Photo Credit: Maciej Pieloch
Death thrash force DIETH - featuring Grammy Award winning bassist David Ellefson, Swedish Grammy nominated guitarist/vocalist Guilherme Miranda (ex-ENTOMBED A.D.) and drummer Michal Lysejko (ex-DECAPITATED) - will release their debut full-length, To Hell And Back, this Friday, June 2, 2023 via Napalm Records!
Today, the band is thrilled to release their new single and bassist David Ellefson's first ever solo lead vocal performance of his career, "Walk With Me Forever". The touching ballad - which premiered yesterday via Loudwire Nights - holds very special meaning on this US Memorial Day week, as it explores the intense loss of a loved one and their memory providing the strength to carry on.
The track's haunting accompanying music video, also out today, shows David Ellefson narrating a story of love and loss, directed by Oskar Szramka and starring notable Polish actors Jan Napieralski and Agnieszka Gozdziewicz.
Ellefson states about the track:
"We've all experienced loss and grief at some point in our life, and this song expresses that feeling as well as the gratitude we find when accepting, letting go and carrying the beauty of that person's life with us as we move on."
Watch the music video for "Walk With Me Forever" on KNAC.COM HERE.
DIETH marks the exciting resurgence of three renowned musicians, coming together as a new musical force after years of silence. Produced by DIETH with mixing and mastering by Tomasz Zed Zalewski at Zed Studios in Chechło, Poland, To Hell And Back represents new beginnings - musically, lyrically and for the band members themselves.
Weaving a sinister thread of unrelenting tech-steeped death metal, rapid thrash bangers and even boasting the first ever lead vocal performance by David Ellefson on a track, the members of DIETH have pushed beyond the stereotypes of their former genres to create an unexpected yet charismatic and dynamic new sonic footprint.
Opening with an entrancing acoustic introduction, first track "To Hell And Back" quickly slams in with a punishing death metal attack. Tracks like "Dead Inside" and "Don't Get Mad...Get Even!" showcase the thrash-infused side of DIETH, while death metal anthems such as "Wicked Disdain" and "The Mark of Cain" lean diabolical with hair-raising solos and breakneck paced rhythms backed by crushing walls of aggression. Standout "Free Us All" flirts with the record's pace by blending winding passages and aggression with throwback bass-driven interludes with psychedelic production, followed by "Heavy Is The Crown" - a slow and low grinder featuring stoner metal groove, a swaying chorus and a blues-infused solo. Pensive, powerful ballad "Walk With Me Forever" showcases David Ellefson's lead vocal performance debut, singing about the intense loss of a loved one and their memory providing the strength to carry on.
Ending with intensely beautiful "Severance", To Hell And Back proves that DIETH isn't just another side project or "supergroup", but rather the collective reincarnation of three renowned heavy metal forces who, by harnessing their own pain and conflict, have delivered an exciting next chapter no metal fan will want to miss!
To Hell And Back Track List:
- "To Hell And Back"
- "Don't Get Mad ... Get Even!"
- "Wicked Disdain"
- "Free Us All"
- "Heavy Is The Crown"
- "Walk With Me Forever"
- "Dead Inside"
- "The Mark Of Cain"
- "In The Hall Of The Hanging Serpents"
- "Severance"
To Hell And Back will be available in the following formats:
- 1CD Digisleeve
- 1LP Gatefold Black
- Limited 1LP Die Hard Vinyl (Marbled Red/Black) w/ wristband, embroidered patch, signed autograph card - Napalm mail order only, limited to 300
- Digital Album
[Limited 1LP Die Hard Vinyl (Marbled Red/Black) w/ wristband, embroidered patch, signed autograph card - Napalm mail order only, limited to 300]
DIETH Live:
- 05.06.2023 DE, Berlin / Columbia Theater (supporting Testament + Voivod)
- 16.06.2023 DE, Hannover / Capitol (supporting Testament + Voivod)
- 15. - 18.06.2023 BE, Dessel / Graspop Metal Festival
- 06. - 08.07.2023 CZ, Velke Mezirici / Fajtfest
- 03. - 05.08.2023 PT, Vagos / Vagos Metal Fest
- 20.08.2023 FR, Carhaix / Motorcultor Festival
