Pre-Orders for Blind Love are available today and include an instant download of the title track. Jumping right into inspired sessions with producer Taylor Larson (From First To Last, I See Stars, Periphery), the band emerged with Blind Love, which according to Douglas, “is an impassioned record about relationships and being blind to another’s faults – and our struggles to look past our mistakes.” All this ultimately lead to a worldwide deal with Victory Records in December 2016. They continued pushing the boundaries of all genres, playing as openers and headliners, and turned the Australian rock scene on its head. AWAKEN I AM’s live show is impressive as well, erupting with energy, which was witnessed around the world on tours with Chiodos, The Devil Wears Prada, Emarosa, headlining dates in Japan and an appearance at So What Festival in Dallas. In 2014, AWAKEN I AM released their first album Shields & Crowns, which went on to extensive radio play across Australia, reaching #3 on the iTunes Metal Chart. Something I feel shows both sides of love and hate.” He adds, “The imagery in the music video of the rose withering over time representing a dying love, while the broken mirror represents seeing a muddled version of who you want to be. On the track, vocalist Adam Douglas says it was written from his personal experience of becoming someone he never wanted to be, but being loved anyway. The Australian Gold Coast quintet have delivered a captivatingly hypnotic and visually liberating music video for the first single and title track, “Blind Love.” EST.Blind Love, the sonically infectious, ethereal and groundbreaking new album from AWAKEN I AM is set for release on September 29 th, 2017. In a post on Facebook at the time, they promised fans that the band would continue as a way to fulfill Oakley’s passion and “make him proud by keeping it alive.”Īwaken I Am will host a public Q&A session this Monday, March 18, through Ask Me Anything at r/posthardcore. Oakley passed away in May 2018 in what the band referred to as a “tragic accident” though no further information was given on his cause of death. The five-song record is due out via Victory Records on April 26 which also happens to be Oakley’s birthday. Two of the songs (“By Your Side” and “Dissolution”) were written by Oakley before his untimely death while the other three tracks (“Kin,” “Indifference,” and “The Stages of Grief”) are tributes to the act’s fallen bandmate. “Kin” joins previously released tracks “Dissolution” and “ Indifference” on The Beauty in Tragedy.įollowing Oakley’s death, the band made their way to the United States to write and record their new set of songs with producer Taylor Larson (The Word Alive, Asking Alexandria). ‘Kin’ was our chance to bring those emotions to the surface and say what we needed towards the responsible party.” “Part of dealing with the loss of our brother Connor was coming to terms that he was taken from us far too soon and the anger stemming from that. “What would you say to someone who took a loved one from you if you had the chance?” begins drummer Luke McKenzie in a press statement about the new track. With lyrics such as “I hope that there’s no peace” and “What I once loved now just brings pain and what brought pain has become my escape,” the group is making it known that they will never forgive the responsible party. The video continues with the band performing the song on a soundstage while shots of the people who were affected by the accident are interwoven.ĭon’t expect the band to shy away from calling out the person responsible for the tragedy. The song begins with the spine-chilling news report of the tragic accident that claimed Verner-Oakley’s life. On Thursday (March 14), the Australian band released the music video for their third single, “Kin.”Īs with all five songs featured on the forthcoming record, “Kin” is a tribute to the group’s late guitarist Connor Verner-Oakley. Awaken I Am have returned with another new song off their upcoming new EP.
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