through mid to late 2017 via nero bellum's official facebook page, he hinted of a new album in the works. in early 2018, the new album was officially confirmed and is entitled "icon of the adversary: act 2". the band debuted the first new single from the upcoming album called "crown of the worm" during a live performance in downey, ca on february 24 as well as a teaser via nero bellum's official youtube channel. the new album is tentatively planned for release in august 2018. the band also released a new shirt design via their bandcamp page based on one of the songs entitled "beware the wolves". in june 2018, via the band's official facebook page, tour dates for "tour of the worm" were announced.