DZ Deathrays announce new album Easing Out of Control: listen/watch ‘Real Love’
PRAISE FOR DZ Deathrays
“ARIA Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album”
“AIR Best Independent Hard Rock or Punk Album”
“AIR Best Independent Punk Album or EP”
“More than worth going deaf to”
“Brilliant videos and songs and a great sense of humour and style”
“tapping back into the colourful, nigh-on hedonistic experimentalism of their early work... while amping up the shred to reach a level of raw, primal punk energy only hinted at on previous efforts. The title stands for 'Remember It's For Fun', and here DZ Deathrays wholeheartedly embody that ethos”
“Moody Aussie noisemakers DZ Deathrays bring the concept album back to life. Again...”
“The world may be a mess, but there's still fun to be had, and DZ Deathrays deliver it in spades. A tactile and vivacious undertaking that makes you think while lashing you with oscillating punk and more modern textures, R.I.F.F is modern rock cooked to perfection”
“They speak to my soul. It just feels good listening to their music”
“It's built on the intuitive interplay between Parsons and Ewbank, whose heavily textured playing doesn't always sound like guitars — more like a twin malevolent force that every so often waxes celestial, like sunlight spearing through storm clouds”
Easing Out Of Control LP
Jan 16 via DZ Worldwide
PRE-SAVE HERE
‘Real Love’ by DZ Deathrays is out now, buy/stream it here.
Off the back of a massive run of European headline shows and summer festival slots – including Rock for People alongside Linkin Park and Fontaines D.C., Mighty Sounds with FIDLAR, and 2000trees – Australian rock institution DZ Deathrays return with the announcement of their new album Easing Out of Control, a nationwide tour, and the release of a striking new single, ‘Real Love’. LISTEN HERE + PRE-SAVE LP HERE.
Due out Jan 16, 2026 Easing Out of Control finds the trio continuing to blur the lines between DZ’s blistering rock origins and more nuanced, exploratory songwriting. Originally conceived as two separate EPs, the record organically took shape as a concise, dynamic album, one that bounces between the romanticising of the past, the reckoning of the present, with a forward-looking desire to leave something meaningful behind.“
This is a record that dips in and out of chaos and more delicate moments,” says vocalist/guitarist Shane Parsons. “We wanted to bring in more dance music elements, but still keep that raw DZ sound alive.”
‘Real Love’ is perhaps the boldest left turn yet. Written primarily on piano, it’s a song that navigates the emotional terrain of new parenthood, unconditional love, and the unpredictable nature of modern life. “It was a challenge to track,” admits Parsons. “I wanted it to feel heartfelt but still off-the-cuff and casual — like it just spilled out. It’s definitely a different moment for us, but I think it opens the door for our sound to go anywhere.”
Easing Out of Control was recorded over two sessions, featuring a guest appearance from Violent Soho’s Luke Henery on bass, and finished across the band’s home studios. It’s a record that pushes DZDeathrays into new territory, while still carrying the DNA of the chaos and catharsis they’re known for.
The album follows 2023’s full-length R.I.F.F. and continues the band’s decade-long trajectory as one of Australia’s most vital rock exports. From their breakout debut Bloodstreams to the ambitious Positive Rising concept albums, DZ Deathrays have proven themselves endlessly adaptable – headlining stages from The Tivoli to The Enmore, supporting the Foo Fighters, and earning multiple spots in triple j’s Hottest 100 along the way.
To celebrate the release of Easing Out of Control, DZ Deathrays will take the album on the road for a run of headline shows across Australia, bringing their ferocious live energy and new material to the stage.
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