THE AMITY AFFLICTION REVEAL HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NINTH STUDIO ALBUM HOUSE OF CARDS
It is impossible to consider the music of THE AMITY AFFLICTION as anything but visceral, emotional and relentless in its energy and impact. Their storied career has produced eight studio albums that have become torchbearers for many formative chapters of Australian metal music; as a band, THE AMITY AFFLICTION has firmly established their place as one of the country’s most enduring names of the heavy genre.
In 2026, the band embrace change and reinvigoration more than before with the creation and execution of their long awaited ninth studio album, the epic HOUSE OF CARDS. The record, created with new member and clean vocalist JONNY REEVES, sees the four-piece stride forward into new creative territory; tightly gripping the reins of control over their future.
As a result, they have produced an album of material that represents some of the band’s most personal lyricism to date, buoyed by some of their heaviest and most cohesive music in their catalogue.
Fans have been given tastes of the ferocity behind HOUSE OF CARDS across a string of massive singles including the album’s title track, ‘BLEED’, and ‘HEAVEN SENT’. Strong standalones, these songs blend just as well as part of the album’s broader palette.
For JOEL BIRCH, this album is an incredibly personal one; a project he explains is “almost entirely written about my mother”, and experiences he has navigated as a young person. The songs thread together different memories and chapters of his life, delivered with vulnerability and passion.
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2026 has already proved to be a busy and fruitful one for THE AMITY AFFLICTION; the preparation of this new album coinciding with an extensive tour of regional Australia, and the development of an international touring schedule that will see the band return to stages across North America, Europe and the UK.
PRAISE
"The group's renowned sense of self and passion has shone through in their songwriting and once again, The Amity Affliction is on an upwards trajectory, ready to take over the world."
WALL OF SOUND
“ Amity delivered quite possibly the gig of the year. if you’re sitting on the fence on getting a ticket for an upcoming show, then commit now to avoid disappointment. You will have zero regrets.”
HEAVY MAG
“The Amity Affliction have been the standard-bearers for heavy music in Australia, a band whose DNA is woven from twin strands of melodic catharsis and brutal honesty.”
ROLLING STONE AUSTRALIA/NZ
HOUSE OF CARDS, the new album from THE AMITY AFFLICTION is out now.
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