Trance icon Armin van Buuren is teaming up with DIØN for a hard-hitting sound ready for the mainstage. Featuring vocals from Scruffizer, the record blends Armin van Buuren’s trance roots with DIØN’s signature hard dance sound. The unique crossover marks a new chapter as the collaboration continues to chart an artistic evolution that seems to increasingly blur the boundaries between genres, hinting at a broader creative vision while staying true to the hardstyle energy.
Having built his reputation at the darker end of the hard techno spectrum, with support from artists including Sara Landry, Amelie Lens, Nico Moreno, and Fatima Hajji, DIØN has gone on to perform at festivals and events including Awakenings, Verknipt, Soenda, and Mysteryland, alongside releases on Armada Music and his own Rough Material Records imprint.
For Armin van Buuren, the release adds to a career spanning more than two decades at the forefront of electronic music. A five-time DJ Mag Top 100 winner, Grammy nominee, and co-founder of Armada Music, he remains one of dance music’s most influential artists. Armin is not shy to play some hardstyle during his mainstage sets; with his single ‘Euphoria,’ he incorporated a hardstyle drop to close his performances, while his popular track ‘Blah Blah Blah’ was also remixed to feature a hardstyle drop that has become a staple in his sets.
The song was teased at Awakenings, and DIØN joined Armin on stage at the Amsterdam Music Festivals in 2025.
Burn it Up is available to stream below:
