Since their formation during the spring of 2005, HEART-SET SELF-DESTRUCT has become a staple in the Chicago hard rock scene. Melodic lead vocals combined with elements of punk and metal influence the band's heavy driven sound.

After playing several successful gigs in Chicago at the Double Door, Subterranean, and the Beat Kitchen, the band headed into the studio at the end of 2006 to record their debut album, Victims Like Me, with Producer Dan Malsch at the Soundmine Recording Studio in East Stroudsburg, Pa.

Victims was released on May 12th, 2007 and would later prove to be a success for HSSD going on to independently sell over five thousand copies and landing the band several dates on the Vans Warped Tour in 2008. While touring the Midwest regionally, the band was still able to maintain a presence in Chicago playing to packed houses with regular appearances at the Cubby Bear, Metro, House of Blues and the Beat Kitchen.

During the summer and fall of 2010 the band recorded fifteen songs for a follow-up full-length record to Victims Like Me. The band has released an EP with some of those songs entitled Monster, which is available now digitally and at their live shows. The CD version of the Monster EP will be available May 24th via producer Dan Malsch's label Soundmine MusicWorks. The first single, 'Monster', hits radio in spring of 2011. This haunting song gives a glimpse into the mind of a tortured soul who craves and feeds on other people's pain.

Their new full length record, Of Nightmares, will be released later this year on Soundmine MusicWorks. With a massive buzz following their recent success, Heart-Set Self-Destruct looks to bring their intense energy driven show to world.

Coinciding with the release of the Monster EP, Heart-Set Self-Destruct is hitting the road in May for a run of shows with NONPOINT. The itinerary is listed below:

May (with Nonpoint)

6 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live
7 - Jacksonville, FL - Brewsters Pit
10 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Music Park
11 - Chattanooga, TN - Rhythm and Brews
12 - Clarksville, TN - The Warehouse
13 - Columbus, OH - Screamin' Willies
17 - Des Moines, IA - People's Court
18 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's Rock Club
19 - Battle Creek, MI - Planet Live Music Factory (Planet Rock)
20 - Bloomington, IL - The Castle Theater

May (with HIEROSONIC)

21 - Harrisburg, PA - Appalachian Brewing Co