Thornhill announce new album ‘BODIES’

January 31, 2025 James Weaver

THORNHILL have announced a new album!

Titled BODIES, the upcoming album from the Australian metalcore band is the follow-up to 2022’s Heroine, and is scheduled to be released in April this year, via UNFD.

Speaking about the upcoming album, the band shares, “BODIES marks a bold evolution in our ever-developing sound. Heroine was defined by its meticulously crafted and tightly woven concept, but the weight of this careful construction sometimes overshadowed the energy of the music itself, leaving some listeners feeling disconnected. With BODIES, we’ve embraced a more immediate, unfiltered approach that feels like a lightning bolt, looking to capture the energy of ‘THORNHILL right now.’

The album thrives on spontaneity and freedom, foregoing rigid concepts in favour of pure, in-your-face authenticity. It’s less about delivering a carefully constructed narrative and more about creating a visceral, open-ended experience. BODIES serves as a sonic mood board—a collection of feelings and vibes—intentionally left open to interpretation. It has an upbeat and almost celebratory, party energy at times, but also retains all the emotion and intensity THORNHILL are known for, making it our heaviest and most explosive work to date.

With BODIES, we invite listeners to connect on their own terms. It’s raw, personal, and unapologetically immediate—a record that thrives in the moment, capturing our band at our most authentic and free.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, THORNHILL have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Silver Swarm. The new song is the second single to be released from the upcoming album, following on from nerv, which was released in November.

Speaking about the new song, vocalist Jacob Charlton shares, “Silver Swarm is a visceral exploration of the emotional labyrinth created by overwhelming feelings and the toxic pull of manipulation. The track vividly captures the experience of being ensnared in an intense, destructive relationship, where one is both irresistibly drawn to and desperately repelled by the manipulator’s influence. The Silver Swarm becomes a powerful metaphor for the invasive thoughts and emotions that consume and cloud the protagonist’s sense of self. With its dynamic shifts in tone and intensity, the song mirrors the chaotic push and pull of such a relationship, oscillating between fear, confusion, and moments of clarity. It’s a haunting portrayal of the internal conflict that arises when love, control, and toxicity become entangled, leaving the listener to confront the complexity of being trapped in something both harmful and compelling.”

Watch the official music video for Silver Swarm here: