Act III: This City Made Us

Act III: This City Made Us
Studio album by the Protomen
Released	January 9, 2026
Genre	Rock opera [1] [2]
Length	59:51
Producer	The Protomen
The Protomen chronology
The Cover Up: Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture (2015) Act III: This City Made Us (2026)
Singles from Act III: This City Made Us
"This City Made Us" Released: August 28, 2015

Act III: This City Made Us is the upcoming third album by rock band the Protomen, and the follow-up to Act II: The Father of Death (2009). The album revisits the Mega Man -inspired rock opera concept from the band's first two albums. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot summary

As with the previous two albums, there is a plot to the album that is told via both the album and the liner notes that come with physical releases. The liner notes have not been released yet.

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Protomen. ^[3]

Act III: This City Made Us track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Calm"	3:01
2.	"Hold Back the Night"	6:43
3.	"The Trainyard"	1:37
4.	"No Way Back"	6:00
5.	"The Storm"	0:58
6.	"Buried In The Red"	3:41
7.	"Calling Out"	3:52
8.	"This City Made Us"	6:03
9.	"Hold On (The Distance Between)"	5:20
10.	"The Redline"	0:36
11.	"A Show of Force"	3:36
12.	"The Dream"	1:40
13.	"Light's Last Stand"	6:37
14.	"The Good Doctor • Part 2"	6:40
15.	"The Fate of Thomas Light"	3:27
Total length:		59:51

Release

On October 3, 2025, the album's first two tracks, cover art, and full title were revealed (previously, the band had referred to the album simply as Act III).

The album was released via Bandcamp in weekly waves, with the band revealing tracks each week from October 3 to December 5, 2025, while having a release date of January 9, 2026. ^{[2] [4] [5]}

Act III was the most pre-ordered album on Bandcamp in 2025, as well as one of the top ten bestselling albums and the number one best selling compact disc on the site for the year. ^[6]

References

1. McCrae, Scott (October 3, 2025). "After 16 years, the wait for a new Mega Man game is nothing compared to the wait fans have had for the next act of the rock opera based on Capcom's legendary action series, but the Protomen's third album is finally upon us". GamesRadar+. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
2. Fenlon, Wes (October 3, 2025). "5869 days after releasing the greatest rock opera about Mega Man ever recorded, the Protomen's follow-up Act 3 is, unbelievably, finally here". PC Gamer . Retrieved October 14, 2025.
3. "Act III: This City Made Us". October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025– via Bandcamp.
4. "The Most Important Bandcamp Friday Is Here". October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025– via Instagram.
5. Keenan, Hesher (October 24, 2025). "It's Finally F*cking Happening: The Protomen Reveal Release Date for 'Act III: This City Made Us'". MetalSucks . Retrieved October 25, 2025.
6. "2025 on Bandcamp". Bandcamp . November 6, 2025. Retrieved December 14, 2025.