Dying Wish aren’t here to ease you in gently. Their brand-new album Flesh Stays Together opens with “I Don’t Belong Anywhere,” a track that instantly drags you into the chaos with no apologies. Out today via SharpTone Records, the record feels like the band leveling up, pushing themselves into their truest form yet.
Vocalist Emma Boster describes it as their “most honest release to date,” and you can feel that in every jagged riff and every guttural scream. Produced by Will Putney — the same mind behind Knocked Loose and Full of Hell — the album is a relentless metalcore experiment that refuses to hold back.
The video for “I Don’t Belong Anywhere,” co-directed by Eric Richter and the band’s own Pedro Carrillo, takes that intensity to another level. Carrillo himself explains it as a reflection of the pressure cooker we’re all stuck in right now, saying the track and visuals represent how society has left us all simmering at the edge of collapse. It’s raw, unsettling, and exactly the kind of statement Dying Wish thrive on.
For longtime fans, Flesh Stays Together builds on the crushing power of 2023’s Symptoms of Survival, but it doesn’t just repeat the formula. There’s more risk, more experimentation, and more urgency in every song. From the venom of “Revenge In Carnage” to the haunting closer “Flesh Stays Together,” the band paints a picture of human suffering while demanding resistance in the face of it.
And if the album alone isn’t enough, Dying Wish are about to bring this fury to the stage. This October and November they’ll tear across the UK and Europe with Malevolence, Speed, and PSYCHO-FRAME, before returning to the U.S. for their own stacked run of shows. It’s safe to say the new songs will sound even more devastating in a live setting.
Flesh Stays Together is out now on all streaming platforms and available in multiple physical formats. If you’re ready for a record that doesn’t just hit hard but stays with you long after the final note, this one’s for you.
