Legendary independent New York-based rock label Equal Vision Records and I AM THE AVALANCHE are excited to announce the Friday, April 10 release of THE HORROR SHOW, the New York punk institution’s brand new studio album. Its first full-length offering in six years — along with being the band’s most expansive and textural album to date — THE HORROR SHOW is a collection of songs forged in grief, courage, and the refusal to stand still. Written largely in the wake of frontman Vinnie Caruana’s profound personal loss, the album explores friendship, mortality, love, and resilience with a deeper emotional weight than ever before, all while embracing total creative freedom.

Leading the set is the album’s title track, an intensely intimate song that details the act of grieving and an altered worldview as a result of a dear friend’s passing. “Immeasurable loss is something all of us will endure, if we haven’t already,” Caruana said. “Like when a grenade explodes in a war movie, all you hear is the ringing in your ears and see the world in front of you with a different tint.”

Watch the music video for “GOD’S TRAVEL PLANS” and “THE HORROR SHOW,” the opening tracks on the forthcoming LP, directed by Jesse Korman and featuring Michael C. Williams (The Blair Witch Project) below.

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22 years into their career, I AM THE AVALANCHE are making the most powerful music of their lives with THE HORROR SHOW, the band’s fifth full-length album and Equal Vision Records debut. The heart of THE HORROR SHOW beats in the wake of unimaginable loss. “Experiencing ultimate loss will change you on a cellular level,” says frontman Vinnie Caruana. “About 75% of the lyrics were written after my best friend passed away suddenly and unexpectedly.”

Rebuilding from that devastation brought a new perspective. “You find courage you didn’t know you had,” he reflects. “Courage … that was his last gift to me.”

While the record confronts grief, it is not defined by it. Across 11 tracks, I AM THE AVALANCHE explore various personal themes with the same urgency that has fueled them since day one, but this time drawn from a deeper emotional well than ever before. It’s reflected in Caruana’s lyric writing but embraced by the whole band. “We go to a lot of new places, musically,” Caruana explains. “There are no rules or constraints. Complete freedom to create and push our music forward.”

That sense of freedom is everywhere — on the driving title track “THE HORROR SHOW,” the raw defiance of “LAUGHING AND BLEEDING,” the fragility of “5:55,” the life-affirming radiance of “I’M NOT DEAD…,” the punishing force of “TRUE LEGENDS NEVER DIE,” and the shimmery glow of “ALIVE ON 14th STREET.” It’s an album made with the visceral understanding that life can change in an instant and nothing should be left unsaid.

Out of that tribute comes a duality: THE HORROR SHOW holds grief and celebration side by side. In that, Caruana hopes this album can become a guide for anyone experiencing loss. “This record can become a lifelong companion for those who let it in,” he says. “The message is simple: You are stronger than you think you are and you are not alone.”

THE HORROR SHOW will be carried across the world as I AM THE AVALANCHE join tours in support before heading out on their own. For fans, it’s a chance to see the band at the peak of their powers. For Caruana, it’s another step forward in the process of healing. “My only hope is that performing these songs on stage will repair the part of my soul that broke during the writing process. If that doesn’t happen, that’s okay. I achieved my mission and I’ll happily die tomorrow with a full and simultaneously broken heart,” he admits. After years of survival, I AM THE AVALANCHE return with THE HORROR SHOW, aiming not just to endure but to thrive. RIYL: The Movielife, Crime In Stereo, Polar Bear Club