Melbourne blackened nu-metal force MÉLANCOLIA today reveal their new single ‘Picking Scabs‘, the latest taste of their anticipated sophomore album, ‘random.access.misery’, set for release Friday 29th August via Nuclear Blast and Greyscale Records.
Arriving hot off the back of a 17-date national tour supporting THY ART IS MURDER, ‘Picking Scabs‘ sees MÉLANCOLIA dive deeper into the world of nu-metal while continuing to blur the edges of metalcore and deathcore. With nods to SLIPKNOT, DJ scratches, ethereal vocal layers, and $UICIDEBOY$-inspired samples, this track stands as their most daring yet. Watch the video here.
‘Picking Scabs‘ follows recent singles ‘ALL_IS_RUST‘ and ‘SPIT!‘, featuring Chris Mackertich of DREGG, both of which signalled an evolution in the band’s sound, introducing new vocal textures and their first-ever guest collaboration. Their new music adds another layer to the dark atmosphere MÉLANCOLIA are becoming known for and were written to be played live, specifically to cater for sing alongs, mosh pits and stage dives.
‘Picking Scabs‘ is streaming everywhere now. random.access.misery will be out everywhere via Nuclear Blast and Greyscale Records on Friday August 29.
Stream ‘Picking Scabs‘
https://melancolia.bfan.link/picking-scabs
Pre-order/pre-save ‘random.access.misery‘:
https://geni.us/random-access-misery
Watch the video for ‘Picking Scabs‘:
https://youtu.be/vxAKL2gjikM
Picked as one of four “brilliant new metal bands you need to hear” by Metal Hammer in April, the band are primed and ready and unleash their defining new album this August; “We are bringing a fresh sound to an otherwise stale scene, you will not hear what we are doing from anyone else. We are setting the trend as we set the bar for modern heavy music. Love us or hate us, you will fucking remember us.”
Momentum is at an all time high for the band, having toured Australia three times over off the back of HissThroughRottenTeeth‘ and breaking into Europe and the UK twice on tours with SUFFOCATION (US) and INGESTED (UK). The band will join THY ART IS MURDER on a regional lap of Australia this June and July and will debut some of their new music for the very first time.
random.access.misery track listing
01. ALL_IS_RUST
02. icanseethroughtheholesinmyhands
03. Picking Scabs
04. boiler.room
05. Lithia feat. Hunter Young
06. RoseBloomWrist
07. SPIT! feat. Christopher Mackertich
08. random.access.misery
09. Cold Now…
10. …Colder Still
After establishing themselves in 2022 with their debut single ‘Horror_Ethereal’, the band announced the following February their signing to both Greyscale Records for Australia/New Zealand and Nuclear Blast for the rest of the world. They released their debut album HissThroughRottenTeeth April 2023, crafting a unique sound that has already catapulted them to new heights. Their very first show was in 2023 supporting THY ART IS MURDER on their Decade Of Hate Australian Tour alongside STARVE and JUSTICE FOR THE DAMNED. Since this they’ve toured with TO THE GRAVE, FALLUJAH (US), CATTLE DECAPITATION (US), INGESTED (UK), VULVODYNIA (SA), SUFFOCATION (US) and many more.
MÉLANCOLIA is
Alex Hill | Vocals
Joshua Taafe | Guitars
Billy Morris | Guitars
Mason Page | Drums
Toby Thomas | Bass
