Dayseeker has officially announced their second annual holiday headline show with support from Rain City Drive and Ghost Atlas. The show is set to take place on December 28 at House Of Blues in Anaheim. This is the after-Christmas gift we all deserve, TBH. The band will be playing their 2022 album Dark Sun front to back during the show, offering a sweet send-off to the end of the album’s era. According to the band’s Instagram, the holiday headline show “will be a night to remember.” You can score your presale tickets right now with code DARKSUN. All tickets will… Read more »
As if Dayseeker weren’t already experiencing an incredible 2024 across the festival circuit and their recent sold-out tour?! The four-piece has just announced the Dark Sun Protocol Tour across the United States this fall. Alpha Wolf, Catch Your Breath, and Kingdom Of Giants will join the tour as support. “We’re really excited for ‘Dark Sun Protocol,’ considering it’s been years since we’ve headlined some of these cities,” frontman Rory Rodriguez shares. “This will be our biggest and best live show to see so far—guaranteed.” Tickets for Dayseeker’s Dark Sun Protocol Tour will be available this Friday, May 3, at 10… Read more »
Ahead of their support run alongside Dayseeker, which kicks off today in Buffalo, NY, Rain City Drive has issued a collaborative single, “Medicate Me,” with vocalist Rory Rodriguez. “‘Medicate Me’ is about chasing the high of a toxic relationship to escape boredom/complacency,” frontman Matt McAndrew shares of the new release. “Featuring Rory Rodriguez from Dayseeker, produced by Daniel Braunstein, mixed by Zakk Cervini, it was a blast to bring this song to life with such talented people.” Together, McAndrew and Rodriguez harmonize seamlessly, their vocals entangling through the vibrant instrumentation and culminating in a chorus that is both mesmerizing and… Read more »
For music fans located in the UK and Europe, it’s been an exciting day filled with tour announcements. Dayseeker, Boston Manor, and Yellowcard have all announced separate tour dates throughout the region. Yellowcard shared that they are celebrating two decades of Ocean Avenue with fans based in the UK and EU beginning in November. Plus, they will have support from Story Of The Year and This Wild Life. The tour kicks off on November 12 in Glasgow and concludes in Cologne on November 24. Check out the full tour below. In a social media post on Twitter/X, Story Of The… Read more »
Dayseeker is on the verge of kicking off their Dark Sun Worldwide Tour later this month. The band has shared that Polaris has unfortunately dropped off the tour as support. In a statement shared on their social platforms as an important tour update, Dayseeker shares, “Very sad to announce that @polarisaus will be unable to join us on our upcoming US tour this April/May.” They continue, “We love them whole heartedly and wish them some healthy time at home so they can come back stronger than ever. Moving forward, we’re incredibly excited to say the almighty @silentplanetband will be filling… Read more »
Dayseeker has delivered a reimagined version of their single, “Neon Grave.” The post-hardcore act is exploring the slower, acoustic side of themselves with their upcoming album, Replica. It drops on April 19 via Spinefarm and showcases how the group can maneuver between different sound spaces. Agony and loss mixed with heartbreak are prevalent in this version. It creates another level of what “Neon Grave” can convey through this reimagination of the original which generates a new dimension of sentimental meaning for vocalist Rory Rodriguez. ‘Neon Grave‘ is about my father’s battle and passing from cancer,” he explains. “Getting to reimagine… Read more »
Dayseeker releases their haunting cover of Evanescence’s song, “My Immortal.” The track will be on their upcoming acoustic album, Replica, which drops on April 19 via Spinefarm. The music video for the rendition is a homage to how stripped down from their original post-hardcore sound they’re looking to showcase to fans. Standing in a studio with vocalist Rory Rodriguez and guitarist Gino Sgambelluri, they paint a sad picture emphasizing the theme of isolated grief. When the chorus builds up, the emotional tangent Rodriguez rips into is simplistically gripping. It is a rare feat when it comes to reimagining classic works… Read more »
Dayseeker is stripping down their sound on their upcoming acoustic album, Replica. With the album announcement, they also dropped a reimagined version of“Burial Plot” featuring Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo. The track, which initially appeared on the group’s 2019 full-length Sleeptalk, incorporates a handy-dandy guitar and elevates itself through other vocal additions. Partnering with two powerhouse vocalists like Shomo and Dayseeker’s Rory Rodriguez, generates an evocative sound that makes this reimagined rendition stand out above the group’s original version of the track. The reverberation in play with the vocals creates an atmosphere for the listener that assists with impacting the message… Read more »
If you weren’t on the 2024 ShipRocked Cruise, you missed out on a dazzling collab from Afterlife and Dayseeker. Luckily, you can find a snippet of the crossover on Afterlife’s Instagram page. Lead singer Tyler Levenson joined Dayseeker during their set to add screams to 2022’s “Dreamstate” from Dark Sun. In an Instagram Reels caption, Afterlife said, “It’s one of those ‘you just had to be there’ moments!” Maybe if we watch the video enough times, they’ll drop the full live track on YouTube. Fingers crossed! Check out the performance below. Of course, ShipRocked was jam-packed with fun. The cruise… Read more »
Orange County’s own melodic metalcore quartet, Dayseeker, just launched a brand-new music video for their track “Dreamstate.” The song comes from their 2022 LP Dark Sun, which featured fellow singles “Without Me” and “Crying While You’re Dancing.” The gray-hued, garage-themed music video follows a deeply personal struggle with grief for vocalist Rory Rodriguez. “Your soul departed, the sky turned blue/But when I’m sleeping, I talk with you,” he sings mournfully over equally bittersweet guitar rhythms. Check out the new video below. “‘Dreamstate’ is about vivid dreams I had of my father after he passed,” shares Rodriguez. “There were truly times it… Read more »
