Your Spirit Dies announce new EP ‘It Is Well…’
YOUR SPIRIT DIES have announced a brand new EP!
The South Carolina metallic hardcore band have confirmed their new three‑song EP It Is Well…, which is set for release on May 22nd via MNRK Heavy. The EP serves as the follow‑up to last year’s full‑length album My Gnawing Pains Will Never Rest and offers a sharp look at the band’s next creative chapter.
Speaking on the release, vocalist Brandon Byars says, “with this new material, we’ve settled into what we’ve sought for several years. The intention of YOUR SPIRIT DIES was never to be simply pastiche, but to take the influences that shaped us early on and view them through a modern lens and I think we’ve succeeded. It’s heavy, dark, melodic, and everything that YSD should be.”
Working with producer Randy Leboeuf [BOUNDARIES, DYING WISH, CHAMBER, ORTHODOX, THE ACACIA STRAIN etc] on this project was awesome. We went with a decent amount of demo material to pick and choose from and only really used two or three parts. A lot of the writing came really naturally, and we had these songs in their final forms in a matter of a couple of days.”
Alongside the announcement, the band have released the EP’s lead single Starless, which comes with an official music video. Expanding on the track, Byars explains, “we tried to do a short concept with this release, again utilizing religious imagery. Starless is the first part of a two‑part story focusing on the aftermath of those condemned to exist on earth in an Armageddon‑like event. To be clear, this is not a ‘turn to God’ story from Sunday school. If anything, it retains a message of questioning and doubt of an all‑loving God who’d leave his beloved creation in ‘the starless dark’.”
Watch the official music video for Starless here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new EP below:
Track List:
- Starless
- When Peace, Like A River
- Whispers In Omen
It Is Well… is set for release on May 22nd via MNRK Heavy. Pre‑saves are available now and can be accessed here.
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