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Power Trip have released the double single “Precinct 3” and “Scavenger,” their first new music since frontman Riley Gale died in 2020. The Texas band recorded the tracks with vocalist Seth Gilmore and says it is working on a full-length album planned for spring 2027.
Power Trip have released “Precinct 3” and “Scavenger,” the Texas thrash-metal band’s first new music since singer Riley Gale died in 2020. The double single features vocalist Seth Gilmore, who joined the band for its live return, and arrives as the group works on a full-length album targeted for spring 2027.
The two tracks were recorded at Empire Sound in Carrollton, Texas. Jacob Hansen and guitarist Blake Ibanez co-produced them. The band’s release marks its first new recorded material since the death of Gale, whose voice had been central to Power Trip’s sound.
Ibanez said the band approached “Precinct 3” by asking what Gale might have wanted to write about. “Once we decided on that approach, it honestly came really easily,” he said, adding that the song felt like “the right way to kick off this new chapter and honor him.” Ibanez also said he thought Gale “would have been stoked to see it come to fruition.”
Gilmore described “Scavenger” as addressing people who gain a sense of importance through their association with others, then use that position in harmful ways. His explanation offers a glimpse of the song’s subject matter, while the release pairs it with “Precinct 3” as a two-track return rather than a standalone album.
A New Recording Chapter for Power Trip
The release puts new Power Trip recordings into circulation after a long gap shaped by Gale’s death and the band’s subsequent return to performing. It also provides the first recorded indication of how the group is moving forward with Gilmore, rather than relying only on live appearances to introduce its lineup.
For listeners, the two songs connect that change with a stated effort to honor Gale. Ibanez’s comments make clear that the band considered its late singer while writing “Precinct 3”; the group has not presented the new vocalist as a replacement for Gale’s personal history or contribution. The tracks instead establish the current lineup’s first new musical release.
The planned spring 2027 album makes the singles a preview of a larger project, although the band has not supplied an album title, track list, or exact release date in the information reported by Consequence. Whether the record will extend the approach heard on these songs remains unknown.
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From Gale’s Death to New Songs
Gale died in August 2020. The cause of death was determined to be pulmonary edema resulting from an accidental fentanyl overdose, according to the source report. His death brought an abrupt end to Power Trip’s work with him as frontman and left the band’s future uncertain.
Power Trip returned to the stage in December 2023, playing a surprise five-song set with Gilmore on lead vocals. The group has continued performing since that appearance. The new singles now follow that live return with the band’s first post-Gale release of new music.
The band’s previous album, Nightmare Logic, came out in 2017. The nearly decade-long distance between that record and the planned 2027 album includes Gale’s death and the group’s return to activity, but the available report does not describe when work on the full-length began or how much has been recorded.
““We wondered what Riley would have wanted to write about.””
— Power Trip guitarist Blake Ibanez, discussing “Precinct 3”
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Album Details Still Pending
The band has said a full-length is planned for spring 2027, but the source report does not provide an exact date, album title, track list, label details, or a confirmed account of how much recording remains. The release plan is a stated target, not a specific day on the calendar.
The report also does not explain how songwriting and vocal duties are divided across the album, or whether additional singles will arrive before it. Ibanez’s remarks describe the inspiration for “Precinct 3,” while Gilmore’s comments outline the subject of “Scavenger”; they do not establish that every song on the forthcoming record will address Gale or follow the same lyrical approach.
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Upcoming Shows and the 2027 Album
Power Trip are scheduled to play upcoming shows, including an October 21 date supporting Slayer in Mexico City, an October 24 appearance at Sick New World in Fort Worth, Texas, and Pantera’s Great NOLA Trendkill in New Orleans on November 20, according to Consequence. Those performances will continue the band’s live activity alongside the release of the new songs.
The next major milestone reported is the planned spring 2027 full-length. Until the band shares further details, the album’s schedule and contents remain subject to confirmation. For now, “Precinct 3” and “Scavenger” are the first new recordings from Power Trip’s current chapter.
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Key Questions
What new music has Power Trip released?
Power Trip released the double single “Precinct 3” and “Scavenger.” The band describes them as its first new music since Riley Gale’s death in 2020.
Who sings on the new Power Trip songs?
Seth Gilmore is the vocalist on the new tracks. He also sang at the band’s surprise five-song live return in December 2023.
What inspired “Precinct 3”?
Guitarist Blake Ibanez said the band considered what Gale might have wanted to write about while developing the song. He described it as a way to honor the late singer and begin a new chapter.
When is Power Trip’s next album expected?
The band is working on a full-length album planned for spring 2027. No exact release date, title, or track list has been reported.
When did Riley Gale die?
Gale died in August 2020. The source report says the cause was pulmonary edema resulting from an accidental fentanyl overdose.
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