To Octavia is an Australian alternative metal band from Melbourne, Victoria. The band formed in 2018 and currently consists of vocalist Merry Kirk-Holmes, guitarists Nav Jay and Justin Keurntjes and drummer Lucas Keurntjes. The origins of To Octavia trace back to high school, where original guitarist Molly Congreve and Lucas Keurntjes played together in a pop-punk band in Melbourne. The project later expanded when Merry Kirk-Holmes moved to the area from Worimi/Forster. Justin Keurntjes discovered Kirk-Holmes through a cover of a La Dispute song shared on social media, which led to the group coming together as a new band. They adopted the name To Octavia from an unpublished poem by Edgar Allan Poe. According to the band, the name reflects their shared belief in the importance of loving oneself and the things held dear, a sentiment that informed the formation of the group in 2018. They gained attention oceans away from their hometown from the team at SEGA, who reached out to vocalist, Merry, to have them perform vocals for the main theme of “Sonic Frontiers”. Original guitarist Molly left the band in December 2024. Nav Jay was later welcomed as their new guitarist. To Octavia announced their debut studio album, Melodrama, scheduled for release on Friday, October 31, 2025. The album is produced, mixed and mastered by longtime collaborator Chris Lalic (Windwaker, RinRin), with an accompanying music video directed and edited by Colin Jeffs of Ten of Swords Media. User-contri