SPLIT CHAIN release new single 'I'm Not Dying To Be Here' - Debut UK & IE Headline Dates announced for March & April
Hotly-tipped Bristol nu-gaze band, Split Chain, currently touring the US with Silverstein and Thursday, have today released new single, ‘I’m Not Dying To Be Here’, on Epitaph Records.
Speaking of the track, the band says, “this song is a defiant anthem about breaking free from toxic relationships, no matter how deep the connection. It explores the internal battle of standing your ground when the person causing harm is a family member, long-time partner, or close friend. It’s a raw and honest reflection on the courage it takes to choose yourself, even when it means walking away from someone you once trusted”
Since forming in 2023, Bristol based Split Chain - vocalist Roberto Martinez-Cowles, guitarists Oli Bowles and Jake Reid, bassist Tom Davies and drummer Aaron Black – have been busy making waves with their brazen mixture of shoe gaze and nu metal influences that they call “nu-gaze”.
Formed as a creative outlet while on the road to recovery from addiction, the band members came together and cemented a deep bond over the healing power of music. By channeling their personal struggles into emotionally charged songs, they have connected with a growing fan base drawn to their vulnerability and honesty. “We were writing music as an escape, a distraction, to create what we wanted to listen to,” the band explains. “We ended up loving what we had created so much, and from this, Split Chain was formed.”
Backed by a handful of self-released tracks amassing fifteen million streams to date, their organic momentum has led them to a home with Epitaph Records as they continue to extend their global reach.
After teaming up to quietly release the energetic rager, ‘Haven’ last summer – described by The Alternative as the band’s “heaviest yet”– the quintet recently shared their second single under the label, ‘(Re)-Extract’ featuring Softcult. A reconstruction of an early Split Chain release, the darkly melodic track immerses you in a densely layered arrangement of droning guitars and thundering drums that give way to melancholic verses and a hypnotic hook.
Inspired by the band’s experiences with addiction, they explained, “It's so easy to get stuck in negative spirals, admitting defeat and accepting it as part of you and your personality; when in fact it is possible to find a way out.”
The band rounded off 2024 with a cover of Type O Negative’s ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Me’, which received praise and support from the legendary band themselves.
The band have today announced their first headline tour of the UK and Ireland, where they’ll be joined by special guestss, Mercury. Full dates below…
FORTHCOMING UK SHOWS
MARCH
28: CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach
29: LIVERPOOL Rough Trade
30: EDINBURGH Legends
31: ABERDEEN Tunnels
APRIL
01: NEWCASTLE The Grove
02: SHEFFIELD Yellow Arch
03: LEICESTER The Big Difference
04: KINGSTON Fighting Cocks
05: EXETER Cavern
09: DUBLIN Grand Social
10: BELFAST Voodoo
MAY
24: HATFIELD Hatfield Park - Slam Dunk Festial (South)
25: LEEDS Temple Newsam - Slam Dunk Festival (North)
JUNE
13 - 15: DONINGTON Donington Park - Download Festival
