Dead Icarus, featuring former Atreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas, have released a horror-inspired video for “1 Million Days.” The track is taken from their debut album Zealot, set to arrive on October 31 via MNRK Heavy.
Varkatzas comments:
“‘1 Million Days’ is as close as Dead Icarus gets to a power ballad on ZEALOT. When I first started writing the lyrics, I thought it was about failing someone else and seeking their forgiveness. As I finished the lyrics, it became more first person and about letting one’s self down and forgiving one’s self for mistakes made. Sometimes, the weight we bear is placed upon our own shoulders by ourselves and only we can remove it. The video is sort of a tongue-in-cheek homage to late ’80s horror, filmed inside a haunted house that is housed inside a haunted building from the 1800s.”
Gabe Mangold (Enterprise Earth) adds:
“Musically, ‘1 Million Days came from the intention of creating an epic, powerful, catchy, and emotional metalcore ‘power ballad,’ as Alex stated. I’m a sucker for all guitar things from the ’80s, so naturally a catchy, singable, harmonized lead in the chorus was the first thing written and it set the tone for the rest of the composition. Don’t let the word ‘ballad’ fool you, though. This song has some unexpected twists and turns as well that aren’t a part of your conventional emotional rock song.”
Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:
Track List:
01) THE UNCONQUERABLE
02) BEARING BURDENS AND SAVING SKIN
03) ZEALOT
04) 1 MILLION DAYS
05) TEMPTATIONS KISS
06) FOUNTAINS OF DEATH
07) CASTING SPELLS
08) HELL OPENS ITS MOUTH
09) VADE RETRO SATANA
10) SECRETS IN THE DARK
11) BETRAYAL SHAPED DAGGERS
