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Awake Again's EP "A PROMISE OF BETTER DAYS" is now fully released!
Their latest single, "PARAS!TE," is the most brutal onslaught of the band's production.
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Awake Again, delivering modern alternative metal with unabashed energy, will release their new single, "PARAS!TE," this Friday. It's the band's heaviest and fastest song yet, unapologetically slamming the listener in the face before inviting them to sing along in the chorus!
"When composing this track, we decided it's time for a mosh pit song! While our previous songs had heavy parts for raging, this time there's no break in the action! We wanted to make a song where you could mosh in a circle pit the whole time. I think we succeeded admirably," vocalist Matti Österman explains about the song's creation process.
"The heaviness of the 'PARAS!TE' combined with desperate lyrics create the perfect combination for letting off steam. The title refers to how the protagonist of the song doesn't recognize themselves in their own life, living according to others' expectations. They don't know if they're the master of their own life or just a parasite," guitarist Maron Lahdenperä describes.
The song also wraps up the release process of the Turku-based band's EP "A Promise of Better Days." The band says the EP perfectly showcases what Awake Again is in 2024. Having gone through changes in personnel, the band now exudes more confidence and rage than ever before, while still retaining occasional sensitivity and beauty.
"'A Promise of Better Days' presents four very different songs, all sounding unmistakably like Awake Again. The EP starts with the party-metal blast of 'SATURDAY NIGHT (I AM ALIVE)' and transitions to the sometimes chaotically rushing 'EVEN THE DEAD FISH CAN SWIM UPSTREAM.' Next up is today's release, 'PARAS!TE.' The EP closes with the grandiose anti-war anthem 'ENEMY,'" the band lists.