letlive. premier new track - 'Banshee (Ghost Fame)'

         After announcing last week that their third album The Blackest Beautiful was slated for a July release, letlive. have graced us with their first new single - 'Banshee (Ghost Fame)'. To say this track showcases an utterly unexpected turn of events is an understatement. Compared to Fake History's introductory tack 'The Sick, Sick 6.8 Billion', an energetic, unclean ballad featuring the band's signature agnostic lyrics, 'Banshee' takes a notably more nu-metal influence.
         Whether it's frontman Jason Butler's rap-screaming - an at-first arresting new development, or the harsher cleans, which sound nothing like the clean breaks on the band's previous work. This is a dirty, punishing song that instantly conjures up memories of Static-X and early Linkin Park - at times Butler's vocals sound startlingly similar to Chester Bennington's - but retains letlive's signature staccato attack.
           Lyrically, this is typical punk 'screw the establishment' fare, featuring a winceworthy 'where's your faith at?' one-liner. This song definitely requires a few listens, but it is promising. The band will be playing Warped this summer, and you can stream the video below!