The Amity Affliction have unleashed a new single, It’s Hell Down
Here, and announced details of their upcoming eighth album Not Without My
Ghosts.
Detailing the inspiration behind the typically meaningful track, vocalist Joel
Birch explains: “This song is a letter from myself and Ahren [Stringer],
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. 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.”
Not Without My Ghosts is due out in full on May 12 via Pure
Noise – in the meantime watch the video for It’s Hell Down Here now: