Daughtry returns with fire in their heart and spring in their step. The Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum hard rock group is digging in their heels as they prepare to make some major waves this September with "Shock to the System (Part Two)," arriving September 12 via Big Machine Rock, with the release of new single "THE BOTTOM." With the latest production, it retraces human experience at its rawest and pulls itself back up off the mat with a surly shake of the head.
Cranked through a wall of distortion, "THE BOTTOM" channels classic rock's brawn and post-grunge's emotional bite, providing a sound that's both heavy and honest. The band locks into a slamming, swagger-infested groove that's impossible to shake, providing the perfect storm for Chris Daughtry to unleash a gutsy and gritty vocal, a stroke of genius that could only come from the hit songwriter's pen. There's a confessional aspect to the track one that makes it seem not so much a song as a battle cry from someone who has lived every word. Chris bleeds into the mic, contemplating what it feels like to reach the absolute low and still claw your way back, fists balled. There is a hypnotic quality to his vocal cadence here, a simultaneous fragility and strength within the same breath.
Daughtry walks a tightrope between anthems tailor-made for arenas and introspective, deeply emotional ballads. "THE BOTTOM" is gritty, deep, and urgent, and it's an indication of a band growing and evolving that made it rock royalty in the first place. With "THE BOTTOM," Daughtry boldly shows us that they are not afraid to go to deeper, darker places and how they will emerge on the other side stronger and louder than ever. And if anybody has ever been down and had to fight their way up, "THE BOTTOM" will be your new anthem.
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