Hurts Like Hell is the first new music from New Years Day in three years, and it's intense. The lyrics proves it, the music video shows it.
The California quintet's latest song, "Hurts Like Hell," opens with the lyrics, "I've got a fucked-up complex, I want what makes me damaged / The deeper I fall in this cycle, I just can't deny / I must be outta my mind, 'cause when you dig in the knife I kinda like it."
Speaking about the new song, vocalist Ash Costello said, "Hurts Like Hell might seem like a song about a relationship on the surface; in a way, it is, I suppose. As I struggled to navigate how to continue to pursue my passion during the pandemic, I realised that chaos is where I thrive."
He added, "I will stare down any obstacle, even if I look like a crazy person to subject myself to it. Eleanor Roosevelt said, 'We all know people who are so afraid of pain that they shut themselves up [...] and shrink until life is a mere living death.' Turning pain into progress and tragedy into triumph is a particularly satisfying victory. As the saying goes: 'nothing worth having comes easy."
Because of this, he confirmed that the band's latest offering has a special and a personal meaning to him. He added thathis affinity with anarchy and chaos is acknowledged and celebrated in this song.
New Years Day begin a US next month, by supporting Halestorm. The tour kicks off in Huntsville, Alabama on September 21 and wraps in Sacramento, California on October 8. Things remain busy for them aftewards.
The band also announced their fall headlining tour. The band will embark on a tour beginning on October 8 in Palmdale, California, and concluding on October 23. Tickets for general admission go on sale on August 19 at 10 a.m. local time. In addition to festival appearances at Louder Than Life and Aftershock, Halestorm will embark on a fall 2022 headline tour prior to the headlining run. Obtain additional details at nydrock.com.
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Ash Costello and Nikki Misery formed New Years Day in Orange County, California in 2013. Their 2013 Another Century debut, "Victim to Villain," featured their breakout single "Angel Eyes" (feat. Chris Motionless).
In 2015, the band's Epidemic EP and critically praised "Malevolence" album established their spot in the heavy music landscape, garnering more than 20 million views on YouTube.
In 2017, they headlined the longest-running touring festival, Vans Warped Tour.
In 2018, they published the EP Diary of a Creep as a tribute to the musicians who had influenced them. The EP includes performances of "Only Happy When It Rains" by Garbage (with Lzzy Hale) and "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order, among others.
"Hurts Like Hell" is the follow-up to New Years Day's 2019 album, "Unbreakable," which was produced by Mitchell Marlow and Scott Stevens to create a powerful rock record with pop tendencies.
"Unbreakable" debuted at number one on the iTunes rock chart and spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Current Hard Music Albums chart. "Shut Up" and "Come For Me" became the band's first Active Rock radio charting singles. The album's global streams topped 30 million, establishing New Years Day as a formidable force.
The band supported Unbreakable with a combination of headlining performances, festivals, and globe tours alongside Halestorm, In This Moment, Godsmack, and many more others.
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