THE AMITY AFFLICTION DROP NEW VERSION OF SINGLE 'MY FATHERS SON' AS WELL AS ANNOUNCING REDUX VERSION OF ALBUM 'LET THE OCEAN TAKE ME'
Legendary metalcore outfit The Amity Affliction have recently announced the release of ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ (Redux), which is set to drop on the 27th of September. The announcement is paired with the re-release of fan-favourite track ‘My Fathers Son’, which is available on all platforms right now.
‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ was a seminal record for the band when it was released in 2014. The bands 2nd Aria Number 1 album, ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ was praised by critics and fans alike - opening up the band to a larger audience, and pushing their sound to new heights. 10 years on and the fusion of raw emotion and dynamic soundscapes is just as poignant as it was upon release, full to the brim with timeless singles such as ‘Pittsburgh’, ‘Don’t Lean On Me’ and ‘The Weigh Down’.
The re-release comes after the band's exit from their previous label, who they worked with from 2012’s ‘Chasing Ghosts’ up until 2018’s ‘Misery’. ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ (Redux) is the band’s chance to take back ownership of their art, and move on from a difficult situation that has weighed immensely on the band in recent years.
“We re-recorded this album for a few reasons, but it would be foolish for me not to mention the more monumental of these, that being that our deal with our previous record label had them taking the vast majority of all revenue from what has been our most successful album until recently. When you spend over two decades in an industry you get to see how predatory it can be, and the main victims of this predation are young bands that are wined and dined into deals that all but guarantee the band will only make money for the label and not for themselves. This is what happened with us; we were never a group of people who were gunning to be massive or successful, we didn’t really look to the future at all, instead we were completely taken by the treatment we received and the promises that were made and only when it was far too late and we were far too far along in our contract to do anything about it.”
JOEL BIRCH, THE AMITY AFFLICTION
UPCOMING SHOWS
Saturday 19th of October Big Pineapple Festival Woombye QLD
w/Bliss N’ Eso, Golden Features
Friday, 8th of November Riverstage Brisbane QLD
w/ Ice Nine Kills, We Came As Romans, Heavensgate
Saturday, 9th of November Hordern Pavilion Sydney NSW
w/ Ice Nine Kills, We Came As Romans, Heavensgate
Thursday, 14th of November John Cain Arena Melbourne, VIC
w/ Ice Nine Kills, We Came As Romans, Heavensgate
Friday 15th of November The Drive Adelaide SA
w/ Ice Nine Kills, We Came As Romans, Heavensgate Saturday 16th of November Red Hill Auditorium Perth WA
w/ Ice Nine Kills, We Came As Romans, Heavensgate
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