Melbourne’s genre-defying heavyweights Thornhill return in 2025 with their most ambitious and unflinching chapter to date. The band’s third studio album, BODIES, follows 2022’s ARIA-nominated Heroine and marks a definitive leap forward. In every measurable sense— streaming numbers, ticket sales, global attention—BODIES sees Thornhill scaling new heights, cementing their status as one of Australia’s most vital heavy exports and positioning them alongside the genre’s global leaders.

A bold rejection of rigid themes and conceptual boundaries, BODIES is Thornhill at their most instinctual, immediate, and vulnerable. Across 11 tracks, the band leans into volatility and freedom, delivering a rollercoaster of crushing lows, soaring highs, and raw emotional weight. The result is a visceral, electrifying body of work that captures Thornhill fully in flight.

Brimming with authenticity, innovation, and fearless ambition, BODIES doesn’t just continue Thornhill’s ascent—it redefines it.

Fresh off a breakthrough year that saw them sell nearly 10,000 tickets on their first-ever US headline tour, Melbourne’s Thornhill are set to take their biggest stage yet: supporting Sleep Token across their completely sold-out “Even In Arcadia” U.S. arena tour this September and October.

Speaking on today’s announcement, the band shared, “We’re truly honored to be joining Sleep Token on the ‘Even in Arcadia’ U.S. tour. This is a massive moment for us, and we’re looking forward to connecting with fans across the country and bringing everything we’ve got to the stage every night.”

The arena run caps off an extraordinary 2025 for Thornhill, whose third album BODIES has redefined their global trajectory. Since its April release, the album has generated over 22 million streams worldwide, debuted at #8 on Spotify UK’s Top Albums chart, and landed at #4 on Australia’s ARIA Top 50 Albums. In the U.S., BODIES hit #11 on the Billboard Hard Music Albums and #35 on Rock Albums charts.

“Mercia” Band Quote 

“Mercia” is a song about loving someone lost in their own abyss. It speaks to the ache of giving everything—warmth, devotion, even the hope of carrying their pain—only to be met with silence and ice. At its heart, the song is about the futility of trying to heal what resists healing, and the way that struggle leaves you altered, hardened, and haunted. By the song’s conclusion, the speaker admits they are sinking under the weight of the beloved’s spectre. They’ve been hardened by the experience — so much so that they can’t offer mercy anymore.” – Jacob Charlton / THORNHILL