South Carolinian metallic hardcore band Your Spirit Dies have a new three-song EP, “It Is Well…“, headed for a May 22nd release on MNRK Heavy. Recording sessions for this outing took place under Randy Leboeuf (Kublai Khan TX, The Acacia Strain). Speaking of their headspace going into the studio for it, vocalist Brandon Byars stated:
“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 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.”
The opening track from the effort, “Starless“, has been chosen as the lead single and is now available, complete with the below Robbie Grantham-directed music video. Byars chimed in on this track and its new visual component:
“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.’”
“It Is Well…” track listing:
01 – “Starless“
02 – “When Peace, Like A River“
03 – “Whispers In Omen“
With Vomit Forth:
04/21 Chicago, IL – Subterranean Downstairs
04/23 Denver, CO – HQ
04/24 Midvale, UT – The Peal On Main
04/26 Las Vegas, NV – Voodoo Brewing Co.
With Thrown, Mugshot & Vomit Forth:
04/27 Fresno, CA – Strummers
04/28 San Diego, CA – Soma Side Stage
04/30 Tucson, AZ – The Rock
05/01 El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
05/02 Ft. Worth, TX – Tulips FTW
05/03 Jackson, MS – Hal & Mals
05/05 Pensacola, FL – The Handlebar
05/07 August, GA – Grantski Records
05/08 Chattanooga, TN – The Signal
