dance music icon Hardwell returns with a seismic new launch, teaming up with longtime artistic accomplice Maddix and hardstyle MC legend Villain for the high-octane rave anthem, “Rave Until My Grave.” Fusing mainstage may with underground soul, the observe is a daring, visceral celebration of the rave spirit in its rawest kind.
As one of the vital influential figures in digital music, Hardwell has spent over a decade shaping the sound of the mainstage. From genre-defying performances at Tomorrowland, Extremely, and past, to his darker, techno-driven evolution lately, his affect stays unparalleled. Releases like “ACID,” “Observe The Gentle,” and collabs with Area 92, Bassjackers, Afrojack, and Sub Zero Mission have carved out a brand new lane, one the place rave power meets unrelenting sonic innovation.
Now, on “Rave Until My Grave,” Hardwell reunites with Maddix, one among dance music’s most fun boundary-pushers. Their chemistry is on full show because the observe unfolds: constructed on Villain’s commanding spoken-word vocal—“This excellent place… our rave until my grave”—the file surges with industrial firepower, peaktime euphoria, and explosive drops that ignite each warehouse and pageant settings.
Maddix brings his signature mix of techno, large room, and rave to the forefront. With earlier hits like “Ecstasy,” “Open Sesame (Abracadabra),” and “90s Bitch,” he’s earned co-signs from Amelie Lens, Deborah De Luca, HI-LO, and Reinier Zonneveld, blurring strains between underground credibility and mainstage attain. His evolving All Day Rave idea displays his broader mission: to unite generations and genres by means of music that’s immersive, genuine, and unrelenting.
Additionally featured is Villain, one among onerous dance’s most recognizable voices and a mainstay at Defqon.1, Q-BASE, Reverze, and Tomorrowland. His rallying vocal transforms “Rave Until My Grave” right into a defiant, collective name to the dancefloor, a second of unity solid in sound.
Following earlier collabs like “ACID,” “Take Me Away Once more,” and “Revolution,” Hardwell and Maddix’s newest is each a love letter to the underground and a mainstage monster.
Maddix & Hardwell feat. Villain – ‘Rave Until My Grave’ is out now by way of Revealed Recordings.
