Rival Sons Premiere 'Nobody Wants to Die' Video and Announce Album

Keavin Wiggins | 10-14-2022

Darkfighter cover art

Rival Sons have released a music video for their new single, "Nobody Wants to Die", to celebrate the announcement of their new album, Darkfighter, hitting stores on March 10th.

Frontman Jay Buchanan said of the new single, "You live your life knowing that the sword of Damocles is hanging over your head by a thread. You're fully aware of the impermanence of your existence, but you can't think about it all the time-or it'll f*** your life up.

"I used to work in a mortuary as a service advisor for a few years, driving and opening the hearses. I'd attend three funerals per day. Sometimes, they would be filled over capacity.

"Other times, it would just be me, a priest, and a hole in the ground. It doesn't matter who you are; the great equalizer is coming. I was thinking of this because the music sounded like pursuit."

He said of the album, "Darkfighter represents the cultural mitosis of isolation, the Pandemic, and the national fabric of the US getting looser and looser.

"When I say 'Cultural Mitosis', there are lines being drawn constantly. We're so divided, and you can't step over the lines without offending someone. It certainly informed my writing. We recognized a responsibility to put a good word on people's ears so there's a good word coming back on their tongues too.

"We missed the joy of the live show and that magical interaction. When it was taken from us, that made me want to sing about topics that were important. There are strong themes on this record of loss of identity, preservation of joy, and beholding light and shape again."

Lead guitarist Scott Holiday added, "Records are a healthy form of escapism. I hope this one takes you as far away as possible. Our intent was to create a cinematic body of work. As soon as the doors shut behind you, you're enveloped on the ride.

This is the sound of us really coming into our own. We've gotten further from our influences and gotten closer to what we are. Darkfighter sounds like the Rival Sons." Watch the video below: