DYING WISH ANNOUNCE FLESH STAYS TOGETHER, DROP NEW SINGLE “I’LL KNOW YOU’RE NOT AROUND”
Portland’s metalcore powerhouse Dying Wish has officially announced their upcoming album Flesh Stays Together, and they’re kicking off the new era with a searing single titled “I’ll Know You’re Not Around.” Equal parts aggressive and emotionally devastating, the track offers a powerful glimpse into what promises to be the band’s most personal and punishing record to date.
Building on the raw intensity of their breakout 2021 debut, Fragments of a Bitter Memory, Dying Wish continues to refine their sound, melding guttural breakdowns with sweeping melodic moments and deeply vulnerable lyrics. “I’ll Know You’re Not Around” captures that evolution perfectly. The track opens with an explosive wave of riffs and pummeling drums, while vocalist Emma Boster delivers a heart-wrenching performance that grapples with loss, abandonment, and emotional fallout.
The announcement of Flesh Stays Together signals a new creative chapter for the band—one rooted in emotional honesty, personal trauma, and the resilience it takes to hold yourself together when everything else is falling apart. While the full tracklist and release date are still to come, the themes are already clear: pain, survival, and confronting the darkness with everything you've got.
The single arrives alongside a haunting and artful music video co-directed by Eric Richter and guitarist Pedro Carrillo. Visually intense and symbolically rich, the video is filled with imagery of blood and ritual, offering a striking visual metaphor for the song’s emotional weight. As Carrillo explains, “It opens up where this band can go and how vulnerable things can be. Whether it is by our own accord or not, life is both vulnerable and artistic—even in the most confusing of times.”
With Flesh Stays Together, Dying Wish is not just pushing the boundaries of metalcore; they're tearing them down and rebuilding something rawer, more expressive, and more human. If “I’ll Know You’re Not Around” is any indication, this new era is going to cut deep.
