Bodies (Thornhill album)
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| Released | 4 April 2025 | |||
| Recorded | 2023–2024 | |||
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| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Label | UNFD | |||
| Producer | Sam Bassal | |||
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Bodies is the third studio album by Australian heavy metal band Thornhill. It was released on 4 April 2025 through UNFD.[1][2] It includes the singles "Obsession", "Nerv", "Silver Swarm" and "Tongues".[3] Bodies is the first Thornhill album not to feature guitarist Matt van Duppen, who left the band in 2023.
On 17 September 2025, the band released the single "Mercia" with an accompanying music video. This was later announced to be on the remix album Bodies X.
At the 2025 ARIA Music Awards, the album won ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal Album.[4] At the 2025 J Awards, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[5]
Release and promotion
On 29 February 2024, the band released the first single from Bodies, titled "Obsession", and on 21 November 2024, the band released another single titled "Nerv".
On 30 January 2025, the group announced their third studio album, Bodies, scheduled for release on 4 April 2025. The announcement was accompanied by the single "Silver Swarm".[6] The band released one more single from the album, "Tongues" on March 6. Bodies was released on April 4 to positive reviews.[7][8]
Touring
Thornhill played a three-date Australian tour playing the album in full, starting in Melbourne on 27 March and ending in Sydney on 30 March.[9] On April 11, Thornhill embarked on their North American headline tour.
They were scheduled to directly support Landmvrks on their North America headline tour. Later that year, Thornhill announced they were dropping off the tour, stating that "an unexpected opportunity has come up for North America".[10] They were soon replaced by Novelists.[11] Thornhill were then announced as tour support for Sleep Token's Even in Arcadia North America tour.[12]
Bodies X
Before the tour began, Thornhill released a new single titled "Mercia" along with a cinematic music video.[13] This single was later revealed to be from Bodies X, a remix album of Bodies, featuring artists such as vianova, Northlane, Zetra and Landon Tewers of The Plot in You.[14] The band described the album as "a remix record where each track is reimagined by one of our friends or creatives that we admire".[15]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Thornhill.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "DIESEL" | 2:10 |
| 2. | "Revolver" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Silver Swarm" | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Only Ever You" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "fall into the wind" | 1:32 |
| 6. | "TONGUES" | 2:51 |
| 7. | "nerv" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Obsession" | 3:17 |
| 9. | "CRUSH" | 3:11 |
| 10. | "under the knife" | 3:58 |
| 11. | "For Now" | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 37:24 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mercia" | 5:34 |
| 2. | "DIESEL (vianova remix)" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Revolver (Landon Tewers remix)" | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Silver Swarm (Kel Pinchin remix)" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Only Ever You (VICIOUS remix)" | 4:33 |
| 6. | "fall into the wind (mondo loops remix)" | 2:18 |
| 7. | "TONGUES (Daybreak remix)" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "nerv (Running Touch remix)" | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Obsession (Alejandro Aranda remix)" | 3:18 |
| 10. | "CRUSH (Northlane remix)" | 3:05 |
| 11. | "under the knife (Zetra remix)" | 4:53 |
| 12. | "For Now (James McKendrick remix)" | 4:53 |
| Total length: | 44:56 | |
References
- ^ "Album review: Thornhill – BODIES". Kerrang!. 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Thornhill Break Down New Album 'BODIES'". Rolling Stone. 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Thornhill announce new album and release heavy new track, Silver Swarm". Kerrang!. 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Amyl and The Sniffers and Ninajirachi lead the 2025 ARIA Awards winners list". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Get around all the nominees for the 2025 J Awards". Triple J. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "THORNHILL Announce Bold New Album Bodies". 6 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ David, Maximo (2 April 2025). "ALBUM REVIEW: Thornhill - BODIES". boolintunes.com.
- ^ "Album review: Thornhill – BODIES". 3 April 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/thornhill/2025/oxford-art-factory-sydney-australia-735a7669.html
- ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DMx2HHtPhbw/?img_index=1
- ^ "NOVELISTS added to LANDMVRKS North American tour as THORNHILL pulls out for another tour". lambgoat.com.
- ^ Downs, Sarah (5 August 2025). "Thornhill Announced as Support for Major US Tour". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Howell, Maddy (19 September 2025). "Thornhill Release Visceral Single 'Mercia'". rocksound.tv.
- ^ ""It's a celebration of our community": Thornhill announce BODIES..." Kerrang!. 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com.