Dead Icarus, an supergroup that combines ex-Atreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas with Enterprise Earth‘s Gabe Mangold (guitars) and Whitechapel‘s Brandon Zackey (drums), have just unveiled a music video for their song “1 Million Days“. That clip was directed by David Brodsky (Cattle Decapitation, The Black Dahlia Murder).
Varkatzas shared his thoughts on the track, offering:
“‘1 Million Days‘ is as close as Dead Icarus gets to a power ballad on ZEALOT. When I first started writing the lyrics, I thought it was about failing someone else and seeking their forgiveness. As I finished the lyrics, it became more first person and about letting one’s self down and forgiving one’s self for mistakes made. Sometimes, the weight we bear is placed upon our own shoulders by ourselves and only we can remove it.
The video is sort of a tongue-in-cheek homage to late ’80s horror, filmed inside a haunted house that is housed inside a haunted building from the 1800s.”
Mangold added:
“Musically, ‘1 Million Days‘ came from the intention of creating an epic, powerful, catchy, and emotional metalcore ‘power ballad,’ as Alex stated. I’m a sucker for all guitar things from the ’80s, so naturally a catchy, singable, harmonized lead in the chorus was the first thing written and it set the tone for the rest of the composition. Don’t let the word ‘ballad’ fool you, though. This song has some unexpected twists and turns as well that aren’t a part of your conventional emotional rock song.”
The group’s debut album “ZEALOT” is slated to arrive this Halloween (October 31st) on MNRK Heavy.
