Fans Panic Following Radiohead's Online Disappearance

It's been five years between drinks for iconic English alt rockers Radiohead, but their impending ninth album has fans in hysterics, with the band slowly eradicating all of their online presence.

Their official website reportedly faded to white yesterday, while their Twitter still exists but with absolutely no tweets. Their Facebook bears a similar look, with nearly 12 million fans having 'liked' a page with a blank white photo, a blank white cover photo and no posts at all.

Fans have also reported that they received flyers in the mail over the weekend — a cryptic one-page postcard that said, "Burn The Witch, we know where you live".

Umm, I just got this in the post from Radiohead. Is the new album called Burn The Witch? pic.twitter.com/zv5QKnDeGh

— Niall Doherty (@NiallMDoherty) April 30, 2016

The band's last release was 2011's experimental The King Of Limbs, with the Englishmen laying low over the last few years. Late last year, Radiohead did unveil Spectre, written for the James Bond film of the same name, which went unused.

Social media have been awash with speculations (and jokes) about Radiohead's upcoming release, with some fans keen for the big reveal and others not dealing too well with all the mystery.

Prediction: @Radiohead to launch an app with free instrumental tracks and pay to upgrade to get vocals.

— DrownedinSound (@DrownedinSound) May 1, 2016

New Radiohead shirts available now: pic.twitter.com/xdX7T9JwtP

— Jeff Partain (@jeffpartain) May 1, 2016

Radiohead's latest album to be released exclusively on the feeling of existential dread that resides within us all.

— Colin Jones (@colinjones) May 1, 2016

Can't handle the mystery surrounding the new Radiohead album. Need to curl up in a ball and cry for a bit.

— Ball Park Music (@ballparkmusic) May 2, 2016

turns out radiohead deleted all their online presence because thom yorke got in a fight about gamergate with someone with an anime avatar

— j.r. hennessy (@jrhennessy) May 2, 2016

When #Radiohead erase internet presence. #LP9 pic.twitter.com/Xceqj7AocF

— Rob Gordon (@MiniMike_) May 1, 2016

As Radiohead delete online stuff I double my efforts to fill the void with my utter crap...

— Geoff Barrow (@jetfury) May 1, 2016

Can someone text me if Rihanna releases a song called ‘Radiohead’

— Peter Robinson (@Popjustice) May 1, 2016

very very anxious for whatever radiohead is about to do

— JA (@aloserlikeme) May 2, 2016

.@radiohead pic.twitter.com/Q0BHKUrLj1

— The Controller (@The_Controller) May 2, 2016