Puscifer have announced their fifth studio album, Normal Isn’t. Ahead of its February 6th release date, the band has unveiled the lead single “Self Evident,” and announced a 2026 North American tour.
The “Normal Isn’t Tour” kicks off March 20th in Las Vegas, and runs through a May 14th show in Los Angeles, making stops in Dallas, Boston, New York City, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco, among other cities. Comedian-musician Dave Hill will provide support.
An artist ticket pre-sale starts Wednesday, October 22nd, at 10 a.m. local time using the code PSC26 via Ticketmaster, while a general on-sale begins Friday, October 24th, at 10 a.m. local time.
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Normal Isn’t marks Puscifer’s first album in more than five years, following up 2020’s Existential Reckoning. In describing the direction of the upcoming LP, singer Maynard James Keenan stated, “We’re definitely leaning into our early influences. It’s the place where goth meets punk. It’s where I came from.”
Puscifer co-vocalist and multi-instrumental Carina Round added, “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.”
The album was co-produced by band member Mat Mitchell, who remarked, “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.”
In addition to the three core members, Normal Isn’t features previous Puscifer contributors Greg Edwards (bass), Gunnar Olsen (drums), and Sarah Jones (drums), as well as guest appearances by Keenan’s Tool bandmate Danny Carey (drums on “Seven One”), King Crimson legend Tony Levin (bass on “Normal Isn’t” and “Seven One”), and Mr. Ian Ross, father of Nine Inch Nails’ Atticus Ross (narration on “Seven One”).
Regarding the album’s title, Keenan explained, “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.”
A music video for “Self Evident,” directed by Mat Mitchell and María Aceves Diego, was filmed during Puscifer’s August concert at Exchange L.A., where the band previewed the entire album for those in attendance.
Watch the video below, and see the artwork and tracklist for Normal Isn’t (available for pre-order here), as well as Puscifer’s 2026 tour dates.
Normal Isn’t Artwork:
Normal Isn’t Tracklist:
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)
Puscifer 2026 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
