Seven years is a long time in heavy music. Bands rise, fall, and get swallowed by their own legacy in less time than that. After The Burial have spent the years since Evergreen keeping the flame alive through singles, features, and relentless touring — but the question of a follow-up has hung over every move they've made. That question just got a concrete answer.
Vocalist Anthony Notarmaso confirmed via Instagram Stories that the Minneapolis progressive metalcore outfit have begun tracking their seventh studio album. Drummer Dan Carle and Notarmaso were in the studio on March 17th working with producer Zach Tuch, with footage showing drum tracking underway. No title, no release window, no label announcement — just the news that the machine is in motion.
Seven Years Since Evergreen
Released in August 2019, Evergreen was the kind of album that crystallized what After The Burial had been building toward since their 2005 formation. Sprawling, technically precise, emotionally weighted — it landed at a moment when progressive metalcore was finding a wider audience, and it delivered. Tracks like "Behold the Crown" and "Laurentian Ghosts" became live staples, and the record cemented the band's place at the top of the progressive metalcore conversation.
The years that followed weren't silent. After The Burial dropped "Nothing Gold" and "Death Keeps Us From Living" in 2023, then "Hum From The Hollow" in 2025 — each single a reminder that the band hadn't lost their edge. Notarmaso also appeared on We Came As Romans' "Bad Luck" reissue alongside members of Currents and Brand of Sacrifice, keeping his profile visible across the scene.
But singles aren't albums, and the fanbase has been patient — and vocal — in waiting for LP7.
Zach Tuch Behind the Board
The choice of producer Zach Tuch is worth noting. Tuch has worked extensively in the metalcore and progressive metal space, and his involvement suggests the band is taking a deliberate approach to capturing this record correctly. Drum tracking typically comes early in a session, meaning the band is in the foundation stage — there's likely a significant stretch of studio time ahead before anything resembling a release timeline solidifies.
No label information has been confirmed at this point. After The Burial's previous records were released through Sumerian Records, but whether that relationship continues hasn't been addressed in the current session posts.
What to Expect
After The Burial have always operated in the space between technical brutality and melodic weight — a balance that separates them from both straightforward metalcore bands and the more cerebral tech-metal crowd. Evergreen leaned into that tension masterfully. The question for LP7 is whether nearly a decade between records brings evolution or a return to form.
Given how measured the band has been with their recent singles — tighter, heavier, less atmospheric than some of the Evergreen material — there's reason to believe LP7 will push toward something leaner and more aggressive. "Hum From The Hollow," the 2025 single, stripped away a lot of the sweeping melodic ambition and hit with a directness that felt deliberate. If that's the direction they're heading, LP7 could be their most aggressive and focused record since Rareform.
It's also worth noting the context: the metalcore and progressive metalcore scenes have evolved significantly since 2019. Bands like Spiritbox, Currents, and Loathe have pushed the genre's boundaries in different directions, and the landscape After The Burial is returning to looks different from the one they left. Whether they position LP7 as a reaction to those shifts or ignore them entirely and do their own thing will define how this record lands.
A Band Still in Demand
The gap between Evergreen and LP7 hasn't hurt After The Burial's standing in the scene. Their catalog continues to pull listeners, and their live sets remain consistent draws. The patience their fanbase has shown over seven years speaks to just how strongly the band's back catalog resonates — particularly Rareform, Wolves Within, and Evergreen, which together represent a body of work that holds up against any progressive metalcore band working today.
Whatever LP7 sounds like when it arrives, it enters the conversation with an enormous amount of goodwill behind it. Right now, the only confirmed fact is that After The Burial are in the studio, drums are being tracked, and the wait is finally over.
Keep an eye on Notarmaso's Instagram for further updates as sessions progress.
For more on what's coming in 2026, check out the latest Metal Mantra metal news coverage and the Metal Mantra reviews section for deep-dives on the albums that are already out.
If you want to revisit Evergreen before LP7 arrives, it's available on Amazon.
