Sydney metal faves are getting ready to release their most personal record yet.

Northlane are back, baby. Ready to enter another blistering chapter in their career, the Sydney group have announced a brand new album in Alien, and a cheeky national tour to celebrate.

October will have the band on the road with Counterparts, Silent Planet and Void Of Vision; a run of shows that brings Northlane back in touch with fans in some awesome venues around the country.

Tickets are on sale from Friday, May 3rd at 10am AEST through www.northlaneband.com.

Northlane Australian Tour 2019

Friday 11 October - UNSW Roundhouse, Sydney

Saturday 12 October - The Triffid, Brisbane

Friday 18 October - 170 Russell, Melbourne

Saturday 19 October - Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide

Sunday 20 October - Capitol, Perth

Along with their schmick new tour dates, Northlane also unleashed a brand new single from Alien on fans in 'Bloodline'. Premiering on Good Nights, the single is a personal one for vocalist Marcus Bridge.

"When we were trying to decide what we wanted to write about, we decided early on that we wanted to keep the album pretty personal." he says. "I wanted to tell the stories of my upbringing and the ups and downs that came along with that."

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A self-produced record, Alien was brought to life at Chris Blancato's Sydney studio, where the band's debut EP Hollow Existence was crafted in 2010. As a marker of the band's journey and their 10th anniversary, Alien is a bold stride out for the ARIA winning band, but not unexpected.

Consistently thriving and changing with each release, we reckon there are definitely some special moments in store for album Number 5.

Alien is released on August 2nd, so you'll have plenty of time to get your hands on it and dive in ahead of Northlane's tour.