Legendary metalcore outfit The Amity Affliction have today announced the release of ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ (Redux), which is set to drop on the 27th of September. The announcement is paired with the re-release of fan-favourite track ‘My Fathers Son’, which is available on all platforms as of today.
‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ was a seminal record for the band when it was released in 2014. The bands 2nd Aria Number 1 album, ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ was praised by critics and fans alike – opening up the band to a larger audience, and pushing their sound to new heights. 10 years on and the fusion of raw emotion and dynamic soundscapes is just as poignant as it was upon release, full to the brim with timeless singles such as ‘Pittsburgh’, ‘Don’t Lean On Me’ and ‘The Weigh Down’.
The re-release comes after the band’s exit from their previous label, who they worked with from 2012’s ‘Chasing Ghosts’ up until 2018’s ‘Misery’. ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ (Redux) is the band’s chance to take back ownership of their art, and move on from a difficult situation that has weighed immensely on the band in recent years.
“We re-recorded this album for a few reasons, but it would be foolish for me not to mention the more monumental of these, that being that our deal with our previous record label had them taking the vast majority of all revenue from what has been our most successful album until recently. When you spend over two decades in an industry you get to see how predatory it can be, and the main victims of this predation are young bands that are wined and dined into deals that all but guarantee the band will only make money for the label and not for themselves.
This is what happened with us; we were never a group of people who were gunning to be massive or successful, we didn’t really look to the future at all, instead we were completely taken by the treatment we received and the promises that were made and only when it was far too late and we were far too far along in our contract to do anything about it.” JOEL BIRCH, THE AMITY AFFLICTION
The band hope this can be a lesson to younger bands – to actively look for fair deals and push towards smaller indie labels when considering a career in the industry.
“This is a chance to claw some of that back and have some ownership over our own songs, something that we didn’t have while with our old label. Let this be the canary in the coal mine for younger bands, in this day and age you can find ethical and equitable deals, you don’t need to believe the bullshit larger labels will feed you, and you can maintain control over your masters and own your own songs. Thankfully we’ve always told people to get fucked when they’ve tried to meddle in our music or this could have been even worse, in any case, I hope that you guys enjoy this and give it a thrashing, we are personally much happier with this new recreation.” JOEL BIRCH, THE AMITY AFFLICTION
The Amity Affliction are currently booked as headliners for the Big Pineapple Festival in Woombye, Queensland – with a lineup that includes the likes of Bliss N Eso, Golden Features and Peking Duk, set for the 19th of October. Following this, Australian fans will be able to catch the album in full this November, as they make their way across stages in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth with support from Ice Nine Kills, We Came As Romans and Heavensgate.
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