Propagandhi end eight-year hiatus with new album announcement

Following an eight-year hiatus, today, the Manitoba, Canada act Propagandhi announce their eighth studio album At Peace, due for release on May 2^nd via Epitaph Records.

“Speaking for myself, this record might be a snapshot of me deciding whether I’m going to live out the rest of my life as Eckhart Tolle or live out the rest of my life as Ted Kaczynski,” laughs guitarist and vocalist Chris Hannah.

In true Propagandhi fashion, At Peace is smart music for dangerous times. The ever-evolving standard-bearers of politically charged punk have actively kicked against musical confines and bro-punk conservatism, promoting a message of anti-fascism since 1986. Distilling their DNA of breakneck riffs, hardcore ethos, and radical consciousness, their message remains as vital, and volatile, as ever.

Check out the animated lyric video to the lead single and title track below:

“At Peace”
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“Everything I’m singing about is still coming from being the same person that wrote and sang our first record ‘How to Clean Everything’ in 1993,” Hannah recalls the band’s snarky skate-thrash origins. “But what we’re putting into the songs now, probably reflects more despair than 30 years ago when we had similar perspectives, but with strands of hope and naivete. Now it’s the existential dread of eking out a life worth living in this completely failed society.”

There’s no mistaking that on their first album in eight years, their frontline social activism has been supplanted by a deeper sense of reflection. Nearly a decade later, the members of Propagandhi have a lot on their minds. “We’re definitely not a band that responds well to someone telling us we need to put something out,” the frontman continues. “That happens when we have something to talk about – and now is definitely the time for that.”

Marking their first release since 2017’s Victory Lap, At Peace was forged during the ominous political climate in the months before “Emperor” Trump’s ascent to power. Penned shortly before the American oligarch’s suggestion that Propagandhi’s home country become the U.S.’s 51^st State, it was then mixed by Jason Livermore (Rise Against, Hot Water Music) at Blasting Room Studios in December 2024. This collection of poetic and polemic songs captures the anxieties and turmoil of the band’s four members, offering a powerful and poignant portrait of uncertainty.

Though at its core, At Peace is Propagandhi’s plea for hope against hopelessness. “Twenty years ago, we had a sense that things are fucked but that there could be a mass mobilization of people against the oligarchy, the billionaire class,” says Chris. “I don’t think that exists much in our music anymore and I don’t believe that mobilization is forthcoming. I hope to be proven wrong.”

The band will be touring in Europe coming May as part of the RECONSTRUCTION TOUR 2025 (also ft. Pennywise, Comeback Kid, The Iron Roses and Dead Pioneers. And with special guests Madball in Barcelona, Wizo in Augsburg and Dritte Wahl in Berlin)

See below for the full list of dates. Tickets are available here.

RECONSTRUCTION TOUR 2025
16.05.2025 ES Barcelona, Poble Español
17.05.2025 IT Milan, Carroponte
18.05.2025 CH Zürich, X-tra
20.05.2025 SI Ljubljana, Kino Siska
21.05.2025 AT Vienna, Arena Open Air
23.05.2025 DE Augsburg, Gaswerk Open Air
24.05.2025 BE Berendrecht, Booswegske
25.05.2025 DE Wiesbaden, Schlachthof
27.05.2025 DE Cologne, Live Music Hall
28.05.2025 NL Amsterdam, Melkweg
29.05.2025 DE Hamburg, Docks
31.05.2025 DE Berlin, Zitadelle Spandau

Propagandhi is vocalist Chris Hannah, drummer Jord Samolesky, bassist/co-vocalist Todd Kowalski and guitarist Sulynn Hago.

At Peace Tracklisting