Today, on All Hallows’ Eve, Michael Monroe releases his video for the majestically dark single, “Derelict Palace”, taken from the album, I Live Too Fast To Die Young, out now via Silver Lining Music.
“'Derelict Palace' is about watching someone that you care about disappear into drug addiction," guitarist Rich Jones explains. Musically, the track takes on a melodic, somber tone. “I had been listening to a lot of post-punk when I wrote it - Echo & The Bunnymen, Psychedelic Furs, The Church - and I wanted to see if we could push the band in that kind of musical direction."
The single is aptly accompanied with an eerie, yet mesmerizing, video showing the band performing in a desolate, gothic, manor house, including scenes of Monroe flicking a switchblade knife gifted to him recently in Milan by none other than Alice Cooper himself.
Michael Monroe adds, “The song was written about people who get a little too into drugs and before you know it, they kind of disappear from all of the people and things that they used to love. Of course, that’s sad, but that said, there’s something cool about being an outcast and not fitting in… This is one of my favorite songs off the I Live Too Fast To Die Young album and it adds a nice new dimension to my band’s sound and style. Plus, we found the perfect place to film the video for it!”
Monroe released I Live Too Fast To Die Young, his new slice of raw rock ‘n’ roll heaven, back in June via Silver Lining Music. Order here.
Tracklisting:
"Murder The Summer Of Love"
"Young Drunks & Old Alcoholics"
"Derelict Palace"
"All Fighter"
"Everybody's Nobody"
"Antisocialite"
"Can't Stop Falling Apart"
"Pagan Prayer"
"No Guilt"
"I Live Too Fast To Die Young"
"Dearly Departed"
"Everybody's Nobody" video:
"Can’t Stop Falling Apart" video:
"Murder The Summer Of Love" lyric video:
