{"id":95820,"date":"2024-03-14T13:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=95820"},"modified":"2024-03-14T20:02:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T20:02:30","slug":"song-of-the-day-mikes-dead-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/song-of-the-day-mikes-dead-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of the Day: Mike&#8217;s Dead &#8211; &#8216;WAR&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you blend industrial\/hard rock parts with modern trap and electronic elements, you expect the outcome to be intense. It&#8217;s exactly what multifaceted artist, <strong>Mike&#8217;s Dead<\/strong>, produces on his new single &#8211; <em>&#8216;WAR&#8217;<\/em><em>.\u00a0<\/em>With its adrenaline-fuelled urgency, high-octane chorus, and <strong>Mike&#8217;s Dead&#8217;s<\/strong> gritty vocal delivery, it&#8217;s an honest and volatile account of inner turmoil.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;&#8216;WAR &#8216;is about the mental battles that take place in my mind and wanting to push myself through greater &amp; greater challenges,&#8221;<\/em> <strong>Mike&#8217;s Dead <\/strong>shares. <em>&#8220;Screaming \u201cI want war, give me more\u201d was a call out for harder battles, more challenges, and to become the best version of myself I can be. I believe this song will resonate deeply for those who struggle with mental health and want to overcome their struggles to see a brighter future.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The release of &#8216;<em>WAR&#8217;<\/em> comes just months after the release of his <strong>Hopeless Records <\/strong>debut\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6pF5KuAy54mBKTvpQR3KTP?si=_NXlVWEkQh2x4K1KwfnEjg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>&#8216;REBIRTH&#8217;\u00a0<\/em>EP<\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em>The six-track effort proved to be equally lethal and cathartic. It also saw\u00a0<strong>Mike&#8217;s Dead<\/strong> confidently claim to become the new face of industrial metal.\u00a0 While it&#8217;s a bold statement, there&#8217;s no doubt he&#8217;s making waves having evolved from his raw trap origins. By knocking down genre boundaries, he&#8217;s become an expansive artist.<\/p>\n<p>With further new music teased for the rest of 2024,\u00a0<strong>Mike&#8217;s Dead<\/strong>&#8216;s touring schedule will see him playing a whole host of shows. He&#8217;s currently supporting alt-metallers\u00a0A Killer\u2019s Confession, while gearing up for a tour with <strong>In This Moment<\/strong>, <strong>Kim Dracula<\/strong> and <strong>I See Stars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: WAR\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4QsGae2JSVgjdfoW1bnaN3?si=ho43fb8GR-Wx5KwM80pBeg&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;WAR&#8217;<\/em> by <strong>Mike&#8217;s Dead<\/strong> is available now on\u00a0<strong>Hopeless Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Find <strong>Mike&#8217;s Dead<\/strong> on: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mikesdead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikes_dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X (Formerly Twitter)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mikes.dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6uLNznYVguXrwbIPj9qUb1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/artist\/mikes-dead\/1393801906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/mikesdead.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mikesdead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>From Monday to Friday, we put the spotlight on a fresh track that you\u00a0need\u00a0to hear.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Every week, we aim to showcase a wide range of music, from familiar favourites to emerging bands to DIY newcomers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Want to submit your new track for a potential &#8216;Song of the Day&#8217; 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