NOT GOING DOWN
Debut Album · Out 10 September 2026
Release Show · 12 September · Replugged Vienna
Vienna, Austria · Female-Fronted
MODERN ALTERNATIVE ROCK
I am ARDENITE, a Vienna-based female-fronted modern alternative rock artist.
I blend heavy guitars, drums and electronic textures with emotional, vulnerable lyrics, and sometimes screams.
I started out in a neon-drenched cyber pop rock world, but this new era is louder, darker and more honest. My debut 8-track album “NOT GOING DOWN” arrives on 10 September 2026. It is for the overthinkers, the fighters and anyone who’s been knocked down and refuses to stay there. Especially for every girl who was told to take up less space.
I blend heavy guitars, drums and electronic textures with emotional, vulnerable lyrics, and sometimes screams.
I started out in a neon-drenched cyber pop rock world, but this new era is louder, darker and more honest. My debut 8-track album “NOT GOING DOWN” arrives on 10 September 2026. It is for the overthinkers, the fighters and anyone who’s been knocked down and refuses to stay there. Especially for every girl who was told to take up less space.
Welcome to the NOT GOING DOWN era.
The road to NOT GOING DOWN
LATEST RELEASES
Four singles from the debut album are streaming now. Watch the official videos for HATER, DEATH OF YOU and BULLETPROOF — with the PARASITE video coming after the album release.
Latest single from NOT GOING DOWN · Official video coming soon
PARASITE
PARASITE is the latest single from NOT GOING DOWN and is streaming now.
The official music video will follow after the album release.
The third single from NOT GOING DOWN
BULLETPROOF
BULLETPROOF is the third single from NOT GOING DOWN.
Watch the official music video here, then stream the track on Spotify.
The second single from NOT GOING DOWN
DEATH OF YOU
DEATH OF YOU is the second single from NOT GOING DOWN.
Watch the official music video here, then stream the track on Spotify.
The opening track from NOT GOING DOWN
HATER
HATER is a confrontation. With the noise, the projections and the unresolved pain people try to dump on you. A reminder that hate is often just pain looking for a target. And that you don’t have to carry it.
It’s about taking your power back. About refusing to carry someone else’s anger. About drawing a line.
HATER is the opening track from my debut album NOT GOING DOWN.
Live
Album Release ShowNOT GOING DOWN
Album Release Show
Date
SAT 12 SEPT 2026
Doors open 19:00
Venue
REPLUGGED
Wien, Austria
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