Melbourne’s The Gloom In The Corner have returned with Assassination Run, a jagged new single that reintroduces one of their most infamous characters — the demonic gunslinger Sherlock A. Bones. Accompanied by a macabre video directed by Sam Kriesel, the track pulls listeners deeper into the band’s expanding narrative universe, where lore and brutality coexist.
On Assassination Run, the band continues to refine their self-styled cinemacore approach: cinematic storytelling welded to the violence and precision of modern metalcore. Vocalist Mike Arthur drives the track with a performance that shifts between vengeance and despair, while the guitars cut and collapse around him. The result is a composition that feels tightly scripted yet emotionally volatile.
“Calling all cowboys, cowgirls, assassins and rogues — Sherlock A. Bones is back,” the band said in a statement. “After the death of a close friend, he’s out for revenge. The cowboy takes no time enacting out his vengeance.”
Bones first appeared on the group’s 2016 debut Fear Me and became central to their mythology in 2019’s Flesh & Bones. His return connects to the band’s ongoing saga — a metaphysical universe that threads through their releases, most recently 2024’s The Jericho Protocol. Across these works, The Gloom In The Corner have built a layered narrative world as distinctive as their sound, one that moves between gothic theatrics, hardcore aggression, and cinematic scope.
The band’s steady rise has mirrored that ambition. From Australian festival slots at Good Things and UNIFY Gathering, to international tours with AngelMaker, Make Them Suffer, and upcoming European dates with Aviana, The Gloom In The Corner continue to bridge storytelling and sound design in equal measure. Next year, they’ll share a lineup with Parkway Drive and Northlane on Hellbound, Australia’s first-ever metal cruise — fitting for a band whose imagination has always reached beyond the shore.
