The Amity Affliction Detail Eighth Album 'Not Without My Ghosts', Drop New Track It's Hell Down Here
Thursday, 23 March 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Tom Barnes
The Amity Affliction have announced a new album.
The follow-up to 2020's 'Everyone Loves You... Once You Leave Them' is called 'Not Without My Ghosts' and will arrive on May 12 via Pure Noise Records, marking the Australian metalcore group's eighth LP.
It boasts features by late New Zealand rapper Louie Knuxx, as well as Comeback Kid's Andrew Neufeld, The Plot in You's Landon Tewers, and Phem.
As a preview, the band have shared the track It's Hell Down Here, which combines their trademark ferocious drum fills, blistering riffs and screamed vocals with soaring melodies. Head below to view the accompanying video. It follows last November's single, Show Me Your God. Vocalist Joel Birch commented:
"This song is a letter from myself and Ahren, written by me, to our friends who have passed on to the other side."
"I'm 41. I'm bipolar. And I'm pretty tired of it," he added. "That's where lyrics like 'Like a snake I tire / the cold dark clouds, they steal my light' come from. The song is wrapping up how I feel daily, and reflect on the time leading up to my friend killing himself. I'm sure a lot of people who have experienced that guilt at not seeing what becomes glaringly obvious after the fact."
1. Show Me Your God
2. It's Hell Down Here
3. Fade Away
4. Death And The Setting Sun (featuring Andrew Neufeld)
5. I See Dead People (featuring Louie Knuxx)
6. When It Rains It Pours (featuring Landon Tewers)
7. The Big Sleep
8. Close To Me
9. God Voice
10. Not Without My Ghosts (featuring Phem)
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