Woe, Is Me‘s “Here’s To Me (A Story To Tell Pt. 2)” music video has been shared online (via Metal Injection) ahead of the song’s scheduled debut on digital service providers tomorrow, April 11th. Addressing this new track, the metalcore group offered:
“As far as ‘Here’s To Me (A Story To Tell Pt. 2)‘ we feel like this is the perfect first single. It pretty much has a little of everything that you can expect from this album and the direction we are going. We’re excited about the future and stoked to finally release new music.”
It’s the lead single from the band’s third studio album, which will serve as their first since 2012’s “Genesi[s]“. Last month saw Woe, Is Me take some heat for their decision to part ways with vocalist/keyboardist Ben Ferris. As it turns out, his brother, bassist Cory Ferris, is also no longer a member of the band. The aforementioned duo had previously exited the band back in 2012 before returning in 2022 for the group’s reunion. Ben‘s statement expressed his frustration with the development, as he commented in late March of this year:
“Long post.. sorry in advance.
It’s been a ride. I’ve met a ton of amazing people and formed lifelong friendships while playing music over the last 17 years. But I’m not going to be in WIM moving forward. This was not my choice. I’m insanely disappointed in the decision making that brought us to this point. I’m disappointed in myself for allowing them to be in my wedding.
Impulsivity and short sighted thinking bankrupted a talent buyer in Japan. Fans were let down. That’s not okay. To be very clear, I voted on honoring our commitment to go to Japan. It’s an odd feeling to see something you helped build get bastardized. An album will come out soon, and I’m proud of the work I did on it. I’m pissed and I feel betrayed, but it’s worth listening to. Thanks for reading. See y’all around”
A statement issued by the band regarding this latest shift in their lineup was issued this week, and also found them responding to allegations about the ill-fated Japanese tour mentioned by Ben. Speaking this past Monday, April 07th, the band shared:
“…We want to state officially that the band has parted ways with the Ferris brothers. Despite what you may or may not have read before now, decisions like this are never easy. We have no ill-will towards Ben and Cory and wish them the best, but we do want to explain things from our perspective.
We have worked extremely hard over the last year on this new album. The amount of dedication and passion for the music has been our driving force, because that’s what brought us here to begin with; the love of music.
Without going into detail about their involvement in the creation of this album, we’ll simply say that the album would’ve sounded the same whether they were in the band during the writing process or not. The lack of interest and participation in something the rest of us sacrificed so much for ultimately led to deciding to continue on as just the five of us.”
“In addition to this, we’d like to clear up some things we’ve seen circulating about our canceled dates in Japan. Most importantly, we absolutely hated canceling the shows and apologize emphatically to everyone who was negatively impacted. But to dispel any rumors, from the time these shows were booked up to now, the band has had no direct contact with the promoter of the shows.
Furthermore, the narrative that the band stole/kept money from the promoter is 100% false, as we never actually received any money, including any form of a deposit. This lie has unfortunately been perpetuated by individuals who know it isn’t true, and it is extremely disappointing. Again, we apologize for canceling.”
