New Music & Video Release - Sunk Loto usher in a brand new chapter with new single 'Dead Shadows' - 8th May 2026
Photo Credit - Dan Maynard
Artist Name - Sunk Loto
Release Name - Dead Shadows
Release Date - 8th May 2026
Genre - Nu Metal, Alt Metal, Alternative-Rock
Label - Sony Music
In 2026, Australian metal pioneers Sunk Loto step into a gripping new chapter, today releasing a brand new single Dead Shadows. Their first new material since 2024's God Complex, Dead Shadows is also accompanied today by a new music video; the first video clip to feature the band since 2003.
Produced by Sunk Loto and Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Make Them Suffer, Animals As Leaders), with engineering by Luke Palmer (Dead Letter Circus, Boo Seeka, Jacob Lee), Dead Shadows revels with scintillating guitarwork and sweltering intensity, seamlessly bridging Sunk Loto's illustrious past and future as the group venture forward into an exciting new era.
"Following the Between Birth and Death 20 year anniversary tour in late 2023, we got back together early in 2024 with a handful of ideas that quickly turned into four new tracks, including Dead Shadows," the band shares. "We headed into the studio with Forrester Savell to bring them to life soon after."
“Dead Shadows felt like the right first single after a few years away, it sits right in that space between where we’ve come from and where we’re heading, and it really lets Jas’ vocals shine."
"We’re looking forward to sharing some new music after 30 years as a band."
Forming on the Gold Coast in 1997, Sunk Loto's legacy remains nothing short of astonishing. A seminal force behind Australia's alternative metal surge in the late 90s and early 2000s, Sunk Loto 's rapid ascension saw them ink a recording deal with Sony Music Australia as teenagers, tour the globe with some of the biggest heavyweights of the scene, blitz major festival stages and release two groundbreaking full-length albums, 2000's Big Picture Lies and 2003's Between Birth and Death.
Frequently linked in the same breath to the likes of Korn, Deftones and Sevendust, a whirlwind decade of acclaim and global domination seemingly came to an end in 2007. But in 2022 after 15 years of silence, Sunk Loto resumed transmission and came roaring back as though they'd never left, ticking off an entirely sold out national tour followed by a 20 year anniversary tour of Between Birth and Death in 2023, and also reminding the world of their evergreen potency with two new singles, 2023's The Gallows Wait and 2024's God Complex. And now in 2026 with Jason Brown (vocals, guitar), Dane Brown (drums) and Sean Van Gennip (bass) joined by lead guitarist Rohan Stevenson, Dead Shadows expands the group's trademark ferocity with fresh sonic terrain, guaranteed to crush in a live setting and stupefy old and new fans alike.
This August, Sunk Loto will return to stages for their first live performances since 2023, christening their brand new track Dead Shadows with three entirely sold out shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne locked and loaded, offering fans an up-close-and-personal experience with intimate rooms, no barriers and Sunk Loto magic from start to finish.