Arizona nü-metal unit DED have set September 19th as the release date for their upcoming full-length RESENT; it will be out via UNFD. The effort will feature guest spots by Mudvayne frontman Chad Gray, Upon A Burning Body’s Danny Leal, and Chris Motionless of Motionless In White. Speaking of RESENT, vocalist Joe Cotela states:
“Looking back at the period of time writing and recording this album is a wild thing to do, as it was recorded over the course of three years. We found ourselves stuck not being able to be active due to behind-the-scenes business shit. We’ll leave it at that but It was awful for our band, for our momentum and for our growth in a fast moving world as a newer band.
But just because we couldn’t release music or play shows, it didn’t stop us from being who we are and doing what we do as artists. We made our own recording studio Trash Island Studios in Phoenix. With all of that time, we just went nuts writing songs — a lot of songs. And we did it all ourselves this time. Aside from the help of mixing and mastering the album by our friends Zach Jones and KJ Strock, we engineered, produced and wrote almost every part of this record by ourselves with no outside influences.
On top of that we did get some of our favorite vocalists and friends: Chad Gray of Mudvayne, Chris Motionless of Motionless In White. and Danny Leal of Upon A Burning Body to do features on three unique tracks on the album with us. We are honored to have each of them add their own unique flavors to these songs.
So this is the most ‘unfiltered’ DED release to come out. We have 100 percent love and gratitude for everyone that we have worked with to make DED music in the past. They changed our lives and we learned so much and carry their wisdom with us. But for this record, it was four guys getting back to our roots of having fun trying to make good heavy music that made us happy first before anyone. It was the way that we wrote when we started DED. I think that early spirit has been channeled again but in a new way.
This album is three years of trials and tribulations. The internal battle of telling yourself over and over ‘I can do this, I can do anything that I set my mind to.’ That was coupled with the anger and frustration of existing in the current climate of the past couple years in the world and our struggles to overcome and remain steadfast in our pursuits. These songs are the angriest and at the same time the catchiest tracks that we have ever put down. You will hear so many influences from rock, nu metal, hardcore, thrash, hip-hop, electronic, experimental, metalcore, pop, alternative, and more. We are all music fans first and foremost and we cooked up these songs to taste exactly the way that we wanted them to.
It has been four years since our last record and we hope that these songs reflect that amount of time being spent sweating it out over the stove. Through gratitude, perseverance and pride, we can now give RESENT to the world.”
The album announcement is coupled with the premiere of their new track “Eraser”; listen below. Cotela said of it:
“This is a universal song about reflection and being cognitive of your own bullshit. The concept of recognizing and unlearning our negative habits and attributes is a powerful thing. We’re all sculpted by our experiences with family and the world into what we are today and every day that we wake up we are given the chance and the choice to be anything and any version of ourselves that we want to be.
A lot of the themes that I’m getting into on our new album and really our whole catalogue are very realistic takes on knowing that you aren’t perfect and addressing those pitfalls to yourself to become the best version of you possible. Having the bravery to be vulnerable and accountable with yourself and setting the ego aside to get out of our own way is paramount. Learning and then unlearning our traumas and triggers is the key to the door. I love the unique influences and canvas that the band made for me to sing over and this song is a favorite of mine.”
RESENT is now available for pre-order at this location.
RESENT track listing:
- “Wasted”
- “You Want Honest?” feat. Chad Gray (Mudvayne)
- “Purpose: Be Myself”
- “Rockstar”
- “Eraser”
- “Never Belong”
- “Dig Deep”
- “Fuck With It”
- “Point Of No Return”
- “Rise Above It All” feat. Danny Leal (Upon A Burning Body)
- “Fight Forever (2 Rot)”
- “Until I Die” feat. Chris Motionless (Motionless In White)
