Darkfighter 60266/10/2023 ![]() ![]() This is the sound of us really coming into our own. As soon as the doors shut behind you, you’re enveloped on the ride. Our intent was to create a cinematic body of work. I hope this one takes you as far away as possible. Lead guitarist Scott Holiday added, “Records are a healthy form of escapism. There are strong themes on this record of loss of identity, preservation of joy, and beholding light and shape again.” When it was taken from us, that made me want to sing about topics that were important. We missed the joy of the live show and that magical interaction. We recognized a responsibility to put a good word on people’s ears so there’s a good word coming back on their tongues too. We’re so divided, and you can’t step over the lines without offending someone. When I say ‘Cultural Mitosis’, there are lines being drawn constantly. I was thinking of this because the music sounded like pursuit.”Įlaborating on the genesis of DARKFIGHTER, Buchanan notes, “ DARKFIGHTER represents the cultural mitosis of isolation, the Pandemic, and the national fabric of the US getting looser and looser. It doesn’t matter who you are the great equalizer is coming. Other times, it would just be me, a priest, and a hole in the ground. Sometimes, they would be filled over capacity. ![]() I used to work in a mortuary as a service advisor for a few years, driving and opening the hearses. You’re fully aware of the impermanence of your existence, but you can’t think about it all the time-or it’ll fuck your life up. Regarding “Nobody Wants to Die,” vocalist Jay Buchanan shares, “You live your life knowing that the sword of Damocles is hanging over your head by a thread. The track notably marks the first new music from Rival Sons since the release of 2019’s FERAL ROOTS, which earned the band two GRAMMY Award nominations. Produced by longtime collaborator and multi GRAMMY Award-winner Dave Cobb, DARKFIGHTERis led by the explosive single “Nobody Wants to Die,” which is available on all streaming platforms and accompanied by an Éli Sokhn directed music video streaming now on Rival Sons’ YouTube channel. 2x GRAMMY-nominated band Rival Sons have announce details of their anxiously awaited new full-length album, DARKFIGHTER, which his set to arrive worldwide March 10 th.
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