Pittsburgh’s atmospheric metalcore juggernaut 156/Silence is back, and this time they’re aiming for something even bigger than 2024’s breakout ‘People Watching.’ The band has officially announced their sixth full-length album, ‘From A Distance,’ set for release on Friday, September 4 via their new label home, Pure Noise Records. To set the table, they’ve dropped a brutal yet cinematic lead single, “No Arms,” along with its official music video.

Watch the official music video for “No Arms” here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=156+Silence+No+Arms

“No Arms” hits like a panic attack rendered in surround sound. The band describes the track as being “about being without a way to protect yourself and what belongs to you. Being alone and afraid, not having any means to control the situations that befall on us. The overwhelming feeling of being helpless until we’re not. Until somebody saves us.” It’s a fitting thesis statement for a record that promises to widen the lens on the personal turmoil 156/Silence have built their reputation on.

Produced by Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, The Plot In You, King 810), ‘From A Distance’ acts as the spiritual sequel to ‘People Watching,’ trading close-range tension for a broader, more observational vantage point. Vocalist Jack Murray’s lyrics tackle celebrity worship (“Proxy Idols”), intrusive thoughts (“Swept From Under (Call of the Void)”), and the quiet devastation of watching things fall apart (“Order & Entropy”). Murray even calls the title track “a love song” — though, true to form, it’s also “probably the most Twin Peaks-inspired song” on the record. A sample from Apple TV’s ‘Severance’ opens the album, which should tell you everything you need to know about the mood.

The twelve-track set also features a stacked guest list: Mike Hranica of The Devil Wears Prada appears on “Cannon Fodder,” Alex Reade of Make Them Suffer joins for the title track, and Tony Castrati of Crippling Alcoholism shows up on “Collateral.”

‘From A Distance’ Track Listing:
1. Control Burns
2. No Arms
3. Order & Entropy
4. Swept From Under (Call of The Void)
5. An Early Exit
6. Collateral (ft. Tony Castrati of Crippling Alcoholism)
7. Cannon Fodder (ft. Mike Hranica of The Devil Wears Prada)
8. Secret Room
9. Proxy Idols
10. Phoenix Dies
11. From A Distance (ft. Alex Reade of Make Them Suffer)
12. After Dusk

Guitarist and primary songwriter Jimmy Howell sums up the band’s restless creative DNA: “I look toward bands we love that grew with their listeners, like Thrice and Bring Me The Horizon. They have a sound, but they grow and change. Some bands are comfortable repeating the same thing again. I don’t want to do that.” That mission statement tracks across the record, which lurches from straightforward hard rock to synth-heavy experimentation and back into the band’s mathcore roots without ever losing the plot.

Fans won’t have to wait until September to catch 156/Silence in a sweaty club. The band is currently wrapping the Mercia Tour with Thornhill, Fox Lake, and Vianova, before launching into a short headlining run, a slot at Inkcarceration on July 18, the ‘It’s Not You, It’s Me’ North American tour with Chiodos, sace6, and Calva Louise starting August 3, and a Louder Than Life appearance on September 20.

Mercia Tour Dates with Thornhill, Fox Lake & Vianova:
May 19 — Boston, MA — Royale
May 20 — New York, NY — Webster Hall
May 22 — Toronto, ON — The Opera House
May 23 — Detroit, MI — Majestic Theatre
May 24 — Chicago, IL — The Vic Theatre
May 26 — Englewood, CO — Gothic Theatre
May 27 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
May 29 — Portland, OR — Roseland Theater
May 31 — Seattle, WA — The Showbox

Headlining Dates:
May 30 — Richland, WA — Ray’s Golden Lion
Jun 2 — Billings, MT — Pub Station (Tap Room)
Jun 5 — Lincoln, NE — 1867 Bar
Jun 6 — Iowa City, IA — Gabe’s
Jun 7 — Indianapolis, IN — Hoosier Dome

Inkcarceration Festival 2026:
Jul 18 — Mansfield, OH — Ohio State Reformatory

It’s Not You, It’s Me Tour with Chiodos, sace6 & Calva Louise:
Aug 3 — Boise, ID — Knitting Factory
Aug 5 — Bend, OR — Midtown Ballroom
Aug 6 — Spokane, WA — Knitting Factory
Aug 7 — Vancouver, BC — The Commodore
Aug 9 — Calgary, AB — The Palace Theatre
Aug 10 — Edmonton, AB — Union Hall
Aug 11 — Saskatoon, SK — Louis
Aug 12 — Winnipeg, MB — Burton Cummings Theatre
Aug 14 — St. Paul, MN — Myth Live
Aug 15 — Green Bay, WI — Epic Event Center
Aug 23 — Portland, ME — State Theatre
Aug 28 — Asheville, NC — The Orange Peel
Aug 29 — Nashville, TN — Brooklyn Bowl

Louder Than Life Festival 2026:
Sep 20 — Louisville, KY — Kentucky Expo Center

‘From A Distance’ is available for pre-order now, and “No Arms” is streaming across all platforms. If you’ve been sleeping on 156/Silence, consider this your final warning — they’re about to graduate from underground favorite to genre staple, and you’re going to want to be able to say you were there first.