▁of ▁the ▁dr one ▁music ▁du o ▁F uck ▁But tons . ▁The ▁initial ▁recording ▁sessions ▁with ▁Power ▁yield ed ▁the ▁companion ▁release ▁The ▁Blan ck ▁Mass ▁S essions , ▁which ▁features ▁alternate ▁record ings ▁of ▁songs ▁from ▁Vi ol ence , ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁for ▁Record ▁Store ▁Day . ▁ ▁Background ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁band ▁posted ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁recording ▁process ▁on ▁Inst agram ▁with ▁a ▁con cluding ▁post , ▁stating : ▁" Al bum ▁ 6 ▁... ▁done ! ▁# e 6 ▁# edit ors " ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Jo ▁While y ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁play ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁" Mag azine ", ▁singer ▁Tom ▁Smith ▁said : ▁" We ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁help ▁from ▁a ▁gu y ▁called ▁Blan ck ▁Mass , ▁who ▁makes ▁very ▁brut al ▁electronic ▁music . ▁So ▁when ▁it ' s ▁electronic , ▁it ' s ▁very ▁electronic . ▁But ▁then ▁when ▁it ' s ▁guitar - y , ▁it ' s ▁very ▁band ▁driven . ▁I ▁think ▁we ' ve ▁managed ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁those ▁two ▁things ▁better ▁than ▁we ▁have ▁done ▁before . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁we ' ve ▁gone ▁from ▁backwards ▁between ▁more ▁band - orient ated ▁sound ing ▁records ▁and ▁more ▁electronic ▁records . ▁I ▁think ▁there '