Reliqa announce new album "High Risk Thoughts" - stream new single "Serum"

RELIQA's debut full-length, Secrets of the Future (2024) was a wonderfully compelling and thoughtful look at what may be possible for the Sydney modern metalcore upstarts. Since then, so much of what they hoped would take place, has.

Racking up over four million streams on Secrets of the Future alone, cementing themselves as a mainstay in the Australian heavy scene, touring nationally with Northlane, Periphery, performing at Good Things and Life's A Beach festivals, and, most importantly, finding their feet as a headlining band, the quartet reached a level that had been the aim ever since they were kids.

Now, the band stand on the edge of a precipice, ready to release their incredible second album High Risk Thoughts. An album that is not just a cementing of so many of the factors that have allowed RELIQA to get to this point, but a mature extension and thrilling expansion of who and what they want to be as they move forward.

Musically, it looks to the greats of the modern genre. Shimmering with the ethereal tranquillity and gorgeous melodic control of Spiritbox at their most open; flickering with the pulsating synths and heightened tension underpinning Northlane; engaging with the forward-moving embracing of change of Bring Me The Horizon - High Risk Thoughts is an album that reaches for the stars.

Lyrically, it builds on the idea that we should give ourselves more grace in the life we are living. A sense of love, understanding and patience embedded into every crystalline refrain and soaring chorus. A reminder that by even considering how to make even more of a splash than you already have, you have already won, and that should be noted and celebrated, no matter where it lands you.

Together, it creates a record as inspiring as it is intense, as spine-tingling as it is sincere, as boundless as it is bludgeoning. A significant factor in keeping everything in check is that the band continues to keep things close to home and DIY at heart.

1. Serum

2. Hands to the Ceiling

3. High Risk Thoughts

4. Quiet Coda

5. Your Touch

6. Cemetery Roots

7. One Word

8. Unguarded

9. Digital Heaven

10. Nobody Survives This

RELIQA will be touring North America for the very first time, in support of Northlane (dates listed below). As they transform from Australia's best-kept secret to one of their most exhilarating, exuberant and electric exports, RELIQA are fast becoming the figurehead to show what doing things your own way can achieve.

RELIQA live:

• 02/12 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
• 02/13 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
• 02/14 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
• 02/16 Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall
• 02/17 San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
• 02/18 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
• 02/20 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
• 02/21 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven)
• 02/23 Charlotte, NC – The Underground
• 02/24 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
• 02/26 Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl
• 02/27 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
• 02/28 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
• 03/2 Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre
• 03/3 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
• 03/5 Detroit, MI – St Andrews Hall
• 03/6 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
• 03/7 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
• 03/8 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
• 03/10 Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand @ The Complex
• 03/13 Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre
• 03/14 Edmonton, AB – Midway
• 03/15 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
• 03/17 Seattle, WA – Neptune
• 03/18 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater