# NONPOINT’s ELIAS SORIANO Says ‘The Last Word’ Album Was In The Works ‘For About Two Years’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nonpoints-elias-soriano-says-the-last-word-album-was-in-the-works-for-about-two-years/
- Published: 2026-10-31T16:03:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T17:35:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Blabbermouth
- Original article: https://blabbermouth.net/news/nonpoints-elias-soriano-says-the-last-word-album-was-in-the-works-for-about-two-years
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Nonpoint spent about two years developing “The Last Word”.
- “Settled” helped the band find its creative direction.
- Soriano says the album’s pencil symbolises perseverance.

## Summary

Nonpoint vocalist Elias Soriano says the band spent about two years working towards its eleventh album, “The Last Word”, after overseas touring made it difficult to focus on a full-length record. The album, released on 18 September 2026, follows 2018’s “X” and reflects the group’s effort to agree on a clear creative direction.

Soriano said the turning point was “Settled”, the album’s closing track, which he rebuilt from an older song; its music inspired him to write the vocals and helped the band settle on a standard for the remaining material. He described the pencil on the cover as a symbol of perseverance and rejecting assumptions that longevity means a band is nearing its end. Nonpoint formed in South Florida in 1997.

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