New Zealand groove metal trio Alien Weaponry recently confirmed the March 28th release date of their next full length album, Te Rā. The album continues the band's tenure on Napalm Records and sees the Maori collective teaming with producer Josh Wilbur to further build on their massive sound. 

Asserting the band's potent composition and savvy songwriting - anchoring an aggressive soundtrack with substantial themes - the band get the added cosign of a feature from Randy Blythe of the mighty Lamb of God to bolster the impact the new record. 

Following the successful launch of the campaign with the forceful introduction of the lead single, "Mau Moko”, Alien Weaponry spark contentious social commentary with the scorcher, "1000 Friends". Delving into the division and isolation nurtured by social media, the track is a urgent ploy to understand how living in our feeds can be dangerous.

AW frontman Lewis Raharuhi de Jong shared of the track, "'1000 Friends' encapsulates the shifting way we socialize today, and the impact it has on the human psyche. We can often feel disconnected from the outside world. The human mind wasn't built to comprehend the world we are currently living in."

Speaking to the greater scope of the album, frontman Lewis Raharuhi de Jong explained, "We really stepped it up this time, as we understood that this album had to go further. We went through a lot of songs and scrapped entire sections of songs. We kept working them and working them until we got them right. Then, with the way we were pushing ourselves musically, I knew it was important to challenge myself lyrically as well. This time I delved into difficult emotional places and mental states. There’s a lot of existential dread running through the album, and I tried to find the right words to describe the indescribable.” 

Catch Alien Weaponry on the remaining dates of their tour with Kerry King this month. Dates and cities can be found below. Get tickets - HERE

Te Rā lands March 28th via Napalm Records. Order the album - HERE