Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Lodge Room, Los Angeles
Today, **Armand Hammer** — the group comprising rappers **ELUCID** and **billy woods — **and producer **The Alchemist **announce ***M****ercy**, *a new album due out **November 7** via **Backwoodz Studioz **with global physical distribution by **Rhmesayers Entertainment.** Armand Hammer and The Alchemist build worlds. Their first was *Haram* and it remains locked in orbit, equal parts lush and foreboding. Their new one is called *Mercy* and it’s made out of blood and empire, children’s laughter, unpaid parking tickets, and unkept secrets. Rappers ELUCID and billy woods are joined on the mic by **Earl Sweatshirt**, **Quelle Chris**, **Cleo Reed**, **Pink** **Siifu**, **Kapwani**, and **Silka**. The Alchemist did everything else. [Presave ***M****ercy** *here.](https://ditto.fm/mercy-armand-hammer) For nearly a decade as a duo, and longer still as solo artists, **Armand Hammer** have left a palpable mark on modern rap and hip-hop. At turns both sharp-witted and soul-crushing, their lyrics unspool threads of socio-political, historical, and philosophical import with a potent blend of incisive critique, gallows humor, and narrative élan. *Mercy* is the first Armand Hammer album since 2023's ***We Buy Diabetic Test Strips, ***a project that **The Observer (UK)** described as *"an exceptional record that deserves your time and headphones" *and**The*** ***Line Of Best Fit** deemed* "their headiest and most impressive work thus far." *On* *2021's *Haram, *their first with The Alchemist, the duo *"drag postcolonial wounds onto the examination table"* (**Pitchfork**). **Beats Per Minute **called it* "a tremendous success." * Earlier this year, billy woods released ***GOLLIWOG, ****"“a densely poetic, totally masterful tour de force" *(**Rolling Stone**) and *"one of 2025's truly essential albums" *(**The** **FADER**). Meanwhile, ELUCID's "*enthralling*" (**MOJO**) 2024 album ***REVELATOR*** was described by **Pitchfork **as** ***"soul food for those who know a better world is possible if we're willing to fight for it."* Armand Hammer and The Alchemist also have announced a live show for October 23 at Los Angeles's Lodge Room, tickets available [here](https://www.lodgeroomhlp.com/shows/armand-hammer-the-alchemist/).