[Heavy News]RELIQA ANNOUNCE SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'HIGH RISK THOUGHTS' + SHARE SULTRY NEW SINGLE "SERUM"
Sydney progressive metalcore outfit Reliqa have today announced their new album High Risk Thoughts, which lands 12th February via Immortal Music Group/Nuclear Blast and is available to pre-order here. To commemorate the moment, the quartet have unveil a new single from the record, the titanic "Serum".
"Serum’s sound represents a sort of bridge from where we were to where we are now," says vocalist Monique Pym. "So it felt apt to have it not only open the new record but also mark its announcement to the world."
"It's low and menacing with a mechanical edge (heavily inspired by the Danish prog legends VOLA), but we’ve also loaded it with some fun twists and turns, all part of our long-held goal to condition our listeners to expect the unexpected and be open-minded. This is the only song on the record that we’ve been consistently playing live for some time now and the reception has been full of energy, giving us high hopes for the rest of the album’s verdict".
Reliqa's debut full-length, Secrets of the Future (2024) was a wonderfully compelling and thoughtful look at what may be possible for the Sydney modern metalcore rising stars. Since then, so much of what they hoped would take place, has.
From racking up over four million streams across the album alone, cementing themselves as a mainstay in the Australian heavy scene, touring nationally with Northlane, Periphery, performing at Good Things and Life's A Beach festivals, and, most importantly, finding their feet as a headlining band, the quartet reached a level that had been the aim ever since they were kids.
Now, the band stand on the edge of a precipice, ready to release their incredible second album High Risk Thoughts. An album that is not just a cementing of so many of the factors that have allowed Reliqa to get to this point, but a mature extension and thrilling expansion of who and what they want to be as they move forward.
Musically, it looks to the greats of the modern genre. Shimmering with the ethereal tranquillity and gorgeous melodic control of Spiritbox at their most open; flickering with the pulsating synths and heightened tension underpinning Northlane; engaging with the forward-moving embracing of change of Bring Me The Horizon - High Risk Thoughts is an album that reaches for the stars.
Lyrically, it builds on the idea that we should give ourselves more grace in the life we are living. A sense of love, understanding and patience embedded into every crystalline refrain and soaring chorus. A reminder that by even considering how to make even more of a splash than you already have, you have already won, and that should be noted and celebrated, no matter where it lands you.
Together, it creates a record as inspiring as it is intense, as spine-tingling as it is sincere, as boundless as it is bludgeoning. A significant factor in keeping everything in check is that the band continues to keep things close to home and DIY at heart.
Reliqa will be touring North America for the very first time next February and March, in support of Northlane. As they transform from Australia's best-kept secret to one of their most exhilarating, exuberant and electric exports, Reliqa are fast becoming the figurehead to show what doing things your own way can achieve.
"Serum" is out now and streaming everywhere. High Risk Thoughts will be out Friday 12 February via Immortal Music Group/Nuclear Blast.
HIGH RISK THOUGHTS
OUT FRIDAY 12 FEBRUARY VIA IMMORTAL MUSIC GROUP/NUCLEAR BLAST
RELEASE DETAILS
Artist: Reliqa
Hometown: Sydney, NSW
Single Release Title: Serum
Release Date: Tuesday 13 October
LP Release Title: High Risk Thoughts
Release Date: Friday 12 February 2027
Genre: Progressive Metalcore
Label: Immortal Music Group &
Nuclear Blast
TRACK LISTING
1. Serum
2. Hands to the Ceiling
3. High Risk Thoughts
4. Quiet Coda
5. Your Touch
6. Cemetery Roots
7. One Word
8. Unguarded
9. Digital Heaven
10. Nobody Survives This
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