Puscifer, the ever-evolving project led by Maynard James Keenan, alongside Mat Mitchell and Carina Round, will return with Normal Isn’t, their first new album in over five years, scheduled to arrive on February 6, 2026, via Puscifer Entertainment / Alchemy Recordings / BMG. To coincide with the announcement, the group has shared a video for the album’s lead single, “Self Evident.” The clip was filmed during an intimate August performance at Exchange L.A., where the band debuted the album in full.
Written and recorded across Arizona, Los Angeles, and while on their Sessanta tour, Normal Isn’t finds Puscifer exploring darker beats inspired by their post-punk roots. Guest contributors include Greg Edwards, Danny Carey, and Tony Levin, among others. The band will support the release with a North American tour set for spring 2026, kicking off on March 20 in Las Vegas and concluding at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Friday (24) at 10:00 AM.
Keenan comments:
“We’re definitely leaning into our early influences. It’s the place where goth meets punk. It’s where I came from.”
Round adds:
“Instead of just saying, ‘I want this to sound like Fleetwood Mac on cocaine if they had a baby with PJ Harvey,’ Maynard was showing us his intention, which was really cool. In Puscifer, any idea can totally change without any preciousness, and everybody is on board – not unlike an insane asylum. We found each other because we’re demented in a symbiotic way.”
Mitchell states:
“From the outset, we had discussed an element of rawness and edge, which guitar brings. We got rid of the guard rails and made the music more aggressive.”
Keenan concludes:
“Normal Isn’t reflects this time we are living in. As storytellers and artists, our job is to observe, interpret, and report. We take in our environment and share what we see, and what we see around us does not appear normal. Not by a long shot.”
Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:
Track List:
01) Thrust
02) Normal Isn’t
03) Bad Wolf
04) Self Evident
05) A Public Stoning
06) The Quiet Parts
07) Mantastic
08) Pendulum
09) ImpetuoUs
10) Seven One
11) The Algorithm (Sessanta Live Mix)
Tour Dates
03/20 Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
03/21 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
03/24 Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
03/25 Dallas, TX @ Music Hall at Fair Park
03/27 Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
03/28 Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
03/31 Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
04/01 Durham, NC @ DPAC – Durham Performing Arts Center
04/03 Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Event Center
04/04 Boston, MA @ Boch Center – Wang Theatre
04/07 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
04/08 Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre
04/10 Mashantucket, CT @ Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
04/11 Atlantic City, NJ @ Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
04/15 Niagara Falls, ON @ OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
04/16 Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theatre
04/18 Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
04/19 Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
04/21 Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace
04/23 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
04/25 Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
04/26 Milwaukee, WI @ Landmark Credit Union Live
04/28 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
04/30 St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
05/01 Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre
05/03 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
05/05 Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center
05/08 Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds
05/09 Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
05/11 San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Theatre
05/13 San Diego, CA @ San Diego Civic Theatre
05/14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
Feature Image Photo Credit: Travis Shinn
