Band: Starkill
Song: “Hanging Up My Halo”
Album: Hanging Up My Halo
Release Date: January 22nd, 2027
Label: Self-released
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Guitarist/vocalist Parker Jameson issued the following upon the video’s debut:
“Hanging Up My Halo, both the album as a whole and especially the title track, largely reflect our journey out of what felt like a pit of creative frustration and struggle.
A lot transpired between our previous full-length and Halo, from covid, to individual hurdles and issues, and a lot of creative tug-of-wars in the band.
Not only could we not individually figure out where we wanted to take the band, but we were also butting heads a lot in the creative process as well. We lost a band member, I was creatively burned out, and I went so far as to stop writing and even listening to metal as a whole. I barely played guitar for years.
At some point though I busted open a recording session and just started writing again, approaching things the way I did when we first started the band. All I wanted to do was write metal that reminded me of when I first discovered it, when it was new and fascinating and powerful, and after writing one track, I realized how much I missed it.
I called Tony and sent him the track, and we knew that we were finally in the right lane once again. That sentiment was additionally reinforced after we played Mad With Power, our first show after years of being dormant.
Lyrically and musically, the album is about recognizing and incorporating negativity and using it to construct something powerful.”
Drummer Spencer Weidner added:
“We knew pretty early on that this would be the center point for the album. It’s got all the melody and mayhem that we call home, and just the right amount of cinematic flourish.”