| Horizons/West | ||||
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| Released | October 3, 2025 | |||
| Length | 43:21 | |||
| Label | Epitaph | |||
| Producer | Thrice | |||
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Horizons/West is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Thrice. It was released on October 3, 2025, via Epitaph in LP, CD and digital formats. [1]
Preceded by the band's 2021 full-length release, Horizons/East , [2] the band produced the album at their New Grass studio. [3] [4] Vocalist/guitarist Dustin Kensrue stated about Horizons/West, "A lot of this record is about parsing reality. We're constantly being influenced by algorithms, by fear, by our own social echo chambers." [5] "Gnash" was released as a single on July 22, 2025.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Kerrang! | 3/5 [6] |
| Metal Hammer |   [7] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5 [8] |
In a four-star review for Metal Hammer , Matt Mills remarked, "The reliable soul and poetry, however, persist through these 11 tracks" and the album "arrives with an identity that's all its own." [7]
The album received a rating of four-out-of-five from Kerrang! , whose reviewer Mischa Pearlman described it as "a powerful end to an ambitious, thoughtfully-crafted record, even if, overall, it doesn't quite reach the heights of which Thrice have, over the decades, shown themselves to be capable." [6] Sputnikmusic 's Sowing assigned it a rating of 4.0, noting that "Horizons/West sees Thrice perfecting their post-hiatus formula, beefing up the intensity at times, and most importantly just writing incredibly strong, moving, and memorable music." [8]
All lyrics are written by Dustin Kensrue; all music is composed by Eddie Breckenridge, Riley Breckenridge, Dustin Kensrue, and Teppei Teranishi.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blackout" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Gnash" | 2:42 |
| 3. | "Albatross" | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Undertow" | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Holding On" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Dusk" | 1:24 |
| 7. | "The Dark Glow" | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Crooked Shadows" | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Distant Suns" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Vesper Light" | 5:45 |
| 11. | "Unitive/West" | 6:42 |
| Total length: | 43:21 | |
Credits adapted from Tidal. [9]
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] | 60 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] | 48 |
| German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 12 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [13] | 31 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14] | 36 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [15] | 12 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [16] | 34 |