In a new interview with Rocking With Jam Man, RIVAL SONS drummer Mike Miley confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on a new album for a tentative 2027 release.

The new album is expected to have a more raw and instinctual vibe compared to their last couple of LPs.

Regarding how the vibe in the studio now compares to that for the last couple of LPs RIVAL SONS released, Mike said, "The last couple of records were made during COVID, so those were crazy times.

Crazy times.

[2023's] 'Darkfighter' and 'Lightbringer' were made during the lockdowns, and so we did stuff from home.

We put ideas together from home.

Then we went into [producer] Dave Cobb's studio in Nashville and Savannah, Georgia.

And at the end of it, we had amassed 20-plus songs.

It ended up being kind of a double album, and then it ended up being two separate albums.

This one, I think the overall energy is we wanna go back into our roots more.

And when I say roots, it's the early days of RIVAL SONS, like [2011's] 'Pressure & Time' or our EP, where it's a little more raw." He added, "I think the overall energy is we wanna go back into our roots more.

And when I say roots, it's the early days of RIVAL SONS, like [2011's] 'Pressure & Time' or our EP, where it's a little more raw.

This one, I think the overall energy is we wanna go back into our roots more."