**HANABIE. announce new EP HOT TOPIC and drop new single ‘ICONIC’**

Japanese metal trailblazers HANABIE. have announced their brand new EP, HOT TOPIC, set for release on 28th January, alongside news of their biggest North American headline tour to date, kicking off this March and April.

The self-described “Harajuku-core” quartet continue to carve out their own chaotic lane in modern heavy music, and HOT TOPIC promises to showcase HANABIE. at their most heavy, unpredictable and irresistibly catchy yet. Packed with whiplash riffs, genre-smashing hooks and the band’s unmistakable personality, the EP captures the group in full creative overdrive.

To celebrate the announcement, HANABIE. have dropped their brand new single and music video, ‘ICONIC’, a blistering statement track that perfectly sums up the band’s fearless approach.