In October 2017, Of Monsters and Men became the first Icelandic group to reach one billion streams on Spotify .
However, in October 2017 he stated that after his current commitments with Big Dumb Face , Queen Kwong and his next solo album, he aimed to release a new Black Light Burns album in June 2018, which he stated is “because [he] said [he’d] never do that again”.
During a performance in October 2017, Lacey further confirmed the band’s end, stating “We’re gonna be a band for about 14 more months, so thank you so much for being here tonight.”
In October 2017, long-time manager Scott Rodger parted ways with the band.
In October 2017, Dean DeLeo said that the band’s search for a new vocalist was “going great”, and that the band is “working on new material”.
On 20 September 2017, the band announced that a full and final settlement had been reached in the dispute.
A second single, ” Kill4Me “, was released on September 20.
On 15 September 2017, Arcane Roots’ second studio album, Melancholia Hymns , was released through Easy Life Recordings.
Their score, which was released on September 15, 2017, included original compositions, and it also includes reworked pieces from other Nine Inch Nails songs and their award-winning scores for The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo .
Fifth single “Pleader” arrived on 15 September 2017.