UFOs, government secrecy and bassist Rick White’s fascination with the cosmos inform WITHIN THE REALM’s new lyric video, ‘The Information Is Out.’ The Newfoundland thrash metal band’s song appears on its debut full-length album, …Of Systemic Decay, released October 30, 2026, and available now on Spotify and YouTube.
White, also the band’s lyricist, describes the song as central to his writing: ‘The Information Is Out is very special to me and is the cornerstone of why I write my lyrics and most of my music, as I have always been fascinated with the cosmos and the multitude of secrets that it holds. There's no doubt in my mind that we are not alone in the universe.’
The track combines aggressive riffs and hooks with melodic passages and changes in structure, drawing on 1980s and 1990s thrash. Drummer Michael Small places it among the newer compositions written for the record.
‘This song was one of the newer ones we wrote for the record. It's a bit more complex in the arrangement than 'Into The Night'; it has some tricky structural changes. It's another banger track with a lot of melody and groove elements but still that 80s/90s thrash metal vibe. Lyrically, it's about UFOs and conspiracies,’ Small says.
Guitarist Geoff Waye identifies ‘The Information Is Out’ as fresh material created specifically for the album. Elsewhere, the record revisits songs originally written between 2017 and 2019. The announcement also supplies a music video for fellow album track ‘Into the Night.’
Across eight tracks, …Of Systemic Decay addresses psychological turmoil, government deception, conspiracy theories, extraterrestrial disclosure, societal collapse and personal resilience. The announcement describes its artwork as a decaying government structure in an apocalyptic wasteland, reflecting the record’s themes of systemic corruption and decline.
WITHIN THE REALM took a DIY approach to writing and recording, making the album without click tracks or excessive studio refinement. Its classic thrash foundations incorporate broader metal influences; the announcement recommends the record to listeners of Slayer, Sacrifice, Sacred Reich, Megadeth and Sepultura.
White and Waye previously played together in St. John’s band Oberon during the 1990s. The current members’ collective experience also includes Category VI, Triskelyon, Artach, Winterhearth, Jaded Truth, Last Soul Down, Festered Corpse, Sacrament A.D., Rapid Burial, Corporal Punishment and Incidium.
The album personnel are Richard Squires on vocals, Rick White on bass and backing vocals, Michael Small on drums, Geoff Waye on guitar and Des Mason on backing vocals. The live quartet consists of Squires, White, Small and Waye, with White credited on bass.
- Sixth Sense — 4:13
- Endless Life — 4:59
- Spiral of Terror — 5:39
- Hidden Agenda — 5:05
- Homicidal Sacrifice — 4:12
- The Hydra — 5:26
- The Information is Out — 5:16
- Into The Night — 4:24
The announcement lists the album’s total running time as 37:56.
