Sicksense announce new EP ‘Funerals’

Titled Funerals, the upcoming release from the genre-blurring metal outfit is set for release on September 25th, 2026. The EP sees the band continuing to evolve their sound, and serves as the follow-up to last year’s debut album Cross Me Twice.

Alongside the announcement, the band have released a new single, Artificial Irrelevance. The new song is the second single to be released from the upcoming EP, following on from Newsflash, which was released last month.

Speaking about the track, vocalist Robby J. Fonts shares, “it’s a social commentary on modern internet culture. The song points out the phoniness of people’s online personas. They present themselves one way, when in reality they live and act differently. They become addicted to being someone they aren’t and obsessed with superficial numbers from the engagement they receive online.”

Vocalist Vicky Psarakis adds, “how much social media has altered people’s lives isn’t anything new. We’re all addicted to our phones, stuck constantly doom scrolling and searching for dopamine hits and validation from the internet space.

What is relatively new however is the insane rise of AI content and ‘creators’ on these platforms, which is deeply disturbing when it comes to anything artistic. Musicians are seeing their work stolen. We keep getting fed reels that are 100% fake and it’s a big issue that AI has gotten so hard to distinguish for most people. So not only are we living in a non-existent space, we’re also constantly second guessing if what we are looking at is even real. It’s a whole new layer of unsettling.”

Expanding on the creative direction behind the video, Psarakis continues, “for the music video of Artificial Irrelevance, we wanted to make a mockery of the internet culture that exists today. We each created different and extravagant personas for ourselves and performed in ways that are completely unrealistic looking in one scene and then also filmed a full band performance at the Nile Underground venue in Mesa, AZ. At the end of the day, AI can’t do what we do in a live environment and music fans will always connect with bands that are the real deal and able to deliver that to you in person.”

Watch the official music video for Artificial Irrelevance here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new EP below:

Track List: 

1. Artificial Irrelevance
2. Newsflash
3. Seller’s Remorse
4. A Moment Of Violence

Funerals is set for release on September 25th, 2026. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on SICKSENSE like their official page on Facebook.