Dead Days Release Ferocious New Single “ROT”

Canadian metalcore outfit Dead Days returns with the in-your-face single “ROT,” their first of 2024, out today, April 18th.

With its punchy instrumentation, “ROT” sonically kicks you in the teeth from the get-go. It’s a sonic fusion of two distinct musical landscapes: the flurry of percussion and riffs brings the modern metalcore flair you’d expect from bands like Invent Animate and Currents. At the same time, the soaring chorus harkens back to The Poison-era Bullet For My Valentine in the best way possible. It’s a nostalgic aesthetic for the newer generation.

Singer Don Tuer comments:

“Our song ‘ROT’ is about our inner breakdowns as functional human beings. The struggle to see the best in ourselves as we search for the right way to act around others. We want the easiest path to success by doing as little as possible, scratching and clawing for a way into the algorithm. We are all looking for the perfect ritual to save us from our day-to-day lives. Most of us don’t even care who we hurt to obtain what we want, seeking out love when we don’t even love ourselves. How can we get anywhere worth going without figuring that out first?”

“ROT” is the direct follow-up to 2023’s “Death Song,” which premiered via idobi Howl to overwhelmingly positive reviews. It will be accompanied by an official music video, set to be released on the band’s YouTube channel on release day.

Dead Days “ROT” single artwork