NONPOINT frontman Elias Soriano has declared the band's upcoming eleventh studio album, "The Last Word," the finest work of their nearly three-decade career, calling it, without qualification, "my favorite NONPOINT record, hands down."
"The Last Word" is set for release September 18, 2026 via 361 Degrees Records, led by the single "Is It," which has already reached No. 1 Most Added status at Active Rock radio — a strong early signal for a band that formed in South Florida back in 1997 and has spent nearly thirty years building a reputation as one of nu-metal's more resilient and road-tested acts.
Soriano addressed the loaded implications of the album's title directly, pushing back on any reading of it as a literal farewell statement. "I think it's more about making a statement. The industry tends to put limitations on legacy bands," he said, framing the title as a rebuke of an industry culture that too often writes off veteran acts rather than a signal that NONPOINT are winding down.
The album's artwork carries its own symbolism, built around a single pencil. "It's a symbol of what... If you were handed one pencil to write your last chapter, what would that pencil look like by the time you were done?" Soriano explained — an image of a tool worn down through use, mirroring a band putting everything it has left into one record.
Rather than treating this stage of their career as a victory lap, Soriano insists the band is still pushing forward creatively. "We're writing our best music of our career... the album doesn't let up from song to song," he said, adding a pointed rejection of any narrative around slowing down: "In a world that sometimes wants to put a timestamp on creativity, 'The Last Word' is our way of saying we're just getting started."
NONPOINT will put that claim to the test on the road soon — "The Even More Outta Control Tour" kicks off July 25, 2026, giving fans an early chance to hear the new material live months ahead of the album's September release.