French metalcore force Resolve return with their brand new single ‘Spread My Ashes Into Space’, marking the beginning of a bold new chapter for the band. Cinematic, crushing and deeply emotional, the track arrives alongside the announcement of their new album of the same name, set for release on 15th January, 2027.
Stream and pre-order here: https://arisingempire.com/Resolve
The modern metalcore DNA that has defined the band, the single expands their sonic world with a renewed sense of ambition, depth and cinematic scope. At its heart, ‘Spread My Ashes Into Space’ explores the overwhelming desire to escape when the weight of reality becomes impossible to ignore. Space becomes a metaphor for absolute freedom, a place beyond expectations, pressure and noise. Against imagery of infinite darkness, solar flares and hyperspace, the song wrestles with the line between surrender and self preservation, repeatedly returning to its central question: “Is it a cure or an escape?”
The band comments: “This first single and title track dive into the moment the breaking point is reached, and how that kickstarts a new perspective. The core of this song revolves around one specific question that kept coming up when writing the lyrics: “Is it a cure or an escape?”. I’ve had times when the sheer weight of everything, the noise, the expectations, made me almost consider changing up my whole life and escape to a quieter, more serene place. In this song, space represents this: an ultimate silence and isolation. A place with “no rules, no gods, just infinite black unknown. It’s about the desperate need to find a sanctuary where you can finally be free from the weight of reality, a place where you can just exist however you see fit. This place has been harder and harder to reach for me these past few years, and I think I’m not alone in that. Some might read the lyrics and see a dark surrender, but I want the audience to see it as written from a place of hope. It’s that feeling of being an “escape artist with no hands,” trying to find a way out when you’re completely backed into a corner. Ultimately, it’s a very raw admission that sometimes, the urge to disappear isn’t about wanting to escape the actual world, but simply trying to save yourself from a system that feels too loud.”
Catch the band live:
20.01.2027 I La Cartonnerie I Reims, France
21.01.2027 I La Laiterie I Strasbourg, France
22.01.2027 I Transbordeur I Villeurbanne, France
23.01.2027 I Rockstore I Montpellier, France
24.01.2027 I CCM John Lennon I Limoges, France
26.01.2027 I Le Metronum I Toulouse, France
27.01.2027 I Le Rocher de Palmer I Cenon, France
28.01.2027 I Warehouse I Nantes, France
29.01.2027 I The Black Lab I Wasquehal, France
30.01.2027 I La Cigale I Paris, France
Resolve online: https://www.instagram.com/resolveofficial
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