One of the most influential acts in modern metal and hardcore, in 2026 Florida heavyweights POISON THE WELL will head down under this June for their first Australian performances since 2009 performing ‘The Opposite Of December’ in its entirety with Boston chaos merchants HAYWIRE and Melbourne’s IRON MIND.
The Everblack Podcast sat down with Ryan Primack from Poison the Well to discuss the band’s acclaimed comeback album Peace in Place, working with producer Will Putney, overcoming the challenges of returning to the studio after nearly 20 years. Ryan also reflected on the band’s early influences, the evolution of music technology, performing The Opposite of December in full, and what fans can expect from Poison the Well’s long-awaited return to Australia.
Watch/Listen to the interview here:
One of the most influential acts in modern metal and hardcore, in 2026 POISON THE WELL will at long last again be at arm’s length for Aussie fans, heading down under for their Australian headline tour in June. Caustically fluent in flitting between brutality and beauty without breaking a sweat, POISON THE WELL‘s 1999 debut album The Opposite Of December…A Season Of Separation not only introduced the world to a sonic cosmos of gripping yet melodic hardcore; it also influenced the future of heavy music itself, with the genre-defining record claiming spots on Brooklyn Vegan’s “15 ‘90s Metalcore Albums That Still Resonate Today,” KERRANG!’s “21 Best U.S. Metalcore Albums of All Time,” Loudwire’s “25 Best Metalcore Albums of All Time,” and Revolver’s “10 Most Influential Metalcore Albums of All Time”. Currently with five studio albums, countless tours, over 100 million streams, and reuniting after their 2009 hiatus, 2026 is already unfurling a razor-sharp new chapter for POISON THE WELL, with the band now primed to release their first new album in 16 years: Peace In Place, due out March 20.
Announcing Peace In Place along with a propulsive new single Thoroughbreds, POISON THE WELL‘s new era is yet again shaping up to be something both monumental and connective; an album of and for our times, while also channeling the group’s storied journey and narrative into 10 stalwart tracks. Decades into the piece, POISON THE WELL aren’t merely resting on their laurels, instead channeling the spirit of their most celebrated material through a prism of new experience on Peace In Place.
Returning to the opposite side of the world after 16 years of separation, Australian fans can once again revel in the raw, raucous and resplendent stylings of POISON THE WELL this June.
Destroy All Lines Presents
POISON THE WELL
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2026
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
HAYWIRE & IRON MIND
TOUR DATES:
SUNDAY 7 JUNE – MAGNET HOUSE, PERTH
WITH END IT ALL
TUESDAY 9 JUNE – LION ARTS FACTORY, ADELAIDE
WITH STRESSED
THURSDAY 11 JUNE – 170 RUSSELL, MELBOURNE
WITH ENDS IN TRAGEDY
FRIDAY 12 JUNE – METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY
WITH PHANTOMS
SATURDAY 13 JUNE – KING ST BANDROOM, NEWCASTLE
WITH CUTTHROAT
SUNDAY 14 JUNE – PRINCESS THEATRE, BRISBANE
WITH WETWORK
Tickets from destroyalllines.com
