In an interview with the Brutally Scrumptious podcast, Aaron Stainthorpe of MY DYING BRIDE spoke about his new band HIGH PARASITE, which launched its debut album, “Endlessly We Burn”, final September through Candlelight/Spinefarm. Produced by Gregor Waterproof coat of PARADISE LOST, the LP — with Stainthorpe and bassist/vocalist Danny “Tombs” Lambert on the helm — blends steel, gothic rock, and darkish synth-pop into a robust and emotionally uncooked sound.,
Requested how tough it was emotionally for him to step away from MY DYING BRIDE and do one thing new, Aaron mentioned (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Properly, it did not occur like that. It kind of developed over months, I suppose. So I did not get up and abruptly go, ‘Proper, I am doing this now.’ It simply kind of developed, and when one thing evolves at a slower tempo, you’ve got received time to get used to it. It is not a giant shock and also you begin to develop into that different particular person.
“I mentioned it earlier than I am going to say it once more: I really feel 10 years youthful,” Aaron continued. “And so it have to be good for my well being. And weirdly — I do not understand how this works — I am consuming higher and I am consuming much less and I am exercising extra. So no matter I’ve determined to develop into or do is admittedly useful on so many alternative ranges.”
Requested if MY DYING BRIDE followers are taking the journey with him and his new band or if he’s reaching a wholly new viewers, Aaron mentioned: “Properly, a little bit of each. We at all times see MY DYING BRIDE shirts on the gigs, and other people come over and I am signing MY BYING BRIDE merch on a regular basis. That may by no means cease, which is nice. And numerous them have come alongside for the journey. It will not be everyone’s cup of tea, and that is advantageous. Nobody band is everybody’s cup of tea. A few of them, they completely adore it they usually’ve purchased every little thing, which is totally incredible. So, yeah, the MDB followers are coming alongside for the journey and for probably the most half loving it.”
Requested if it was tough for him to change gears and do one thing like this aside from what has just about been his legacy, Aaron mentioned: “Yeah, I did not actually give it some thought, to be trustworthy. I imply, MY DYING BRIDE did dying steel and doom. A few of the dying steel stuff was fairly speedy. It wasn’t all doom. So, we knew easy methods to nod our heads fairly quickly again within the outdated days. And this is a little more of that. The songs are clearly a lot, a lot shorter. They’re tremendous catchy. However it’s bizarre having another person singing on stage, as a result of Tombs does some vocals and I do the vocals. And I am pondering to myself, ‘Properly, when he is singing, what am I presupposed to do?’ I am not gonna dance. I can not dance, I am not gonna embarrass myself like that. However I am not fully positive what I am presupposed to do. My stage craft remains to be creating. I simply try to stroll round a bit. I purchased a cordless microphone so I might get a bit extra motion on stage with out tripping everyone. So, it is bizarre after I’m not the one singer, as a result of, in fact, in MDB I used to be the one one doing [the singing]. So, that is a bit bizarre. However the music’s simply cool music. It is nice to sing and it is nice to maneuver to.
“I mentioned I really feel 10 years youthful as a result of the vitality that the music brings and the vitality that the youthful members of HIGH PARASITE give off, it simply makes me really feel nice,” Aaron added. “So on stage, I am truly having enjoyable. With MY DYING BRIDE, I by no means had — I would not name it ‘enjoyable’ on stage, as a result of the songs are actually emotional they usually’re tremendous heavy. It was draining mentally for me with MY DYING BRIDE. With HIGH PARASITE, for the primary time ever, I sit up for getting on stage, and I love being on stage with HIGH PARASITE. And I’ve by no means felt that.
“At this age in my life, you kind of assume, effectively, you’ve got accomplished this factor for an extended, very long time, and that is all you are gonna do… After which abruptly one thing else comes alongside, and it flips the coin fully. And as I say, I really feel 10 years youthful, I am filled with vitality and I can not look ahead to the subsequent gig.”
Concerning what it has been wish to have efficiently reinvented himself at this stage of his life, Aaron mentioned: “Properly, once more, as a result of I’ve by no means reinvented myself earlier than, it is all very, very new. It is all tremendous new to me. I do not what I am doing half the instances, but it surely simply feels good. I’ve received a brand new lease of vitality, and I am doing issues I’ve not accomplished earlier than. Which is sweet at this stage of my life, to be doing model new issues. It is nice. And I’ve began studying my poetry at gigs as effectively now.
“In January this 12 months, I did a present in a church in Belgium with DARKHER and SYLVAINE. It was good,” he revealed. “And I am engaged on a number of extra of those kind of occasions. One thing’s arising in October, I imagine, the place I will be performing once more with DARKHER and the DEAD SPACE CHAMBER MUSIC group, doing a little poetry and a few variations of MY DYING BRIDE songs that folks would’ve heard earlier than. So, once more, issues I’ve by no means accomplished earlier than. [And I’m] actually having fun with [it].”
Requested if he appears like there’s “an entire new artistic spark happening”, Aaron mentioned: “Yeah, positively. I nonetheless like writing the actually heavy lyrics as a result of that is actually the place my coronary heart is — the deep, significant stuff. And whereas in the mean time that is not lyrics for MY DYING BRIDE, it is poems which I can carry out reside. So I am nonetheless venting my feelings, however as an alternative of singing them with MY DYING BRIDE, I am talking them to people who find themselves bewildered generally, however for probably the most half, having fun with it. As a result of numerous my poetry could be very very like MY DYING BRIDE lyrics. It comes from the identical coronary heart, identical soul. So, in case you like MY DYING BRIDE lyrics, you are just about gonna just like the poetry.”
It was introduced final December that MY DYING BRIDE had recruited SWALLOW THE SUN vocalist Mikko Kotamäki to entrance the band for his or her reside appearances in 2025.
MY DYING BRIDE‘s newest album, “A Mortal Binding”, got here out in April 2024 through Nuclear Blast Information.
