Trailblazing industrial trio HEALTH are set to release their new album CONFLICT DLC on December 11, 2025, via Loma Vista Recordings.
A stack of 12 full-octane industrial metal bangers, new album CONFLICT DLC sees HEALTH continue to explore deep existential undercurrents through a borderless genre lens. Their unapologetically heavy sound has run from harsh electronic noise beginnings through gale-force industrial pop to the half-joking categorisation “cum metal” of their previous album RAT WARS – yet what unites HEALTH’s music is its root of depressive weight and maximalist aesthetic intensity. HEALTH want CONFLICT DLC to speak directly to their fanbase, which they describe as a “coalition of subcultures” – spanning memelords, heavy music diehards, the perverted and generally pop culture obsessed – and for all its existential strain, it is ultimately designed for enjoyment.
The Everblack Podcast talks with John Famiglietti of HEALTH about their upcoming CONFLICT DLC, the heavier new direction, and the recent tours that helped shape the band’s evolving sound. John discusses their collaboration with Willie Adler, the video-game inspirations behind the project, and HEALTH’s growing crossover fanbase. He also hints at Australian tour plans and reflects on the band’s journey from the noise scene to global heavy-music stages.
Watch/listen to the interview here:
For the new album, HEALTH enlisted the inimitable STINT for production again who took the cinematic heaviness established on RAT WARS and pushed it in a more concentrated direction for CONFLICT DLC. The band also tapped Knocked Loose producer Drew Fulk (aka WZRD BLD) to mix the album alongside Lars Stalfors, who together expertly balanced the high contrast textures of the album.
A slate of sad bangers for the end times, CONFLICT DLC finds connection in the disconnect and glitter in the dark.
Pre-save CONFLICT DLC here: https://i.hlth.band/
