the release of the single "Hit Parade" on June 6, 2017. The press release for the song revealed that it is the first single from the group's upcoming fifth studio album, Play Dead, to be released September 8, 2017. Meany stated that the record took five years to record and work on it began before their 2015 release Vitals. The album release will be accompanied by a fall headlining tour. The tour was announced on June 12, 2017, and will include dates in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. On August 8, 2017, Paul Meany announced that Darren King left the band and would not be accompanying Mutemath on the Play Dead Live Tour. Paul Meany later stated he would be continuing to make music under the name Mutemath as a solo project. On November 19, 2018, Paul Meany released a video for a new song "Voice In the Silence", and a new four song EP of the same name was released on December 5, 2018. This EP was the first Mutemath release as a solo project of Paul Meany. The limited-pressing vinyl version of the Voice in the Silence EP contained four bonus tracks that were not included on the streaming version of the EP. "Love Light a Way" was released in December 2021. Religion Mutemath has resisted being classified as a Christian band, even suing their record label Warner Brothers over being marketed as such. Paul Meany stated in an interview in 2006 that if his previous band Earthsuit (a Christian act) "inspired anything, it was what not to do." Drummer Darren King has also stated that he does not consider the band to be Christian. While Armistice explored themes of doubt and pessimism that the band has gone so far as to call "atheistic", Meany stated that the idea for the album Odd Soul was "loosely based on our upbringing in what I guess you could call eccentric Christianity," and King further explained that they wanted to celebrate their "weird religious roots." Rolling Stone has also noted this connection, calling them "kinda sorta a Christian rock band." Band members Current Paul Meany – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, guitar (2002–present); bass guitar (2002–2004; 2018–present); drums, percussion (2017–present)Former Greg Hill – guitar, vocals (2003-2010) Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas – guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals (2004–2017) Darren King – drums, percussion (2002–2017) Todd Gummerman – guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, violin,