Metalcore heavyweights, The Ghost Inside, recently announced their sixth album, Searching For Solace, will be released on April 19th, via Epitaph Records. They have now shared their new single, “Split,” along with its own lyric video. The band will also be on tour in North America from mid April. Head into the article below to check out the new track and find out more from the band.
Pre-order Searching For Solace and stream “Split” here.
Conveying intense emotional distress through a harsh vocal fry and aggressive instrumentation, the band explains, ““Split” is about the times your world is falling apart and you get trapped in your own head with an imagination making you question reality, sending you spinning towards your breaking point.”
Four years since their self-titled album, Searching For Solace arrives at an optimal time in the lives of The Ghost Inside. Nine years removed from the horrific bus crash that forever changed their trajectory, The Ghost Inside have learned an esoteric truth about tranquility. As the axiom says, “it’s the journey, not the destination” – a theme explored throughout the band’s dynamic sixth album, Searching for Solace.
“People always ask me how I remain positive,” vocalist Jonathan Vigil muses. “I’m realizing now that there’s never really a time where you reach that point of ‘happiness.’ It’s a constant journey. I know that life is hills and valleys. You must be willing to embrace new things, stand up for yourself, and adapt. Because the goalposts just move further away. The search for solace never ends.”
Merging metalcore’s proficiency with punk’s urgency, Searching For Solace features production from Dan Braunstein (Spiritbox, Dayseeker) who took the reins on most of the record, with other tracks handled by Cody Quistad (Wage War), Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland (August Burns Red, Bloodywood). Building a bridge between more aggressive sounds and thoughtful messaging, the album boasts the most fundamental elements of The Ghost Inside: honesty, vulnerability, the message, and the melody. Unafraid to embrace darker themes and expanded sonic landscapes, Searching for Solace is a quintessential entry to The Ghost Inside’s catalog.
“There’s more singing and song structure than on the previous album, but there are also some of the heaviest songs we’ve done,” notes Jim Riley (bass). “We really know who we are, and we also feel comfortable stepping into the future. This is a new chapter, but it’s not disconnected from what the band sounded like before. It’s more of an extension of it. We’re excited by it.”
Searching For Solace tracklisting:
01 Going Under
02 Death Grip
03 Light Years
04 Secret
05 Split
06 Wash It Away
07 Cityscapes
08 Earn It
09 Wrath
10 Reckoning
11 Breathless
The metalcore giants will be hitting the road for a headlining tour across North America with special guests Paleface Swiss, Bleed From Within, and Great American Ghost, kicking off in Las Vegas on April 19th and ending in Ohio on May 16.
Tickets are on sale now at theghostinside.com
The Ghost Inside On Tour
Apr 19 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
Apr 20 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
Apr 21 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
Apr 23 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
Apr 24 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
Apr 25 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
Apr 26 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
Apr 28 – Toronto, ON – History
Apr 29 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
Apr 30 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
May 02 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
May 03 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
May 04 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
May 06 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
May 07 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
May 09 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
May 10 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
May 11 – Columbia, SC – The Senate
May 12 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville*
May 14 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
May 15 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
May 16 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple*
*festival appearance
Lineup
Jonathan Vigil – Vocals
Zach Johnson – Guitar
Chris Davis – Guitar
Jim Riley – Bass
Andrew Tkaczyk – Drums
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