released single ‘Shoulders’

In early 2021, the band announced a tour co-headlining with The Used . On July 21, 2021, they released the lead single, “Shoulders”, from their tenth studio album. The album continues the Amory Wars “Vaxis” saga from the previous album, though frontman Claudio Sanchez noted that parts of the story were still in flux as some plot points felt insensitive in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic , such as a song titled “Hallelujah Quarantine” written before the pandemic, centered around a “celebration called The Quarantine. It’s almost like a cotillion where the young come to party and to decide their fates. But this organization is really just taking these young kids to use them as blood banks.” On November 10, 2021, the band released their new album’s second single, “Rise, Naianasha (Cut the Cord)”. In December 2021, the band announced The Great Destroyer Tour with Sheer Mag , to take place in February and March 2022. In January 2022, the band announced the title and track listing of their tenth album: Vaxis – Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind , which released on June 24, 2022, to critical acclaim. A third single, “The Liars Club”, was released on February 22, 2022. The next day, the band announced the A Window of the Waking Mind Tour with Dance Gavin Dance and Mothica . A fourth single, “Comatose”, was released on May 18, 2022, and the band added European tour dates with Thrice and Touché Amoré . Due to sexual assault allegations against Dance Gavin Dance singer Tilian Pearson and his departure from the band, Alkaline Trio replaced Dance Gavin Dance on the A Window of the Waking Mind tour. On January 24, 2023, the band announced the Neverender: No World for the Waking Mind Tour with Deafheaven . On February 6, 2024, the band announced a tour supporting Incubus , and on February 20, they announced a co-headlining tour with Primus . On May 8, 2024, the band released a new song, “The Joke”, a track cut from Vaxis – Act II .