Green Day’s ‘Saviors’ artwork is photo from the Troubles in Belfast

The Troubles lasted nearly 30 years and claimed the lives of more than 3,500 people.

Following the reveal of the ‘Saviors’ cover, some fans on X/Twitter have pointed out the connection to Belfast and asked whether there was any significance of having the photograph on the album.

Other users noted that Green Day had previously taken inspiration from the Northern Ireland punk scene, including bands like Protex, Rudi and Stiff Little Fingers.

Green Day have since given further details on the project on social media, writing: “What is ‘Saviors’ about, you ask?”

The group went on to list the following inspirations: “Power pop, punk, rock, indie triumph. disease, war, inequality, influencers, yoga retreats, alt right, dating apps, masks, MENTAL HEALTH, climate change, oligarchs, social media division, free weed, fentanyl, fragility…”

They added: “What would Andy Warhol do? What would John Waters do? What would Quentin Tarantino do? What would GREEN DAY do?”

Green Day have been inspired by politics in the past. Back in 2004, the trio’s album ‘American Idiot’ and the single by the same name saw them express anger over the US war in Iraq and the presidency of George W Bush.

‘Saviors’ is set for release on January 19, 2024, via Reprise/Warner – you can pre-order/pre-save it here.

Last Sunday (October 22) – during the second of their two nights headlining When We Were Young 2023 – Green Day debuted another not-yet-released track called ‘Look Ma, No Brains!’.