Spiritbox New Single

2026-09-08 by John Marinakis CONTRIBUTOR | 59 Comments
Spiritbox have unexpectedly released a new single titled Mourning, accompanied by an official music video.

The song is the Canadian metal band's first new material since their second studio album, Tsunami Sea, arrived in March 2025. Spiritbox have not yet confirmed whether it will appear on a forthcoming album or EP.

Mourning emphasizes the melodic side of Courtney LaPlante's vocals while retaining the band's combination of heavy guitars, electronic textures and atmospheric production. Guitarist Mike Stringer co-produced the track alongside longtime collaborator Dan Braunstein.

Stringer also co-directed the colorful accompanying video with Alex Bemis. Its vivid presentation contrasts with the largely monochromatic visual identity that surrounded Tsunami Sea, suggesting the beginning of a new creative period for the band.
Spiritbox will shortly begin a headline tour across Europe and the United Kingdom with support from Jinjer and Dying Wish.




https://www.theprp.com/2026/09/07/news/spiritbox-unveil-music-video-for-their-new-single-mourning/

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DreamAgain
September 8th 2026
2551 Comments


Wtf they released an album last year? The last I heard them was an EP, it was solid.

arthropod
September 8th 2026
3915 Comments


Go listen, the consensus is it's weaker than what came before but it's a very solid album.

Whenever Spiritbox release something new, I can be sure it's great even before listening. Gorgeous song. And beautiful video as well.

Verdr
September 8th 2026
196 Comments


Every song by this band sounds the exact same zzz

artiswar
September 8th 2026
17277 Comments


Their last single was all screams, this one is all cleans. But ok lol

OwMySnauze
September 8th 2026
2847 Comments


Oh look, Spiritbox still chasing every popular music trend trying to stay relevant. Music industry (Le)plant garbage

arthropod
September 8th 2026
3915 Comments


Hmm, yes, being popular is bad and automatically makes you an industry plant. And getting along with trends is inherently bad, totally.

outliers
September 8th 2026
5418 Comments


The most inoffensive popcore song in the history of popcore

Verdr
September 8th 2026
196 Comments


@artiswar they got a few heavy songs, but 95% of their stuff is this popcore trite garbage

Gfunk839
September 8th 2026
864 Comments


@verdr IDK mate, almost every song of theirs I've heard she's screaming her head off .. the softer songs are the outliers.

But alas this is one of those bands that makes the "true metalheads" rabid for whatever reason. Probably because SB achieved 100x the reach in a fraction of the time vs their favourite niche blackened techdeath pornogrind pigsquealcore band that attracts 150 annual listeners.

arthropod
September 8th 2026
3915 Comments


Some people also seem like those death metal fans hating on deathcore for desecrating their favourite genre except it's metalcore fans hating on popcore.

Kusangii
September 8th 2026
9471 Comments


shittiest fuckin dog shit turd poser band

ProphetNimd
September 8th 2026
327 Comments


Song doesn't really grab me but that video is gorgeous.

Verdr
September 8th 2026
196 Comments


best djent album is still Periphery II, call me when bands decide to do something like that ever again (highly doubtful)

Kinetic22
September 8th 2026
176 Comments


Yes, it´s quite funny to me why this band seems to irritate some people so much.

I´m not gonna sit here and say they're the state of the art in their genre, but there's a 100 more mediocre bands in that genre (and often a lot more pretentious) that get less shit from metal gatekeepers. And it's not like at least 3 of it's members haven't been paying their dues and doing this for years.

ProphetNimd
September 8th 2026
327 Comments


Yeah, I agree. They don't really "transcend" the genre but I think they're talented and are a pretty good barometer of where mainstream metal is right now. They're leagues above other ass bands like BMTH, Bad Omens, Sleep Token, Ice Nine Kills, Falling in Reverse, or even Architects at this point and it's funny to see people get so triggered over them when their sound is so uncontroversial.

OwMySnauze
September 8th 2026
2847 Comments


Kusangii nailed it. They’re a poser band constantly chasing whatever music trend is popular and being pushed as some ground breaking band yet they copy everyone else.

jrlikestodance
September 8th 2026
9370 Comments


Bad band yea

ShartHarder
Contributing Reviewer
September 8th 2026
1376 Comments


song isnt bad, theyve done worse

JayEnder
September 8th 2026
23697 Comments


Song is good

Amusing how much this band pisses some of you off lol

Verdr
September 8th 2026
196 Comments


that's one of the other things, the band is so painfully inoffensive, they do nothing to move the needle in any which way, just utter ungodly boringness

jrlikestodance
September 8th 2026
9370 Comments


They did make music I don’t like. Thats pretty offensive

gravityswitch
September 8th 2026
2639 Comments


Song is ok but it's no Constance

gravityswitch
September 8th 2026
2639 Comments


inoffensive band [2]

Kusangii
September 8th 2026
9471 Comments


@OwMySnauze My comment was a copy pasta but it also wasn't 100% ironic

First EP is their only good work, rest is just a chugfest

gravityswitch
September 8th 2026
2639 Comments


some good song on the first LP, and Ultraviolet EP was solid, but since Tsunami Sea I don't care about this band at all.

OwMySnauze
September 8th 2026
2847 Comments


Their early EPs were great until they signed to Rise. Went downhill from there

NudeTayne
September 8th 2026
3644 Comments


"Yes, it´s quite funny to me why this band seems to irritate some people so much.

I´m not gonna sit here and say they're the state of the art in their genre, but there's a 100 more mediocre bands in that genre (and often a lot more pretentious) that get less shit from metal gatekeepers. And it's not like at least 3 of it's members haven't been paying their dues and doing this for years."

This 1000%

botb
September 8th 2026
20336 Comments


This kinda music is really popular right now with the kids so they’re making a ton of money, not really surprising to see them continue to get poppier

arthropod
September 8th 2026
3915 Comments


Knowing them, the next single is gonna be screams. Wouldn't mind more melodic music from them though, not everything needs to be a Cellar Door or Soft Spine.

Ectier
September 8th 2026
5609 Comments


Inoffensive easy listening song. They arent my thing, i tried them not going to bother getting annoyed by them when thid years as good as it is musically

kalkwiese
September 8th 2026
11252 Comments


"They arent my thing, i tried them not going to bother getting annoyed by them when thid years as good as it is musically" [2]
Loved the first EP though

Emim
September 8th 2026
40575 Comments


shallow and pedantic

Pebster49
September 8th 2026
3049 Comments


Black metal fan's saying "every song sounds the same" always gets a laugh out of me.

Emim
September 8th 2026
40575 Comments


you have president's discog rated 3.5 and above i don't wanna hear it

NudeTayne
September 8th 2026
3644 Comments


You know you hurt someone's feelings when they look at your ratings lol

AlkemestRedux
Contributing Reviewer
September 8th 2026
4214 Comments


I don't really have strong feelings about this band one way or the other but I do enjoy the popcorn-fest every thread about them turns into lol

NudeTayne
September 8th 2026
3644 Comments


Wish y'all would keep this energy with actual garbage bands like Knocked Loose

AlkemestRedux
Contributing Reviewer
September 8th 2026
4214 Comments


ok now we have SHOTS FIRED

jrlikestodance
September 8th 2026
9370 Comments


My shots have been fired in the Knocked Loose threads but they are also kind of good/better than this band

NudeTayne
September 8th 2026
3644 Comments


Don't even get me started, I clown on KL like I clown on Sylvester Stallone and there's a ton of easy targets there lol

Ectier
September 8th 2026
5609 Comments


I really hope my popcorn music thing kicks off tbh

Ectier
September 8th 2026
5609 Comments


Knocked loose is pretty boring to me but oh well

NudeTayne
September 8th 2026
3644 Comments


Ay yo Adrian, get me the large TUB ADRIAN THIS SPIRITBOX SHIT DOESN'T HAVE ANY BLEGHS AND SUGGESTIVE VIOLENCE YO ADRIAN

Emim
September 9th 2026
40575 Comments


"You know you hurt someone's feelings when they look at your ratings lol"

yes I'm very well known for listening to black metal

Emim
September 9th 2026
40575 Comments


knocked loose is worse I'll give you that

Ectier
September 9th 2026
5609 Comments


Is black metal not cool anymore ;-;

zaruyache
September 9th 2026
28932 Comments


the drums don't really change from the verse into the chorus so the chorus doesn't even hit like it should. It all just kinda keeps going.

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
September 9th 2026
10556 Comments


"Is black metal not cool anymore ;-;"

Was it ever?

Durrzo
September 9th 2026
3770 Comments


Mike went from a truly interesting guitarist to writing the most boring and samey riffs in the genre over and over. I'll always enjoy listening to Courtney sing in a basic background noise sort of way, but I do wish they'd actually put in a little effort, because we know they can write cool stuff when they try.

artiswar
September 9th 2026
17277 Comments


I do wonder about that. They seem to take more and more stabs at true mainstream appeal, trying to find a single that will break them through to the next level of fame. Which is fine I guess, but it is weird when you consider how much proggier and technical the earlier stuff was. This song is good but so minimalistic and almost feels unfinished. It is nice to hear Josh get some background vocals in though

Kinetic22
September 9th 2026
176 Comments


I'll do say that they have never achieved the level of interest that their 1st EPs had, so the ability is definitely there. But I was listening to this song and thinking "man, I guess getting 3 grammy nominations and never winning has made them obsessed with hitting that one track that will finally get them over the line".

botb
September 9th 2026
20336 Comments


“Wish y'all would keep this energy with actual garbage bands like Knocked Loose”

I’ve been anti that band since their very first EP, but I’ve also tried to make an honest effort to not rain on the collective parade of people who seem to love them on here in every thread. But also, both bands aren’t my thing at all

Josh D.
September 9th 2026
19008 Comments


I couldn't be much more ambivalent about this band. Polished anodyne modern metal with a balance of melody and groove. It's fine, but I have no desire to listen to them.

bigweinerdon
September 9th 2026
3309 Comments


new fuckin singy eh

Shiranui
September 9th 2026
1144 Comments


It's a head to head race for most inoffensive between these guys and new Insomnium.

LightChaotic
September 9th 2026
447 Comments


It must be so exhausting basing your entire personality around whether something is popular or not.

PickleVai17
September 10th 2026
322 Comments


Catchy enough I guess but probably wont revisit this one.

PickleVai17
September 10th 2026
322 Comments


Catchy enough I guess but probably wont revisit this one.

nash1311
September 10th 2026
11823 Comments


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