Comeback Kid releases 'Yesterday's Gone' featuring Incendiary • GRIMM Gent

Canadian hardcore heroes Comeback Kid have unleashed their new single “Yesterday’s Gone”, featuring Brendan Garrone of Incendiary. The track arrives as the latest preview of the band’s highly anticipated eighth studio album, Chosen Hell, due November 6 via SharpTone Records in the U.S. and Dine Alone Records in Canada. Pre-order it here (US) and here (Canada).

“We wanted to play to our strengths on “Yesterday’s Gone” by establishing our melodic signature sound with aggressive upbeat hardcore, and a pummeling breakdown to tie it all up.” explains singer Andrew Neufeld. “Having Brendan from Incendiary on it just upped the ante for us as he is one of the only two guests on this album. I feel like this song was rewritten a handful of times, bringing in different demo ideas for different songs and merging them into one monster track with a number of specific “moments” that we wanted to amplify.

Lyrically, in Comeback Kid fashion it speaks about letting go of the past and not letting that weigh you down. Will Putney, our producer, really helped with this one. Contributing to the breakdown intro “I’ve made my peace with every enemy but the one inside. I’ve filled a thousand graves with every memory… now I leave you behind!”

The new single follows the release of “Chosen Hell,” the album’s title track and first single. That song introduced the record’s broader thematic territory, exploring morality, ethics and the choices people make – even when they know those choices may ultimately hold them back.

Additionally, the album cover design is an actual structure built by Callum Preston in Melbourne, Australia.

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“CHOSEN HELL” TRACK LISTING:

Target On My Back
Vindication
Shedding Season (Feat. Courtney LaPlante)
Lost And Found
Underneath The Pressure
Chosen Hell
Yesterday’s Gone (Feat. Incendiary’s Brendan Garrone)
Tunnel Vision
Becoming
Heartland Elegy
Too Late

Defying a sadly and increasingly pervasive trend in today’s heavy music scene, Comeback Kid have managed to not only maintain but expand the energy and urgency of their groundbreaking debut and sophomore LPs over the course of a decorated 25+ year career. Luckily — at least for their fervidly loyal fanbase — there’s a lot to be angry about these days…

The quintet, comprised of Neufeld, guitarists Jeremy Hiebert and Stu Ross, bassist Chase Brenneman, and drummer Terrance Pettitt, cut Chosen Hell with heralded producer/engineer Will Putney at his Graphic Nature Audio studio in New Jersey — an exercise that clearly elevated the impact, power, and passion of these 11 tracks. “He’s also been a supporter of ours from the get, so he knows where we’re coming from and really understood our vision,” shares Neufeld. “We all played to our strengths as best we could, and I think that’s really apparent in the final product.”

Two selections add new names to Comeback Kid‘s long and diverse list of guest vocalists, with Spiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante injecting her raw guttural glory into “Shedding Season” while Incendiary‘s Brendan Garrone augments the ferocity of “Yesterday’s Gone” with his trademark swagger.

“Overall, I was able to let my guard down a little bit while writing for this one, and took more input from everybody else,” adds Neufeld. “It was really collaborative that way, which is also kind of new for us.”

It’s that blend of familiar musical fury laced with novel elements that’s earned Comeback Kid its loyal following and overall longevity — along with their ability to relay said fury from the stage. Through the years, they’ve toured relentlessly alongside iconic acts from every corner of heavy music — hardcore icons like Hatebreed and Sick of It All; punk pioneers including Dropkick Murphys and Bad Religion; metal masters like Gojira and Parkway Drive; and even rock radio mainstays like Rise Against and Alexisonfire.

There’s still plenty to be angry about, but Chosen Hell is a masterclass in processing that pain and rage and outputting something truly transcendent — a reward for conquering the hardships we all encounter. And if Comeback Kid can carry forward this trend of continually exceeding their own standards, then we can only eagerly await what might come next.