‘Trench,’ the long awaited follow-up to 21 Pilots’ fourth album ‘Blurryface’ is finally here. The album was released on Oct. 5 and holds 14 new songs.

While accepting an award, lead drummer Josh Dun explained that lead singer Tyler Joseph could not attend because he was “Too busy serving ties with DEMA.” Fans interpreted DEMA to stand for “tower of silence” meaning he was staying out of the public eye. After a year of silence and staying off fans’ radar, Twenty One Pilots showed signs of activity on social media. On July 6, 2017 a small clip of an eye starting to open began to circulate online to correspond with the eye closing they posted exactly a year prior to declare their break. It suggested the band was finally on the verge of waking up.

It’s no secret that 21 Pilots followers, or the “Skeleton clique,” are some of the most dedicated and intense fans around. While doing some deep sleuthing they discovered that the band created a website packed full of clues about their upcoming work. The band basically left bread crumbs around the internet for fans to discover. For example, if the code number on the site is added to the website URL, fans will be taken to a new page where they can scroll through “Trench” related images and writings. Also, hidden in the error code as out of place capitalizations, is the phrase “EAST IS UP,” which is featured and heavily repeated in the song “Nico And The Niners.”

Just like the band’s older album ‘Blurryface” was themed the color red, “Trench” appears to have a theme of yellow. The band’s new logo is in yellow, along with a yellow jumpsuit that Tyler wears in one music video. There are many varying interpretations to what this might represent, but some believe that yellow represents the light at the end of the tunnel, which is a metaphor for those who struggle with depression.

Although there are many guesses to what all of this new art may really stand for, the band has yet to officially justify the circulating theories. Fans must wait to see what new information will come to light during the band’s international tour which is currently underway. If you’re an avid member of the skeleton clique, make sure to mark your calendar for May 31, 2019 which is when the band will be coming to Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.