Female fronted melodic death metal band Your Chance to Die (YCTD) have checked in with the following:
“This post goes out to all YCTD fans from the US to around the world. Please take a minute to read it, translate it and understand it.”
“We do NOT believe in labeling musical genres with religion included. If this were the case then a Muslim would need to label his band a ‘Muslim Death Metal band’. The press and media have been the ones to try and stick a label on YCTD because of the beliefs of some of its members. People have loved us and hated us for the label which we have been given. If one would simply look at our social media pages you will see we are a Melodic Death Metal band. We are seeking not to be exclusive in our outreach for a fan base and ask for our fans to love or hate us based on their tastes in music.”
“There have been several comments made on the release of our new album. Yes, I, [Missi], wrote the lyrics. Yes, I, [Missi] am a Christian. Take that for what you want to take it as, but do not equate anything you feel in the lyrics to the band as a whole being ‘Christian’ (which is nothing more than a money making tag to stick on a band name, or anything else at this point in my opinion ). I apologize for confusion fans may have felt because of the insistence of the press and social media to label YCTD as such.”
“I also ask, if you do not care for what we stand or do not stand for, please just don’t buy the album. Reserve your comments to musical criticism. I am not interested in anyone bashing my beliefs nor bashing how I choose to express those beliefs. If you are a Christian you should understand this is not what Christ lived out in His life. And if you are not are Christian then follow your own statements of tolerance and do not be a hypocrite, choosing only to be tolerant of what you wish.”
“Thanks everyone and please take the time to help all of our fans in every part of the world understand this.”
“We love you all and thank you for your support!”
Your Chance To Die
Your Chance To Die‘s third album, “Ex Nihilo” is released on April 21st via EMP Label Group’s extreme metal imprint EMP Underground. Recorded by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me), mixed by Zack Ohren (Machine Head), and with album art by French digital artist / illustrator and graphic designer Pierre-Alain D., “Ex Nihilo” shows the band completely reinvented with deep symphonic atmospheres, inhuman precision and brutality, and a dual-female vocal onslaught.
Our review of “Ex Nihilo”can be found here.
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. End of Siege
3. Feeders
4. Skinwalker
5. Shapeshifters
6. Shadow and Flame
7. Omega
8. Ignite the Sky
Soundcloud Player: ‘Omega’
Lyric video for: ‘Skinwalker’
https://www.facebook.com/yourchancetodiesc/videos/1777646975588128/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED