Canadian metalcore outfit Dead Days returns with the in-your-face single “ROT,” their first of 2024, out today, April 18th. With its punchy instrumentation, “ROT” sonically kicks you in the teeth from the get-go. It’s a sonic fusion of two distinct musical landscapes: the flurry of percussion and riffs brings the modern metalcore flair you’d expect from bands like Invent Animate and Currents. At the same time, the soaring chorus harkens back to The Poison-era Bullet For My Valentine in the best way possible. It’s a nostalgic aesthetic for the newer generation. Singer Don Tuer comments: “Our song ‘ROT’ is about our inner breakdowns as functional human beings. The struggle to see the best in ourselves as we search for the right way to act around others. We want the easiest path to success by...