Australian prog metallers Voyager are back from an 18-month hiatus necessitated by the cancer battle of their vocalist Danny Estrin. Their sonic return arrives in the form of “Seen Better Days“, which documents Estrin‘s ordeal. He had the following to say of the harrowing circumstances that influenced this cut:
“Difficult times yield dark music. It won’t come as a surprise that ‘Seen Better Days‘ is a personal account of the 18 months of hell, through chemotherapy, radiation and surgery that I have endured. Embracing the beautiful love and support I have received from friends, family and fans while often putting on a brave face in the horrid abyss of stage 4 cancer is no easy feat, so I felt it was right to put it to words and music.
Somehow as brutally vulnerable as the song is, it still maintains an uplifting melancholy and, despite its crushing ending, manages a breath of optimism through the bleakness… after all, life is beautiful.”
