1. Glassjaw – ‘New White Extremity’

Any fan of the band simply couldn’t ask for a better opening track for the first full-length release in 15 years, an absolute abominable banger of a tune! [Gary]

2. Thursday – ‘Autobiography of a Nation’

‘Full Collapse’ had such a huge impact on  my playing. I love the chord progressions and shapes on this album and I think a lot of this influence still comes out in my writing 15 years on. It was hard picking one track, but this just edges as a stand out for me. [Dave]

3. Bear vs Shark – ‘Catamaran’

This song is just an absolute lesson in fast punky melody and vocal delivery. Just love the random jump in tempo after one line it hits you like an uppercut. [Seán]

4. Sparta – ‘Guns of Memorial Park’

The big tom rolling and ambient production just gives this track a really melancholic tone that I love with really catchy vocals of the era. [Seán]

5. Radiohead – ‘Airbag’

On a personal level this track is a big driver behind the type of atmosphere and sound I aim for when writing. [Brett]

6. A Perfect Circle – ‘Judith’

‘Mer de Noms’ is packed with great lead work that is not to fussy, also a massive influence on my playing once again! [Brett]

7. The Mire – ‘Stone Devils’

The final track from the album ‘Glass Cathedrals’ is huge and emotive; post-metal at its finest! [Mark]

8. Alexisonfire – ‘Grey’

I got in to Alexis quite late and I think I prefer them at their weirdest. I love the muddy guitar tones and vocals on all of ‘Dogs Blood’, and the spooky reverb and feedback lead lines on ‘Grey’ are awesome. [Dave]

9. Circa Survive – ‘House of Leaves’

Best secret track ever… just when you think it couldn’t possibly get any more massive, it does. Atmosphere up the yin-yang! [Gary]

10. Hopesfall – ‘The Bending’

Hopesfall are one of our biggest collective influences and this track encompasses the true awesomeness of the early ’00s sound that we love so much. [Mark]

The band have signed to Graphic Nature Records, an imprint of Equal Vision, and will record their new album in January next year.

“We are super grateful to Graphic Nature/Equal Vision Records for giving us an opportunity to make some music,” states guitarist Josh Brigham. “We’ve always been EVR fans, they signed a lot of bands that were huge influences on us. In addition to that, a lot of our friends in bands who have worked with EVR had nothing but high praise for them, so their reputation as being quality people made it a pretty easy decision.”

“The motivation for making this new album comes from a genuine desire to remain creative by continuing to write and play music together again,” he shares. “We won’t lie, between having jobs, relationships, kids, and other responsibilities, it can be tough to make time to play, but as long as we feel like we still have something good to offer, we will find a balance.”

The announcement ties in with the long awaited vinyl reissues of their three classic albums, ‘The Satellite Years’, ‘A Types’, and ‘The Magnetic North’. These are due for release in January, and are available to pre-order from the Hopesfall webstore now.